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Taylor & Francis Ltd Modern Chinese Complex Sentences I
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Pronouns
Book SynopsisThis original volume provides the first state-of-the-art overview of research on pronouns in the 21st century. With its dedicated sections on grammar, history, and change, language learning/acquisition, cognition and comprehension, power, politics, and identity, The Routledge Handbook of Pronouns shows that contemporary interest in pronouns and gender represents just the tip of the iceberg.Led by Laura Paterson, a transdisciplinary collection of experts discuss the global history of different pronoun systems, synthesize the literature, and contextualize the salient issues and current debates shaping research on pronouns across different spheres and via different theoretical-methodological traditions. The Handbook is designed to encourage readers to engage with a range of perspectives from within and beyond their immediate areas of interest, with the ultimate aim of shaping the future trajectory of interdisciplinary, multiingual research on pronouns.UsinTrade ReviewIn this thought-provoking book, the authors explore the profound role of pronouns in how we enact our identities and relationships through language. With remarkable insights, they illuminate in detail the often-overlooked functions that pronouns serve in construing the multifaceted aspects of the human experience.Michele Zappavigna, Associate Professor of Digital Communication, University of New South Wales, AustraliaNo stone is left unturned in The Routledge Handbook of Pronouns, with inspiring contributions by world-leading scholars, offering innovative analyses from all angles. Highly recommended for linguists, psychologists, neuroscientists, students, teachers and a general readership.Lucía Loureiro-Porto, Associate Professor in English, University of the Balearic Islands, SpainA welcome wealth of resources for the study of pronouns, the small giants in language processing. A must-read for seasoned scholars as well as for aspiring ones.Luis H. González, Professor of Spanish and Linguistics, Wake Forest University, USATable of Contents1 The little words that mean a lotLaura L. PatersonPART 1: HISTORY AND CHANGE2 Variation in pronoun typologiesHeather Bliss, Richard Compton, and Dennis Ryan Storoshenko3 A history of personal pronouns in Standard EnglishMikko Laitinen4 On the alleged stability of pronouns: The influence of language contact and social interventionPeter Siemund5 Grammaticalization as a process for pronoun changeGunther De Voglaer6 The future of pronouns in the online/offline nexusBrian W. King and Archie CrowleyPART 2: PROCESSING AND CATEGORISATION7 Pronouns in the brainJoanna Porkert, Hanneke Loerts, Anja Schüppert and Merel Keijzer8 Pronouns and aphasiaEleni Peristeri9 Pronoun comprehensionJennifer E. Arnold10 Personal pronouns and noun phrases as shifters in Southeast Asian languagesDwi Noverini Djenar11 Alternative pronominal items: Noncanonical pronouns in Chinese, Vietnamese, and AfrikaansChenchen Song, Li Nguyen and Theresa BiberauerPART 3: ACQUISITION AND LANGUAGE LEARNING12 How children acquire L1 pronounsPetra Hendriks13 Bilingual acquisition: More object pronouns at onceKatrin Schmitz14 Deixis in the manual modality: Insights from diverse signing communication systemsJenny C. Lu and Diane Lillo-Martin15 Acquisition of Pronouns in Creole LanguagesDany Adone and Tamirand De Lisser16 Use of anaphoric reference by second language writers: From empirical data to pedagogy in the classroomMasumi Narita and Mark FreiermuthPART 4: MAKING PRONOUNS PERSONAL17 T/V in the 21st century: A case study of FrenchKimberley Pager-McClymont, Sarah Eichhorn and Amélie Doche18 Pronouns as shibboleths: Prescriptive attitudes to case formsLinda Pillière19 Identifying who uses first person singular pronouns