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Series Statement: De Gruyter Studienbuch

Content: Every philosophical involvement with language centres on the notion of representation. There is controversy over what language represents. The answers can be classified and used as a basis for a systematic survey: 1. Language represents the world.2. Language does not represent the world but our ideas of the world.3. Language represents our ideas (of the world) badly.4. Language not only represents badly; it does not represent anything.5. Without language there would be no representation of a higher order and thus no thought. The main intention behind this introduction to linguistic philosophy lies in revealing the underlying ordering principle for the many simultaneous and non-simultaneous attempts at a philosophy of language.

Content: Im Mittelpunkt jeder philosophischen Auseinandersetzung mit Sprache steht der Begriff der Repräsentation. Kontrovers ist, was Sprache repräsentiert. Die bislang gegebenen Antworten auf diese Frage lassen sich klassifizieren und als Basis für einen systematischen Abriss von sprachphilosophischen Grundpositionen verwenden: 1. Sprache repräsentiert die Welt. 2. Sprache repräsentiert nicht die Welt, sondern unsere Gedanken über die Welt. 3. Sprache repräsentiert unsere Gedanken (über die Welt) schlecht. 4. Sprache repräsentiert nicht nur schlecht; sie repräsentiert nichts. 5. Sprache macht Repräsentationen höherer Ordnung und damit Denken erst möglich. Die vorliegende Einführung in die Sprachphilosophie zielt darauf ab, ein Ordnungsprinzip für die vielen gleichzeitigen und ungleichzeitigen Entwürfe zu einer Philosophie der Sprache zu entwickeln und so eine Form von Transparenz zu schaffen, die es ermöglichen soll, künftig prinzipiell jeden Autor, der sich zu sprachphilosophischen Themen äußert, einordnen zu können. In zehn Kapiteln werden die wesentlichen sprachphilosophischen Positionen und ihre Voraussetzungen anhand eines Autors und eines Textes exemplarisch skizziert. Die Prinzipien, auf denen ihr Denken - bewusst oder unbewusst - beruht, werden freigelegt, historisch eingeordnet und um Gegenpositionen ergänzt; schließlich ist jedes Kapitel mit einer kommentierten Auswahlbibliographie versehen.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Inhalt -- , 1. Einleitung -- , 2. Sprache repräsentiert die Welt -- , 3. Sprache als Repräsentation von Gedanken -- , 4. Sprache repräsentiert unsere Gedanken schlecht -- , 5. Sprache repräsentiert nichts -- , 6. The Linguistic Return: Linguistik als Antwort -- , 7. Zusammenfassung und Ausblick -- , Backmatter , Issued also in print. , Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. , In German.

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Language: German

Subjects: Philosophy

Keywords: Lehrbuch ; Lehrbuch

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ISBN: 9783110197440 , 9783110636970

Series Statement: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , 158

Content: The status of grammaticalization has been the subject of many controversial discussions. The contributions to What makes Grammaticalization? approach the prevalent phenomenon from the angle of language structure and focus on the interrelation between the levels of phonology, pragmatics (inference), discourse and the lexicon and some of them try to integrate the areal perspective. A wealth of data from Slavonic languages as well as from languages of other genetic and areal affiliation is discussed. The book is of interest to linguists specializing in grammaticalization, lexicalization and morphological typology, to language typologists as well as to functional, historical and cognitive linguists.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Part I. General issues -- , What makes grammaticalization? An appraisal of its components and its frings -- , Lexicalisation and grammaticalization: Opposite or orthogonal? -- , Part II. On builiding grammar from below and from above: Between phonology and pragmatics -- , Exploring grammaticalization from below -- , Grammaticalization v. pragmaticaliuation? The development of pragmatic markers in German and Italian -- , Grammaticalization without coevolution of form and meaning: The case of tense-aspect in East and mainland Southeast Asia -- , The rise of an indefinite article: The case of Macedonian eden -- , Part III. Grammatical derivation -- , Grammaticalization via extending derivation -- , Grammaticalization the derivational way: The Russian aspectual prefixes po-, za-, ot- -- , Part IV. The role of lexical semantics and of constructions -- , The role of predicate meaning in the devekopment of reflexivity -- , Modals and the boundaries of grammaticalization: the case of Russian, Polish and Serbian-Croatian -- , The evolution of passives as grammatical constructions in Northern Slavic and Baltic languages -- , Backmatter , Issued also in print. , Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. , In English.

