Grammar, syntax and morphology Books
Taylor & Francis Prosodic Syntax in Chinese
Book SynopsisIn this two-volume set Prosodic Syntax in Chinese, the author develops a new model which proposes that the interaction between syntax and prosody is bi-directional and that prosody can not only constrains syntactic structures, but also activates syntactic operations. All of the facts investigated in Chinese provide new perspectives for linguistic theories as well as the insights into the nature of human languages. The subtitles of the two volumes are Theory and Facts and History and Change respectively, with each focusing on different topics (though each volume has both theoretical and (historical) descriptive concerns).
£266.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Advanced Persian Course
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Advanced Persian Course: Farsi Shirin Ast 3 aims to help students of higher-level proficiency continue elevating their proficiency level to achieve near-native level. Key features include: Authentic texts on a variety of topics related to Iranâs history, geography, arts, literature, culture, religions, society, and people. Each lesson includes a prominent poet and their most representative poem familiarizing students with the Persian literary canon, while indirectly learning the higher order registers used in the language of poetry. Lessons end with a Persian proverb and the story behind it, so that students will not only master the language but also the culture of the language and reach a near-native level of linguistic and cultural proficiency. The proverbs and some of the classical poetry are written in the calligraphy form to make students get used to reading handwritten texts resembling calligraphy. Audio files are provided so that learners who are studying on their own can have access to correct pronunciations. This textbook continues the series from The Routledge Intermediate Course in Persian and is ideal for Advanced or B2-C1 level students of Persian.Table of ContentsLesson 1: Text: Football Poet: Nima Yushij | Lesson 2: Text: Darius the Great Poet: Forugh Farrokhzad | Lesson 3: Text: Marriage in Tribal Societies Poet: Fereydoon Moshiri | Lesson 4: Text: Marlik Hill Poet: Sohrab Sepehri | Lesson 5: Text: Tehran Poet: Simin Behbahani | Lesson 6: Text: Shirin and Farhad Poet: Nader Naderpour | Lesson 7: Text: Roads and Road Building Poet: Ahmad Shamlu | Lesson 8: Text: The Railroad Poet: Shahriar | Lesson 9: Text: Famines of Iran Poet: Rudaki | Lesson 10: Text: Natural Heritage of Iran Poet: Ferdowsi | Lesson 11: Text: The Bazaar Poet: Khayyam | Lesson 12: Text: Nakhl Gardani Poet: Attar | Lesson 13: Text: Encyclopedia Writing in Modern Iran Poet: Nezami Ganjavi | Lesson 14: Text: Seamanship in Ancient Iran Poet: Sa‘di | Lesson 15: Text: The Persian Gulf and the New Life of Islam Poet: Rumi | Lesson 16: Text: The History of Iranian Cinema Poet: Hafez | Lesson 17: Text: The Zoroastrians of Iran Poet: ‘Ubeid Zakani | Lesson 18: Text: Ferdowsi’s Book of Kings Poet: Sana’i | Lesson 19: Text: Iranians’ Clothing Poet: Jami | Lesson 20: Text: Symbolism in Persepolis Poet: Hatef Esfahani | Lesson 21: Text: Nouruz Poet: Amir Khosrow Dehlavi | Lesson 22: Text: Iran’s Ancient History Poet: Iraj Mirza | Lesson 23: Text: The Iranian Calendar and the History of Iran’s Ancient Festivals Poet: Feiz Kashani
£71.59
Taylor & Francis Ltd Uber Das Conjugatn Sanskrit V1
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£199.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Undersogelse Gamie Nordiske V2
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£275.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Deutsche Grammatik Ed1 V3
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£285.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Deutsche Grammatik Ed2 V4
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£204.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Deutsche Grammatik V2 V6 006
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£194.75
Taylor & Francis Ltd Deutsche Grammatik V3 V7
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£204.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Deutsche Grammatik V4 V8
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£285.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Register Grimms Deuts Gram V9
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£199.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Vergleichende Gram Pts13 V10