and the psychological impacts this language may haveNicholas S. Holtzman and Logan C. Delgado 20 Strategic uses of pronoun drop in economic decision-making Tai-Sen He21 What does it mean when a computer says I?Andrew GargettPART 5: POWER AND POLITICS22 The role of pronouns in the race debate: George Floyd and BLM protestsZeynep Cihan Koca-Helvaci23 'They really eat anything don't they?': Pronoun use in Covid-19-related anti-Asian racismUrsula Kania24 Pronoun use in cross-cultural therapy sessionsNahed Arafat25 Politicians’ pronouns: Who is 'we'? Negotiating national collectivities in Taiwan’s authoritarian periodJennifer M. Wei26 Strategic use of pronouns among lingua franca English users in a university project-based learning programmeSatomi Ura and Hiromasa Tanaka27 Pronoun activism and the power of animacyLaure GardellePART 6: GENDERED PRONOUNS AND BEYOND28 Epicene pronouns new and oldCharlotte Stormbom29 Gender-neutrality and cliticsAshley Reilly-Thornton30 Gender binaries in constructed languagesAngela Zottola31 Non-binary singular theyLex Konnelly, Kirby Conrod, and Evan D. Bradley32 Individuals' pronoun choice: A case study of transgender speakers in Berlin, GermanyOlga Steriopolo and Harley Aussoleil33 Misgendering in the mediaKat Gupta
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Taylor & Francis Ltd English Phonetics Phonology and Spelling for the
Book SynopsisThis resource supports TESOL preservice and in-service teachers and curriculum designers in teaching pronunciation more effectively. Laurie Bauer examines the patterns of pronunciation found in English, comments on common errors made by learners, provides advice on what must be taught and what can be allowed to pass, and offers commentary on which parts of the curriculum are necessary for beginners and which are of value only to advanced students. Part I introduces the phonetic background; Part II covers phonetics in more detail (consonants, vowels, prosody, phonotactics and syllables); Part III covers phonology (sound changes influenced by adjacent sounds, morphophonemics, stress rules and free variation); and Part IV covers spelling (English spelling, spelling consonants and vowels, and spelling particularly difficult words). The helpful content can be tailored to one's teaching needs and will support an educator's efforts to teach pronunciation seriously, whether it is a matter of pTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesPrefacePart I. Introductory material1 Introduction2 The phonetic backgroundPart II. Mostly phonetics3 Consonants4 Vowels5 Prosody6 Phonotactics and syllables7 Extra advice for teachersPart III. Phonology8 Sound changes influenced by adjacent sounds9 Morphophonemics10 Stress rules11 Free variationPart IV. Spelling12 English spelling13 Spelling consonants14 Spelling vowels15 Names and other difficult wordsReading and ReferencesIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Dictionary of Pronunciation for
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English is the most up-to-date record of the pronunciation of British and American English. Based on research by a joint UK and US team of linguistics experts, this is a unique survey of how English is really spoken in the twenty-first century. This second edition has been fully revised to include: a full reappraisal of the pronunciation models for modern British and American English; 2,000 new entries, including new words from the last decade, encyclopedic terms and proper names; separate IPA transcriptions for British and American English for over 100,000 words; information on grammatical variants including plurals, comparative and superlative adjectives, and verb tenses. The most comprehensive dictionary of its type available, The Routledge Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English is the essential reference foTrade Review"It’s good to have it back! The new edition