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Language: English

Subjects: Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures

Keywords: Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung

DOI: 10.1515/9783110197440

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ISBN: 9783110214307 , 9783110238570

Series Statement: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , 218

Content: Why does language change? Why can we speak to and understand our parents but have trouble reading Shakespeare? Why is Chaucer's English of the fourteenth century so different from Modern English of the late twentieth century that the two are essentially different languages? Why are Americans and English 'one people divided by a common language'? And how can the language of Chaucer and Modern English - or Modern British and American English - still be called the same language? The present book provides answers to questions like these in a straightforward way, aimed at the non-specialist, with ample illustrations from both familiar and more exotic languages. Most chapters in this new edition have been reworked, with some difficult passages removed, other passages thoroughly rewritten, and several new sections added, e.g. on language and race and on Indian writing systems. Further, the chapter notes and bibliography have all been updated. The content is engaging, focusing on topics and issues that spark student interest. Its goals are broadly pedagogical and the level and presentation are appropriate for interested beginners with little or no background in linguistics. The language coverage for examples goes well beyond what is usual for books of this kind, with a considerable amount of data from various languages of India.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Chapter 1. Introduction -- , Chapter 2. The discovery of Indo-European -- , Chapter 3. Writing: Its history and its decipherment -- , Chapter 4. Sound change -- , Chapter 5. Analogy and change in word structure -- , Chapter 6. Syntactic change -- , Chapter 7. Semantic change -- , Chapter 8. Lexical borrowing -- , Chapter 9. Lexical change and etymology: The study of words -- , Chapter 10. Language, dialect, and standard -- , Chapter 11. Dialect geography and dialectology -- , Chapter 12. Language spread, link languages, and bilingualism -- , Chapter 13. Convergence: Dialectology beyond languageboundaries -- , Chapter 14. Pidgins, creoles, and related forms of language -- , Chapter 15. Language death -- , Chapter 16. Comparative method: Establishing language relationship -- , Chapter 17. Proto-World?: The question of long-distance genetic relationships -- , Chapter 18. Historical linguistics, history, and prehistory: Linguistic paleontology and other applications of our methods -- , Chapter notes and suggested readings -- , Backmatter , Issued also in print. , Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. , In English.

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Subjects: Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures

Keywords: Einführung ; Einführung

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ISBN: 9783484971288 , 9783110636970

Series Statement: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie , 350

Content: A rich and long literary tradition (dating back as early as the late 13th century), coupled with an abundance of diachronic and synchronic variation, affords Neapolitan a privileged position amongst the Romance languages, offering the Romance linguist a rare opportunity to explore the structural evolution of one of the lesser known Romance varieties. Yet, while evidence from other Romance languages and dialects has had a profound influence on the development of theoretical issues relating to language structure, variation and change, references to Neapolitan are conspicuous by their absence, simply because the relevant facts are not widely known or have not been analysed in sufficient detail for their theoretical significance to be assessed. As a consequence, the potential significance of Neapolitan for both Romance linguistics and linguistic theory in general has been largely overlooked in the literature. The present volume aims to rectify this situation by providing an extensive documentation and in-depth diachronic description of Neapolitan phonology, morphology and syntax which is comprehensive enough to qualify as a reference grammar but which is formulated within a conceptual frame-work which allows individual facts to be studied as part of a coherent system and compared with other Romance languages. In this respect, the results of the investigations offer a valuable insight into the little studied structure of Neapolitan, while making a significant contribution towards cataloguing the linguistic typology of dialects within the Italian peninsula and, at the same time, bridging the gap between the familiar data of standard Romance and those of lesser known Romance varieties.