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£199.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Etymol Forschungen V2 V13
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
£332.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Daniel Jones Selected Works Volume IV
Book SynopsisFirst published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Table of ContentsPart 5: Intonation Curves [1909] Part 6: Chindau Language [1911] Part 7: A Cantonese Phonetic Reader, with Kwing Tong Woo [1912] Part 8: A Sechuana Reader, with H. S. Perera [1916] Part 9: A Colloquial Sinhalese Reader [1919]
£228.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Daniel Jones Selected Works Volume V
Book SynopsisFirst published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Table of ContentsPart 10: The Pronunciation of Russian, with M. V. Trofimov [1923]
£228.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd Daniel Jones Selected Works Volume VI
Book SynopsisFirst published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Table of ContentsPart 11: Colloquial French, with E. M. Stephan [1927] Part 12: Lectures on French Part 13: Lectures on Italian Part 14: Lectures on Spanish
£218.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Daniel Jones Selected Works Volume VII
Book SynopsisFirst published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Table of ContentsPart 15: Transcripts of Articles (in Phonetic Transcription) in Le Maitr Phonetique Plus a Selection of Articles in Other Journals
£218.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Sentence Structure Language Workbooks
Book SynopsisSentence Structure:introduces the evidence for sentence structure and reveals its purposeis based on a problem-solving approach to languageteaches the reader how to identify word classes, such as noun, preposition and demonstrativeuses simple tree structures to analyse sentencescontains numerous exercises to encourage practical skills of sentence analysisincludes a database and exercises that compare the structure of English with other languages.The second edition of Sentence Structure has been revised and updated throughout and includes new material on tense, aspect, modality and the verb phrase, whilst the order of topics has been rearranged to improve clarity. Table of ContentsUsing This Book. Acknowledgements. Dedication. Abbreviations. 1. Phrases 2. Word Class and Phrase Class: The noun phrase 3. More Classes of Phrase: Adjective phrase, adverb phrase and preposition phrase 4. The Verb, the Verb Phrase and the Auxiliaries 5. The Simple Sentence and its Tree Structure 6. Noun Phrases 7. Root Sentence and Subordinate Clauses 8. Meaning and Form. Further Reading. Projects. Sentences From Other Languages. The Main Word Classes Found in English. Suggested Answers to Selected Exercises. Index.
£104.50
Edinburgh University Press Language and Computers
Book SynopsisThis book is a first-stop introduction to corpus-based language research. It takes the reader systematically through the practical problems and benefits including the points to be reviewed before using computers, obtaining corpus material, the main analytical tools and the most important applications of computerised natural language processing. Each chapter offers guidance on programming where appropriate at a level suitable for readers with no prior experience, and provides exercises to help the reader to apply the principles covered. Case studies are used to show how the techniques are used in genuine research situations.Trade ReviewWell illustrated ...The book contains much good practical advice for students. -- Chris Butler, University College of Ripon and York St John A useful and very accessible introduction to the use of nonlinguistic computational techniques in corpus analysis. -- Frank Van Eynde Well illustrated ...The book contains much good practical advice for students. A useful and very accessible introduction to the use of nonlinguistic computational techniques in corpus analysis.Table of ContentsWhy use a computer?; first capture your data; examining the catch - the use of frequency lists; studying the environment - using concordances; the sociology of words - collocation analysis; putting them in their place - tagging, parsing and so on; the leading edge - applications of Natural Language Processing; case studies. Appendices: Programming languages for language programming; Awk - a very brief introduction; detailed programming examples.