of Upton and Kretzschmar’s pronunciation dictionary is a must-have for everybody concerned with British and/or American English. It not only allows an immediate user-friendly access to all word forms, but it also helps understand what is currently really going on in these two standard accents, in terms of both convergence and divergence."Martina Lampert, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany"Both linguists and learners of English will profit from consulting the new edition of this well-established dictionary - a truly reliable and state-of-the-art reference work by two leading experts in the field of British and American pronunciation." Heinrich Ramisch, University of Bamberg, Germany"This comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary is an indispensable reference tool for both teachers and advanced students of English."Juhani Klemola, University of Tampere, FinlandTable of ContentsPrefaceUse of the DictionaryThe Text ExplainedTechnical Discussion: Transcription SetsPronunciation ModelsForeign PronunciationsAbbreviationsEntries A-Z
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Merge in the MindBrain
Book SynopsisThis collection of nine papers brings together Naoki Fukui's pioneering body of work on Merge, the basic operation of human language syntax, from the two distinct but related perspectives of theoretical syntax and neurosciences. Part I presents an overview of the development of the theory of Merge and its current formulations in linguistic theory, highlighting the author's previously published papers in theoretical syntax, while Part II focuses on experimental research on Merge in the brain science of language, demonstrating how new techniques and the results they produce can inform the study of syntactic structures in the brain in the future. By combining insights from theoretical linguistics and neurosciences, this book presents an innovative unified account of the study of Merge and paves new directions for future research for graduate students and scholars in theoretical linguistics, neuroscience, syntax, and cognitive science.Table of ContentsPart 1: Merge in the Mind1. Merge and the Bare Phase Structure2. Merge and (A)symmetry3. Generalized Search and Cyclic Derivation by Phase: A Preliminary Study4. Merge, Labeling, and Projection5. A Note on Strong vs. Weak Generation in Human Language6. On the Basic Operations of SyntaxPart 2: Merge in the Brain7. The Cortical Dynamics in Building Syntactic Structures of Sentences: An MEG Study in a Minimal-Pair Paradigm8. Syntactic Computation in the Human Brain: The Degree of Merger as a Key Factor9. Computational Principles of Syntax in the Regions Specialized for Language: Integrating Theoretical Linguistics and Functional Neuroimaging
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Georgian
Book SynopsisGeorgian: A Comprehensive Grammar constitutes a complete reference work addressing all major elements of modern Georgian grammar and usage.It provides a systematic and accessible description of the language's phonology, orthography, morphology, and syntax. The focus is on contemporary spoken and written usage, with attention devoted throughout to differences in register and genre. Points are illustrated with examples drawn from a range of authentic written and recorded sources, such as press, radio, and television.The grammar is designed for a wide readership, including students of Georgian, particularly at the intermediate and advanced levels, as well as scholars of Georgian and theoretical linguistics.