Content: Una ricca e lunga tradizione letteraria risalente al tardo Duecento, nonché una notevole abbondanza di variazione diacronica e sincronica, conferiscono al dialetto napoletano una posizione privilegiata tra le lingue romanze, offrendo al romanista una preziosa occasione per esplorare l'evoluzione strutturale di una delle varietà romanze meno studiate. A differenza dei dati empirici di altre varietà romanze che hanno spesso contribuito all'indagine e alla rivalutazione di idee e di ipotesi circa questioni riguardanti la struttura linguistica, la variazione tipologica e il mutamento linguistico - sia in chiave prettamente romanza che in chiave più generale - l'importanza dei dati napoletani rispetto ai temi ora ricordati è invece passata quasi sotto silenzio, perché i dati in questione o non sono generalmente noti o non sono stati oggetto di analisi sufficientemente approfondite per ottenere una corretta valutazione della loro rilevanza comparativa e/o teorica. L'obiettivo principale della presente opera consiste perciò nel colmare le lacune individuate sopra attraverso una ricca documentazione e un'approfondita descrizione storica della fonologia, morfologia e sintassi del napoletano. Il risultato è una descrizione che risulta sufficientemente comprensiva da potersi qualificare come una grammatica di consultazione e, al contempo, formulata secondo un'impostazione che agevoli lo studio in diacronia e in sincronia di fatti individuali come parte di un sistema coerente, nonché il loro confronto con altre varietà (italo)romanze.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Indice -- , Abbreviazioni -- , Lista delle tabelle -- , Introduzione -- , FONETICA E FONOLOGIA -- , Capitolo 1: Prosodia, struttura sillabica e rafforzamento consonantico -- , Capitolo 2: Vocalismo -- , Capitolo 3: Consonantismo -- , GRUPPO NOMINALE -- , Capitolo 4: Il nome -- , Capitolo 5: Determinanti e quantificatori -- , Capitolo 6: L'aggettivo -- , Capitolo 7: Il possessivo -- , Capitolo 8: Pronomi personali -- , GRUPPO VERBALE -- , Capitolo 9: Generalità -- , Capitolo 10: Forme dell'indicativo -- , Capitolo 11: Uso dei tempi indicativi -- , Capitolo 12: Forme e uso del congiuntivo -- , Capitolo 13: Imperativo -- , Capitolo 14: Forme nominali -- , Capitolo 15: Perifrasi verbali attive -- , Capitolo 16: Costruzioni copulari -- , Capitolo 17: Costrutti passivi e indefiniti -- , CATEGORIE MINORI -- , Capitolo 18: Negazione -- , Capitolo 19: Preposizioni -- , Capitolo 20: Avverbi -- , STRUTTURA DELLA FRASE -- , Capitolo 21: Ordine delle parole -- , Capitolo 22: Le interrogative -- , Capitolo 23: Codifica argomentale -- , Capitolo 24: Subordinazione -- , Backmatter , Issued also in print. , Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. , In Italian.

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Subjects: Romance Studies

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ISBN: 9783110220964 , 9783110636970

Series Statement: Mouton Textbook

Content: This book, which can be seen as both a research monograph and a text book, challenges the approaches to human interaction based on supposedly universal "maxims of conversation" and "principles of politeness", which fly in the face of reality as experienced by millions of people - refugees, immigrants, crosscultural families, and so on. By contrast to such approaches, which can be of no use in crosscultural communication and education, this book is both theoretical and practical: it shows that in different societies, norms of human interaction are different and reflect different cultural attitudes and values; and it offers a framework within which different cultural norms and different ways of speaking can be effectively explored, explained, and taught. The book discusses data from a wide range of languages, including English, Italian, Russian, Polish, Yiddish, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, and Walmatjari (an Australian Aboriginal language), and it shows that the meanings expressed in human interaction and the different "cultural scripts" prevailing in different speech communities can be described and compared in a way that is clear, simple, rigorous, and free of ethnocentric bias by using a "natural semantic metalanguage", based on empirically established universal human concepts. As the book shows, this metalanguage can be used as a basis for teaching successful cross-cultural communication and education, including the teaching of languages in a cultural context.