£29.45
Edinburgh University Press Introducing Linguistic Morphology
Book SynopsisAn expanded and updated new edition of this best-selling introduction to linguistic morphology. The text guides the reader from the very first principles of the internal structure of words through to advanced issues of current controversy.Trade ReviewThis revision of Laurie Bauer's popular textbook is most welcome. Like the first edition it's clear, reliable and interesting, but it's been updated to take account of the new interest in morphology. New chapters provide an excellent way into recent work informed by non-linear phonology, by diachronic typology and - most interesting of all - by psycholinguistics. Anyone who wants a quick explanation of grammaticalisation, autosegmental morphology or the dual-route theory need look no further. The book also gains from the new exercises and three appendices (including a glossary). An excellent book for the student who really wants to understand. -- Dick Hudson, Professor of Linguistics, University College London In the second edition of this well-known textbook, Laurie Bauer provides a thorough introduction to such basic notions as segmentability, the nature of the word-form, inflection vs. derivation and productivity of patterns and processes, carefully discussing controversial issues in each case, using examples that students may well encounter early when they confront the more technical literature. In this area, there is arguably no single dominant theoretical approach, so he is at pains to present both lexicalist and word-and-paradigm morphology, to contrast them, and to show that natural morphology, an approach with rather different goals, is broadly compatible with both. New chapters and sections of others deal with new proposals arising from the problematic status of the morpheme, with non-linear morphology (an approach developed more fully since the first edition), with the historical status of morphology in grammar, and with the relations between the constructs of theoretical morphology and psycholinguistic processes. All these are clearly introduced and the reasons for controversy spelt out. The result is an accessible handy and reliable comprehensive guide to the basics. There are useful suggestions for further reading, and appendices containing quite challenging questions for reflection and a recapitulation with worked examples of some of the key concepts. -- Richard Coates, Professor of Linguistics, University of Sussex This revision of Laurie Bauer's popular textbook is most welcome. Like the first edition it's clear, reliable and interesting, but it's been updated to take account of the new interest in morphology. New chapters provide an excellent way into recent work informed by non-linear phonology, by diachronic typology and - most interesting of all - by psycholinguistics. Anyone who wants a quick explanation of grammaticalisation, autosegmental morphology or the dual-route theory need look no further. The book also gains from the new exercises and three appendices (including a glossary). An excellent book for the student who really wants to understand. In the second edition of this well-known textbook, Laurie Bauer provides a thorough introduction to such basic notions as segmentability, the nature of the word-form, inflection vs. derivation and productivity of patterns and processes, carefully discussing controversial issues in each case, using examples that students may well encounter early when they confront the more technical literature. In this area, there is arguably no single dominant theoretical approach, so he is at pains to present both lexicalist and word-and-paradigm morphology, to contrast them, and to show that natural morphology, an approach with rather different goals, is broadly compatible with both. New chapters and sections of others deal with new proposals arising from the problematic status of the morpheme, with non-linear morphology (an approach developed more fully since the first edition), with the historical status of morphology in grammar, and with the relations between the constructs of theoretical morphology and psycholinguistic processes. All these are clearly introduced and the reasons for controversy spelt out. The result is an accessible handy and reliable comprehensive guide to the basics. There are useful suggestions for further reading, and appendices containing quite challenging questions for reflection and a recapitulation with worked examples of some of the key concepts.
£26.59
Edinburgh University Press New Zealand English
Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive but accessible description of English as it is spoken in New Zealand. New Zealand English is one of the youngest native speaker varieties of English, and is the only variety of English where there is recorded evidence of its entire history. It shares some features with other Southern Hemisphere varieties of English such as Australian English and South African English, but is also clearly distinct from these. For the past two decades extensive research has focused on the evolution and ongoing development of the variety. New Zealand English presents the results of this research in an accessible way.Table of Contents1. Geography, demography and cultural factors 2. Phonetics and phonology 3. Morphosyntax 4. New Zealand vocabulary and discourse features 5. The origins of New Zealand English 6. Variation within New Zealand English 7. Selected bibliography of works on New Zealand English 8. Sample texts.