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements GEORGIAN LANGUAGE AND ALPHABET1. PLACE OF THE GEORGIAN LANGUAGE AMONG THE SOUTH CAUCASIAN LANGUAGES 2. THE GEORGIAN ALPHABET PHONOLOGY3. SOUND SYSTEM OF THE GEORGIAN LANGUAGE 3.1. Classification of consonants 3.1.1. Consonant triples 3.1.2. Consonant pairs 3.1.3. Separate consonants 3.1.4. Structure of consonant clusters 3.2. Classification of vowels 3.2.1. Backness 3.2.2. Height 3.2.3. Traingle of vowels MORPHOLOGY4. NOUNS 4.1. Noun groups 4.1.1. Animate and inanimate nouns 4.1.2. Concrete and abstract nouns 4.1.3. Proper and common nouns 4.1.4. Collective nouns 4.1.5. Noncount nouns 4.2. Grammatical categories of nouns 4.2.1. Case and number markers 4.2.2. Function of cases 4.3. Declension of noun 4.3.1. Declension of common nouns 4.3.1.1. Declension of consonant-stem non-syncopating common nouns 4.3.1.2. Declension of consonant-stem syncopating common nouns 4.3.1.3. Consonant-stem common nouns with irregular syncopation patterns 4.3.1.4. Declension of vowel-stem common nouns 4.3.1.5. Declension of vowel-stem non-truncating common nouns 4.3.1.6. Declension of vowel-stem truncating common nouns 4.3.1.7. Vowel-stem common nouns with irregular declension patterns 4.3.1.8. Declension of vowel-stem truncating common nouns with syncope 4.4. Declension of proper names 4.4.1. Declension of consonant-stem personal names 4.4.2. Declension of consonant-stem geographic names 4.4.3. Declension of vowel-stem given names 4.4.4. Declension of vowel-stem family names 4.4.5. Declension of given and family names together 4.4.6. Vowel-stem geographic names 4.4.6.1. Non-truncating geographic names 4.4.6.2. Truncating geographic names 5. ADJECTIVES 5.1. Groups of Adjectives 5.1.1. Derivative Adjectives 5.2. Comparative and superlative Adjectives 5.3. Declension of Adjectives 5.3.1. Declension of adjectives without noun 5.3.2. Declension of Adjectives preceding noun5.3.2.1. Declension of vowel-stem adjectives preceding noun 5.3.2.2. Declension of consonant stem adjectives preceding noun 6. NUMERALS 6.1. Types of numerals 6.1.1. Cardinal numerals 6.1.2. Spelling of Cardinal Numerals 6.2. Ordinal and Fractional Numerals 6.3. Declension of Numerals 6.3.1. Declension of consonant-stem cardinal numerals 6.3.1.1. Declension of consonant-stem cardinal numerals 6.3.1.2. Declension of consonant-stem quantifiers 6.3.2. Declension of vowel-stem numerals 6.3.2.1. Declension of vowel-stem cardinal numerals 6.3.2.2. Declension of vowel-stem quantifiers 6.3.2.3. Declension of vowel stem ordinal numerals 6.3.3. Declension of cardinal numerals extended by particles 6.3.4. Declension of numerals followed by noun 6.3.4.1. Declension of vowel-stem numerals followed by noun 6.3.4.2. Declension of consonant-stem cardinal numerals followed by noun 6.3.5. Declension of numerals followed by numerals 7. PRONOUNS 7.1. Personal pronouns and their declension7.2. Reflexive pronouns 7.3. Possessive pronouns and their declension 7.3.1. Declension of possesive pronouns with noun 7.4. Demonstrative pronouns 7.4.1. Declension of demonstrative pronouns 7.4.2. Declension of demonstrative pronouns preceding noun 7.4.3. Declension of demonstrative pronouns with added particles separately and with noun 7.5. Interrogative pronouns and their declension 7.5.1. Declension of interrogative pronouns preceding noun 7.6. Possessive-interrogative pronouns and their declension 7.6.1. Declension of possessive-interrogative pronouns preceding noun 7.7. Negative pronouns and their declension 7.8. Definite pronouns and their declension 7.8.1. Declension of definite pronouns preceding noun 7.9. Indefinite pronouns and their declension 7.9.1. Declension of indefinite pronouns preceding noun 7.10. Reciprocal pronouns and their declension 7.11. Relative pronouns and their Declension 8. COMPOUNDS 8.1. Semantics of Compounds 8.2. Structure of Compounds 8.2.1. Compounds with reduplicated stems 8.2.2. Compounds with different stems 8.2.3. Closed Compounds 9. VERBS 9.1. Person and number of the Verb 9.1.1. Persons and actants 9.1.2. Subject and number markers 9.1.3. Direct/indirect object and number markers 9.1.4. Subject and object cases 9.1.5. Inversion of subject and object markers 9.1.6. Grammatical and actual verb