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Series Statement: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] , 53

Content: The essays of this volume employ diverse strategies for conceptualizing the history of English as at once chaotic and yet amenable to circumscribed analyses that incorporate a broad view of language change. Several of the world's leading scholars of the English language contribute to the overall perspective that an elaboration of linguistic, cultural, and social contexts and a renewed emphasis on the concrete historical conditions of language change are necessary to approach some long-standing obstacles in the study of the history of the English language. Designed for students, teachers, and scholars of the English language, Managing Chaos: Strategies for Identifying Change in English (SHEL III) presents studies on all periods of the English language in a variety of theoretical and methodological modes. Highlights include Anatoly Liberman's sweeping comparative revision of the history of palatalized and velarized consonants in English; William Kretzschmar's (et al.) wittily illuminating study of a suburban Atlanta, Georgia town that epitomizes the specific ways in which inter-regional linguistic variation can be maintained while local social factors drive dramatic change on an intra-regional level; Lesley Milroy's innovative analysis of recent unitary changes in global Englishes that cannot be accounted for by classic Labovian models that situate language change within small, close networks of speakers who mediate variation in face-to-face interactions, an observation that leads Milroy to propose two distinct but cross-influencing levels of social dynamics in language change. All of the essays of this volume include careful critiques of the construction of our present understanding of the history of English, thus marking the path behind while shining a light on the way ahead for the future of the discipline.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Table of contents -- , Part one -- , Developments in Early English and other Germanic languages -- , Palatalized and velarized consonants in English against their Germanic background, with special reference to i-umlaut -- , On syllable cut in the Orrmulum -- , Evolution of the a-verse in English alliterative meter -- , Part two -- , Early Modern English lexicography -- , On the stress-shifting of polysyllabic French loans in English -- , The two tongues of Early Modern English -- , Part three -- , The history of the English language and its scholarship: reconsiderations and resolutions about the way forward -- , Off the shelf or under the counter? On the social dynamics of sound changes -- , The relevance of community language studies to HEL: The view from Roswell -- , Diachronic aspects of complementation: Constructions, entrenchment, and the matching problem -- , Patterns of seeking and breaking silence in earlier English -- , Henry Machyn's English: Getting it right -- , The dialectal origins of the language of Henry Machyn -- , Archaisms and neologisms in the language of Beowulf -- , Backmatter , Issued also in print. , Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. , In English.

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9783110190892

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Subjects: English Studies

Keywords: Konferenzschrift

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Series Statement: Studies in Generative Grammar [SGG] , 100

Content: In the 1980s generative grammar recognized that functional material is able to project syntactic structure in conformity with the X-bar-format. This insight soon led to a considerable increase in the inventory of functional projections. The basic idea behind this line of theorizing, which goes by the name of cartography, is that sentence structure can be represented as a template of linearly ordered positions, each with their own syntactic and semantic import. In recent years, however, a number of problems have been raised for this approach. For example, certain combinations of syntactic elements cannot be linearly ordered. In light of such problems a number of alternative accounts have been explored. Some of them propose a new (often interface-related) trigger for movement, while others seek alternative means of accounting for various word order patterns. These alternatives to cartography do not form a homogeneous group, nor has there thus far been a forum where these ideas could be compared and confronted with one another. This volume fills that gap. It offers a varied and in-depth view on the position taken by a substantial number of researchers in the field today on what is presumably one of the most hotly debated and controversial issues in present-day generative grammar.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Table of contents -- , Alternatives to cartography: an introduction -- , A syntactic typology of topic, focus and contrast -- , Focus, topic, and word order: A compositional view -- , A focus-binding conspiracy. Left-to-right merge, scrambling and binary structure in European Portuguese -- , Phases and variation: Exploring the second factor of the faculty of language -- , Varieties of INFL: TENSE, LOCATION, and PERSON -- , CAT meets GO: Auxiliary inversion in German verb clusters -- , A solution to the conceptual problem of cartography -- , Adjective placement and linearization -- , Some implications of improper movement for cartography -- , There is no alternative to cartography -- , Backmatter , Issued also in print. , Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. , In English.