£85.50
Edinburgh University Press Newfoundland and Labrador English
Book SynopsisThis book is the first full-length volume to offer a comprehensive introduction to the English spoken in Britain''s oldest overseas colony, and, since 1949, Canada''s youngest province. Within North America, Newfoundland and Labrador English is a highly distinctive speech variety. It is known for its generally conservative nature, having retained close ties with its primary linguistic roots, the traditional speech of southwestern England and southern Ireland. It is also characterised by a high degree of regional and social variation. Over the past half century, the region has experienced substantial social, economic and cultural change. This is reflected linguistically, as younger generations of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians increasingly align themselves with ''mainland'' North American norms.Trade ReviewIn summary, this book is a paramount example of its genre. Above all, it is testimony to Clarke's trademark attention to detail. In this volume she has carefully weighed a tremendous amount of material and has presented it with clarity and concision. Clarke is the expert on the sociolinguistics of English in Newfoundland and Labrador; this fact resonates on every page of the volume. -- Alexandra D'Arcy, University of Victoria English Worldwide In summary, this book is a paramount example of its genre. Above all, it is testimony to Clarke's trademark attention to detail. In this volume she has carefully weighed a tremendous amount of material and has presented it with clarity and concision. Clarke is the expert on the sociolinguistics of English in Newfoundland and Labrador; this fact resonates on every page of the volume.Table of Contents1. Geography, demography and cultural factors; 2. Phonetics and phonology; 3. Morphosyntax; 4. Lexis and discourse features; 5. History, including changes in progress; 6. Survey of previous work and annotated bibliography; 7. Sample texts.
£26.59
Edinburgh University Press A Historical Syntax of English
Book SynopsisAimed at advanced students, this book discusses a number of approaches to charting the major developments in the syntax of English. It discusses internal factors such as the loss of morphology and pressure from analogy. It also covers external factors such as the sociolinguistic impact of language and dialect contact.
£23.74
Edinburgh University Press Morphological Theory and the Morphology of
Book SynopsisA textbook introduction to morphological theory in the context of English. It offers graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in linguistics an accessible entry point to the primary literature in the field of morphology. It specifically focuses on generative theories of morphology.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Knowledge of Words; 2. Word-formation in the lexicon; 3. Inflectional morphology; 4. Argument-structure: nominalization; 5. Argument-structure: derived verbs; 6. Analogy, Storage and rules; Suggestions for further reading; Exercises.
£23.74
Edinburgh University Press Analogy and Morphological Change
Book SynopsisIs it dived or dove? Dwarfs or dwarves? If the best students aced the test, did the prettygood students beece it? This book is designed to help readers make sense of morphological change and, more generally, of the concept of analogy and its role in language and in human cognition.
£26.59
Edinburgh University Press Contemporary Morphological Theories
Book SynopsisIn spite of the central position that the concept word has among the basic units of language structure, there is no consensus as to the definition of this concept (or network of related concepts). Many perspectives are needed in order to gain even a schematic idea of what words are, how words may be composed, and what relationships there might be between words. Many linguists have put forward frameworks for describing the domain of morphology, each framework proceeding from its author''s assumptions, prioritizing distinct formal and functional dimensions, and therefore entering into de facto competition. This book addresses the needs of the language scholar/student who finds her/himself engaged in morphological analysis and theorizing. It offers a guide to existing approaches, revealing how they can either complement or compete with each other and ranks them on multiple continua.
£80.75
Edinburgh University Press Contemporary Morphological Theories
Book SynopsisIn spite of the central position that the concept word has among the basic units of language structure, there is no consensus as to the definition of this concept (or network of related concepts). Many perspectives are needed in order to gain even a schematic idea of what words are, how words may be composed, and what relationships there might be between words. Many linguists have put forward frameworks for describing the domain of morphology, each framework proceeding from its author''s assumptions, prioritizing distinct formal and functional dimensions, and therefore entering into de facto competition. This book addresses the needs of the language scholar/student who finds her/himself engaged in morphological analysis and theorizing. It offers a guide to existing approaches, revealing how they can either complement or compete with each other and ranks them on multiple continua.Table of ContentsForeword; 1. Opening the Discussion; 2. Theory profiles; 3. Time for a test drive; 4. Broadening the Discussion; Bibliography.
£24.69
Edinburgh University Press A Critical Account of English Syntax
Book SynopsisTackling the role of syntactic constructions, this companion brings out the connections between syntactic structures and semantics/pragmatics and the function of clausal structures in written and spoken texts. This is a practical yet flexible reference that you can return to again and again, whether it be for learning, research or teaching.
£23.74
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Grammar Detective Solving the Mysteries of
Book SynopsisHelps to get a grip on English grammar by solving a series of short murder mysteries, each of them illustrated. This book includes exercises: word searches, crosswords and puzzles - to help introduce and reinforce grammatical skills and knowledge. It introduces aspects of grammar such as nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, clauses and phrases.Trade Review"If you have always been nervous about such things as subordinate clauses, patriciple phrases or non-restrictive appositives, worry no longer. These, and the other mysteries of English grammar, will fall into place as you work your way through The Grammar Detective and enjoy yourself at the same time." - Writing Magaziine, August 2008"The book is aimed at 'students and those whose knowledge of grammar is a little rusty', so it would be useful for university students developing their writing skills" "It would function well as a grammar reference and a source of exercises..." Max McMurdo, Writing in Education, Summer 2008'Grammar is fun with The Grammar Detective! You get mystery stories to solve by finding the answers to grammar questions, so you play with words as you learn the intricacies of English grammar. Learning grammar becomes a game rather than a hard slog." - Writer's Bookshelf, Writing Magazine, October 2008"The English language is a complex and complicated thing, almost like a mystery. The Grammar Detective: Solving the Mysteries of Basic Grammar is a way to teach students their grammar skills in a unique and creative way that will be sure to get them excited over learning and make them better writers in the future. Also viable for those who just need a reminder, The Grammar Detective is highly recommended to any educator who wants a little spin on the lesson plan." - Midwest Book Review; Internet Bookwatch, October 2008"This light-hearted approach, identifiying the reader as a detective, is highly imaginative and user friendly... what impressed me was the wealth of examples... This book is fun, entertaining and demystifies the complexities of grammar" Speaking English, Autumn 2008"The Grammar Detective: Solving the Mysteries of Basic Grammar offers up a series of short illustrated murder mysteries and exercises based on puzzles, from word searches to crosswords - to introduce and reinforce grammatical skills. From nouns to clauses and phrases, this covers punctuation and grammar and provides a fine method of either introducing English grammar or offering an easy refresher course for adults." -Midwest Book Review, (Library Bookwatch), December 2008Table of ContentsA Note to the Reader; Part One: Parts of Speech; Text 1: The Mystery in the Hall of Mirrors; Part Two: The Sentence; Text 2: The Mystery in the Ghost Tunnel; Part Three: Punctuation; Text 3: The Mystery at the Children's Carousel; Solutions to Mysteries; Usage; 1. Word Sense; 2. Homophones; 3. British and American Spelling; 4. Idioms; Glossary of Terms for Grammar; Glossary of Terms for Literary Criticism; Glossary of Terms for Reasoning; Index.