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Series Statement: Mouton Series in Pragmatics [MSP] , 5

Content: In the disciplines of applied linguistics and second language acquisition (SLA), the study of pragmatic competence has been driven by several fundamental questions: What does it mean to become pragmatically competent in a second language (L2)? How can we examine pragmatic competence to make inference of its development among L2 learners? In what ways do research findings inform teaching and assessment of pragmatic competence? This book explores these key issues in Japanese as a second/foreign language. The book has three sections. The first section offers a general overview and historical sketch of the study of Japanese pragmatics and its influence on Japanese pedagogy and curriculum. The overview chapter is followed by eight empirical findings, each dealing with phenomena that are significant in Japanese pragmatics. They target selected features of Japanese pragmatics and investigate the learners' use of them as an indicator of their pragmatic competence. The target pragmatic features are wide-ranging, among them honorifics, speech style, sentence final particles, speech acts of various types, and indirect expressions. Each study explicitly prompts the connection between pragmalinguistics (linguistic forms available to perform language functions) and sociopragmatics (norms that determine appropriate use of the forms) in Japanese. By documenting the understanding and use of them among learners of Japanese spanning multiple levels and time durations, this book offers insight about the nature and development of pragmatic competence, as well as implications for the learning and teaching of Japanese pragmatics. The last section presents a critical reflection on the eight empirical papers and prompts a discussion of the practice of Japanese pragmatics research.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , (Instead of a) Foreword -- , Pragmatic competence in Japanese as a second language: An introduction -- , From a! to zo: Japanese pragmatics and its contribution to JSL/JFL pedagogy -- , Indexing stance in interaction with the Japanese desu/masu and plain forms -- , Advanced learners' honorific styles in emails and telephone calls -- , Subjectivity and pragmatic choice in L2 Japanese: Emulating and resisting pragmatic norms -- , Requesting in Japanese: The effect of instruction on JFL learners' pragmatic competence -- , Influence of learning context on L2 pragmatic realization: A comparison between JSL and JFL learners' compliment responses -- , Refusals in Japanese telephone conversations -- , Comprehending utterances in Japanese as a foreign language: Formulaicity and literality -- , Comprehension of indirect opinions and refusals in L2 Japanese -- , Blended learning for Japanese reactive tokens: Effects of computer-led, instructor-led, and peerbased instruction -- , Development of the use of Japanese sentence-final particles through email correspondence -- , Commentary: The social turn in second language acquisition and Japanese pragmatics research: Reflection on ideologies, methodologies and instructional implications -- , Backmatter , Issued also in print. , Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. , In English.

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ISBN: 9783110218282 , 9783110238570

Series Statement: Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA] , 40

Content: This edited volume documents the state of the art in research into how the age factor interacts with other factors in a variety of educational contexts. The book comprises 17 chapters examining early language learning and teaching in a range of countries in Europe, Asia and North America. Authors discuss main themes in research methodology, curricular and assessment issues, short- and long-term outcomes, the role of individual differences, innovation in teacher education, classroom processes, as well as the impact of the target language. The first two chapters (Nikolov; Edelenbos and Kubanek) overview the main trends in research. Four papers (Curtain;Ofra Inbar-Lourie and Elana Shohamy; Jalkannen; Haenni Hoti, Heinzmann, and Müller) focus on the assessment of young learners; two authors examine how age impacts on language learning over time (Muñoz; Kasai). Individual differences (motivation, anxiety, aptitude, and socio-economic status) are explored byMihaljevi? Djigunovi?, Mattheoudakis and Alexiou, and Kiss. Innovation is the common theme in chapters written by Wang, Moon, and Peng and Zhang. The last three papers analyze the status of languages (Harris, Enever, Carmel). The book is a must have for teacher educators of pre- and in-service teachers of modern languages to young learners, MA and PhD students in TEFL/TESOL and other languages, researchers and policy makers.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , 1. The age factor in context -- , 2. Early foreign language learning: Published research, good practice and main principles -- , 3. Assessment of early learning of foreign languages in the USA -- , 4. Assessing young language learners: What is the construct? -- , 5. Language proficiency and age-appropriate methodology at the English Kindergarten of Kuopio -- , 6. ''I can you help?'' Assessing speaking skills and interaction strategies of young learners -- , 7. Input and long-term effects of early learning in a formal setting -- , 8. English /l/ and /r/ acquisition by Japanese children and adults -- , 9. Individual differences in early language programmes -- , 10. Early foreign language instruction in Greece: Socioeconomic factors and their effect on young learners' language development -- , 11. The role of aptitude in young learners' foreign language learning -- , 12. Primary English in China: Policy, curriculum and implementation -- , 13. The teacher factor in early foreign language learning programmes: The case of Vietnam -- , 14. Chinese primary school students' use of communication strategies in EFL classrooms -- , 15. Expanding the comparative context for early language learning: From foreign to heritage and minority language programmes -- , 16. The status of the target language: Contemporary criteria influencing language choices for early learners in England -- , 17. English for Young Learners (EYL) in grades 1 and 2 in Israel: A critical discourse analysis -- , Backmatter , Issued also in print. , Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. , In English.