£21.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Early Islamic Grammatical Tradition 36 The
Book SynopsisThe last decades have witnessed a major resurgence of interest in the Arabic grammatical tradition. Many of the issues on which previous scholarship focused - for example, foreign influences on the beginnings of grammatical activity, and the existence of grammatical schools - have been revisited, and new areas of research have been opened up, particularly in relation to terminology, the analytical methods of the grammarians, and the interrelatedness between grammar and other fields such as the study of the Qur''an, exegesis and logic. As a result, not only has the centrality of the Arabic grammatical tradition to Arab culture as a whole become an established fact, but also the fields of general and historical linguistics have finally come to realize the importance of Arabic grammar as one of the major linguistic traditions of the world. The sixteen studies included in this volume have been chosen to highlight the themes which occupy modern scholarship and the problems which face it; whTrade Review’All in all, this book is a very welcome addition to the tools available for acquainting oneself with the medieval Arab scholars' view of their language, and one for which sincere gratitude is owed to its editor.’ Journal of Islamic Studies ’Baalbaki provides a masterly account of the problems connected with the search for the origins of Arabic grammar and of the pitfalls of any dogmatic approach taken in this search.’ Historiographia Linguistica ’In keeping with the underlying philosophy of the series, the volume under review is a remarkable eye opener into the state of current episteme on Arabic grammar, and will indubitably serve as a reliable launching pad for further investigations...’ Asiatische StudienTable of ContentsContents: General editor's preface; Introduction.The Beginnings of Arabic Grammar: The origins of Arabic grammar, M.G. Carter; The logic of Ibn al-Muqaffa` and the origins of Arabic grammar, Gérard Troupeau; Grammar and exegesis: the origins of Kufan grammar and the Tafsir Muqatil, Kees Versteegh; On the Greek influence on Arabic grammar, Frithiof Rundgren; Schacht's theory in the light of recent discoveries concerning the origins of Arabic grammar, Rafael Talmon; Indian influence on early Arab phonetics - or coincidence?, Vivien Law. Analytical Methods of the Grammarians: Language and logic in classical Islam, Muhsin Mahdi; Aspects of debate and explanation among Arab grammarians, Georges Bohas; The relation between nahw and balaga: a comparative study of the methods of Sibawayhi and Gurgani, Ramzi Baalbaki; The fundamental principles of the Arab grammarians' theory of `amal, Aryeh Levin; The notion of `illa in Arabic linguistic thinking, Yasir Suleiman. Major Themes in Grammatical Study: The syntactic basis of Arabic word classification, Jonathan Owens; Speech consists entirely of noun, verb and particle:elaboration and discussion of the theory of parts of speech in the Arabic grammatical tradition, Jean-Patrick Guillaume; Noun, substantive and adjective according to Arab grammarians, Werner Diem; Subject and predicate in Arab grammatical tradition, Gideon Goldenberg; Relationships between linguistics and other sciences in Arabo-Islamic society, Pierre Larcher. Index.
£194.75
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) A Practical Guide to System Networks
Book SynopsisJ. R. Martin is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney, Australia.Pin Wang is Associate Professor at the Martin Centre for Appliable Linguistics of the School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
£80.75
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Origins of Grammar
Trade Review"Martin Edwardes has written a knowledgeable and thoughtful book on the origins of grammar. I am happy to say that Edwardes' book complements my own book of the same title, taking a similar view on central issues such as the importance of meaning, of social interaction and a gradualist view of evolution. Valuably, Edwardes approaches the topic from an anthropological viewpoint, as his subtitle makes clear. Together, both books offer innovative and thorough coverage of the field. " -- James R. Hurford, Professor (Emeritus), University of Edinburgh, Scotland"Martin Edwardes has written a wonderfully clear book that sets out the central issues in linguistics that are pertinent to the evolution of grammar and brings them into contact with psychological and anthropological concerns. The style is accessible and will meet a broad audience but the thesis will set academics thinking, arguing and reaching for their pens." -- Tom Dickins, Reader in the School of Psychology, University of East London, UK ... a very useful primer on many issues in evolutionary anthropology for readers with little previous knowledge of the subfields... it is a valuable work. -- Journal of the Royal Astronomical Institute Issue 17:4Table of ContentsPart I: Making The Case \ 1. Why All the Fuss? \ 2. The Story So Far \ Part II: Looking at Grammar \ 3. The Heavy Hand of Generative Linguistics \ 4. Grammar Without Tiers \ 5. It's All in the Mind \ Part III: Looking at People \ 6. Being Human \ 7. The Weirdness of Self \ Part IV: A Speculation on Evolution \ 8. How Did We Come to Be Human? \ 9. How Did We Come to Use Language? \ Part V: Uncovering the Evidence \ 10. Animals: what nonhumans tell us about being human \ 11. Children: what human development tells us about being human \ 12. Temporality: what our understanding of time tells us about being human \ Part VI: Conclusions \ 13. What Are the Universals of Grammar \ 14. The Evolution of Grammar: what should we look for? \ Bibliography \ Index
£33.14
Edinburgh University Press Historical Dialectology in the Digital Age
Book SynopsisDrawing on the resources created by the Institute of Historical Dialectology at the University of Edinburgh this volume illustrates how traditional methods of historical dialectology can benefit from new methods of data-collection to test out theoretical and empirical claims.