In: DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570

In: DGBA Backlist Linguistics and Semiotics 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238457

In: DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636970

In: De Gruyter Mouton Backlist 2000-2015, De Gruyter, 9783110742961

In: E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2009, De Gruyter, 9783110219517

In: E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGES TITLES 2009, De Gruyter, 9783110219524

In: E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LINGUISTICS 2009, De Gruyter, 9783110219548

In: E-BOOK PAKET LINGUISTIK UND LITERATURWISSENSCHAFT 2009, De Gruyter, 9783110219470

Additional Edition: ISBN 9783110218275

Language: English

Subjects: Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures , Education

Keywords: Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung

DOI: 10.1515/9783110218282

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ISBN: 9783110197525 , 9783110238570

Series Statement: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , 159

Content: In Modularity in Language, Etsuyo Yuasa investigates exceptions and idiosyncrasies in various complex clauses in Japanese and English within the framework of multi-modular approaches to grammar. She proposes original analyses of various complex clauses in Japanese and English, which deviate from the norms of other complex clauses in the same language or in other languages, and shows how these cases of syntax-semantics mismatch justify the independence (or 'autonomy') of different levels of grammatical structures. Yuasa's significant contribution is the incorporation of the notion of 'construction' from Construction Grammar into multi-modular approaches to grammar. She claims that the idiosyncratic cases examined in this study are instances of constructional and categorial mismatches where a syntactic representation of a prototypical construction is paired with a semantic representation of another prototypical construction. Modularity in Language is aimed at those interested in grammatical theories in general, the parallel architecture of grammar (including Lexical-Functional Grammar, Autolexical Grammar, Representational Modularity), Constructional Grammar, syntax/semantics interface, and Japanese linguistics.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Chapter 1. Introduction -- , Chapter 2. Correspondence and mismatch -- , Chapter 3. The coordination-subordination mismatch -- , Chapter 4. Dependency mismatch: Nonrestrictive relative clause -- , Chapter 5. Dependency mismatch II: Performative adverbial clauses -- , Chapter 6. Categorial msimath -- , Chapter 7. Conclusion -- , Notes -- , Backmatter , Issued also in print. , Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. , In English.

In: DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570

In: DGBA Backlist Linguistics and Semiotics 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238457

In: DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636970

In: De Gruyter Mouton Backlist 2000-2015, De Gruyter, 9783110742961

In: E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2009, De Gruyter, 9783110219517

In: E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGES TITLES 2009, De Gruyter, 9783110219524

In: E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LINGUISTICS 2009, De Gruyter, 9783110219548

In: E-BOOK PAKET LINGUISTIK UND LITERATURWISSENSCHAFT 2009, De Gruyter, 9783110219470

Additional Edition: ISBN 9783110183092

Language: English

Subjects: Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures , English Studies

Keywords: Hochschulschrift ; Hochschulschrift

DOI: 10.1515/9783110197525

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110197525

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110197525

URL: Cover

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