£85.50
Edinburgh University Press A MultiLocus Analysis of Arabic Negation
Book SynopsisThis book studies the micro-variation in the syntax of negation of Southern Levantine, Gulf and Standard Arabic. By including new and recently published data that support key issues for the syntax of negation, the book challenges the standard parametric view that negation has a fixed parametrized position in syntactic structure.
£20.89
Edinburgh University Press Rethinking Morphology
Book SynopsisPresents a new way of thinking about morphological structure based on psycholinguistic principles
£20.89
Edinburgh University Press The English Subjunctive
Book SynopsisLocating the subjunctive at the interface of mood and modality, this book presents a systematic description of the use of the English subjunctive in main clauses, noun clauses, relative clauses, and adverbial clauses in the Old English, Middle English and Early Modern English periods.
£95.00
Edinburgh University Press The History of the Present English Subjunctive
Book SynopsisLocating the subjunctive at the interface of mood and modality, this book presents a systematic description of the use of the English subjunctive in main clauses, noun clauses, relative clauses, and adverbial clauses. It explores the factors which governed its competition with other verbal expressions in texts ranging from the 9th to the beginning of the 18th century. Employing close reading alongside analysis of corpus data and the use of descriptive statistics, it offers new insights into the research landscape of English subjunctive use and into the fields of historical English linguistics and corpus linguistics.
£24.69
Edinburgh University Press Morphological Perspectives
Book SynopsisMorphological Perspectives takes words as the starting point for any questions about linguistic structure: their form, their internal structure, their paradigmatic extensions, and their role in expressing and manipulating syntactic configurations.
£103.50
Edinburgh University Press Morphological Perspectives
Book SynopsisMorphological Perspectives takes words as the starting point for any questions about linguistic structure: their form, their internal structure, their paradigmatic extensions, and their role in expressing and manipulating syntactic configurations.
£29.45
Edinburgh University Press The Interaction of Borrowing and Word Formation
Book SynopsisDrawing on detailed case studies across a range of languages, including English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Russian, Lithuanian and Greek, this book examines the different factors that determine the outcome of the interaction between borrowing and word formation.
£95.00
Edinburgh University Press The Interaction of Borrowing and Word Formation
Book SynopsisDrawing on detailed case studies across a range of languages, including English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Russian, Lithuanian and Greek, this book examines the different factors that determine the outcome of the interaction between borrowing and word formation.
£24.69
Edinburgh University Press Cognitive Linguistic Approaches to Text and
Book SynopsisDrawing on range of text genres including novels, poems, health forums, holiday guestbooks, prayers, political songs and news stories, each chapter uses cognitive linguistics to shed light on the meanings and meaning-making processes invoked when we encounter texts belonging to different literary and political genres.
£85.50
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Maney Publishing Variation and Change in French Morphosyntax: The
Book SynopsisThis book tests the hypothesis that plural agreement with collective nouns is becoming frequent in French. It addresses questions concerning the methodological challenges of studying variation and change in morphosyntax, and the application of sociolinguistic generalisations to the French of France.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Research Context and Questions 2. Theoretical Issues 3. Methodological Issues 4. Variation and Change in Contemporary French 5. Diachronic Perspectives 6. Explorations of Education 7. Discussion, Conclusions, and Further Questions
£75.00
De Gruyter Parametric Syntax: Case Studies in Semitic and Romance Languages
Book SynopsisThe architecture of the human language faculty has been one of the main foci of the linguistic research of the last half century. This branch of linguistics, broadly known as Generative Grammar, is concerned with the formulation of explanatory formal accounts of linguistic phenomena with the ulterior goal of gaining insight into the properties of the 'language organ'. The series comprises high quality monographs and collected volumes that address such issues. The topics in this series range from phonology to semantics, from syntax to information structure, from mathematical linguistics to studies of the lexicon. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert
£85.00
De Gruyter A Unified Theory of Syntactic Categories
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De Gruyter Linguistic Reconstruction and Typology
Book SynopsisTRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert.Table of ContentsToward a history of linguistic typology, E.F. Konrad Koerner; Language typology and linguistic reconstruction, Thomas V. Gamkrelidze; Typological and areal issues in reconstruction, Lyle Campbell; Diminutive plural infixation and the 'West Franconian' problem, Carl Chapman; Long syllabic consonants in Indo-European, Piotr Gasiorowski; Typology evaluation of linguistic reconstruction, Jadtanka Gvozdanovic; The typological shift to configurational syntax in European languages; Sound and typological shift - initial mutation in Celtic, Raymond Hickey. (Part contents).
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De Gruyter Mediating between Concepts and Grammar
Book SynopsisResearchers with backgrounds in theoretical linguistics, computational linguistics, psycholinguistics, and psychology have contributed to the interdisciplinary discussion of the interface between conceptual representations and linguistic structures. This book fills a critical gap in cognitive science. The study implements the objective of determining the impact that adjoining non-linguistic cognitive systems have on linguistic encoding, the mapping between representations, and the requirements of language processing. In this setting event conceptualization and verbalization is treated as one central phenomenon from the different interdisciplinary viewpoints. Theoretical analyses are confronted with psycholinguistic findings about the processing of event representations. Further empirical issues like the influence of visual perception on speech become apparent since we are primarily concerned with the overall architecture of the language processing system as an integral part of the cognitive endowment. Here, the lexicon is recognized as a mediator between linguistic and non-linguistic, semantic and syntactic components. The volume constitutes a major contribution to knowledge in the field and will be of value to an interdisciplinary audience.Table of ContentsHeike Tappe and Holden Härtl: Mediating between concepts and language - Processing structures 1 Mediating between non-linguistic and linguistic structures: Femke van der Meulen: Coordination of eye gaze and speech in sentence production Philip Cummins, Boris Gutbrod, and Rüdiger Weingarten: Time patterns in visual perception and written phrase production Kathy van Nice and Rainer Dietrich: Animacy effects in language production: From mental model to formulator Markus Guhe: Incremental preverbal messages Gerard Kempen and Karin Harbusch: Word order scrambling as a consequence of incremental sentence production Andreas Späth: The linearization of arguments DPs and its semantic reflection Heike Wiese: Semantics as a gateway to language 2 Mediating between event conceptualization and verbalization: Elke van der Meer, Reinhard Beyer, Herbert Hagendorf, Dirk Strauch, and Matthias Kolbe: Temporal relations between event concepts Ralf Nüse: Segmenting event sequences for speaking Maria Mercedes Piñango: Events: Processing and neurological properties Johannes Dölling: Aspectual (re-)interpretation: Structural representation and processing Markus Egg and Kristina Striegnitz: Type coercion from a natural language generation point of view 3 The mediating function of the lexicon: Veronika Ehrich: The thematic interpretation of plural nominalizations Andrea Schalley: Competing principles in the lexicon Ladina Tschander: Concepts of motion and their linguistic encoding Heidrun Dorgeloh and Anja Wanner: Too abstract for agents? The syntax and semantics of agentivity in abstracts of English research articles
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