persons 9.2. Preverbs 9.2.1. Structure of preverbs 9.2.2. Functions of preverb 9.3. Voice and Transitivity of verbs 9.3.1. Active voice 9.3.2. Passive voice 9.3.2.1. Suffixal passive voice verbs 9.3.2.2. Prefixal passive voice verbs 9.3.2.3. Root passive voice verbs 9.3.3. Medial verbs 9.3.3.1. Medio-Active verbs 9.3.3.2. Medio-Passive verbs 9.4. Version 9.4.1. Neutral and Locative versions 9.4.2. Subjective version 9.4.3. Objective version 9.5. Tense and its subcategories 9.5.1. Mood 9.5.2. Aspect 9.6. Conjugation of Verbs 9.6.1. I Series 9.6.1.2. Present Subseries 9.6.1.2.1. Present 9.6.1.2.2. Imperfect 9.6.1.2.3. Present subjunctive 9.6.1.3. Future Subseries 9.6.2. II Series 9.6.2.1. Aorist 9.6.2.2. Optative 9.6.3. III Series9.6.3.1. Perfect 9.6.3.2. Pluperfect 9.6.3.3. Perfect subjunctive 9.7. Irregular verbs 9.7.1. Irregular verbs with changing stems in agreement with a plural subject 9.7.2. Irregular verbs with changing stems in agreement with a plural direct object 9.7.3. Honorific verbs of polite conversation 9.7.4. Irregular verbs with changing stems by tense 9.7.5. Irregular verbs with changimg stems by aspect 9.8. Verbal nouns 9.8.1. Gerund and its derivation9.8.2. Participles 9.8.2.1. Active voice Participles 9.8.2.2. Passive voice participles 9.8.2.2.1. Past passive participles 9.8.2.2.2. Future passive participles 9.8.2.2.3 Negative passive participles 9.8.2.3. Medial voice participles 10. ADVERBS 10.1. Primary and derivative adverbs 10.2. Semantic groups of Adverbs 11. POSPOSITIONS 12. CONJUNCTIONS 12.1. Coordinating Conjunctions 12.1.1. Correlative Conjunctions 12.1.2. Separating Conjunctions 12.1.3. Contrastive Conjunctions 12.1.4. Equating Conjunctions 12.2. Subordinating Conjunctions 13. PARTICLES 13.1. Interrogative particles 13.2. Limiting particles 13.3. Negation particles 13.4. Affirmative particles13.5. Reported speech particles 13.6. Approximating particles 13.7. Emphasizing particles 13.8. Particles expressing wish or desire 13.9. Selective particles 13.10. Particles expressing possibility or supposition 13.11. Imitative particles 13.12. Indicative particles 13.13. Particle denoting frequency of action 13.14. Particle denoting not witnessed action 13.15. Parts of speech functioning as particles 14. INTERJECTIONS SINTACTIC STRUCTURES15. NOUN PHRASE 15.1. Noun/subject 15.2. Noun/direct and indirect objects 15.3. Adjectives 15.3.1. Attributive adjectives 15.3.2. Genitive modifier 16. VERB PHRASE 16.1. Predicate 16.1.1. Simple predicate 16.1.2. Compound predicate and its structure 16.2. Adjunct object 16.3. Predicative adjective 16.4. Adverbial modifiers 17. SYNTACTYC PAIRS 17.1. Number of syntactic pairs in the sentence 17.2. Types of word relations within syntactic pairs 17.2.1. Coordination 17.2.2. Subordination 17.3. Increasing and decreasing basic parts of a sentence 17.3.1. Increasing the number of actants in a sentence 17.3.1.1. Increasing the number of actants with causative verbs 17.3.1.2. Increasing the number of actants by changing version 17.3.1.3. Increasing the number of actants with preverbs 17.3.2. Decreasing the number of actants in a sentence 17.3.2.1. Conversion 18. MODALITY OF SENTENCES 18.1. Declarative sentence 18.2. Interrogative sentence 18.3. Imperative and Exclamative sentences 18.4. Interrogative-Exclamative sentence 19. STRUCTURE OF SENTENCES 19.1. Simple Sentences 19.1.1. Unextended and extended sentences 19.1.2. Complete and Incomplete Sentences 19.1.3. Sentences without or with omitted subjects 19.1.4. Noun-sentence 19.2. Sentence with coordinated parts 19.2.1. Coordinated parts 19.2.1.1. Joining coordinated parts 19.3. Coordinated parts in syntactic pairs 19.3.1. Compound predicates 19.3.2. Compound subjects 19.3.3. Coordinated direct objects 19.3.4. Coordinated indirect objects 19.4. Parenthetical words and phrases 19.4.1. Appositive 19.4.2. Free modifiers 19.4.3. Asides 19.4.4. Addressing formulas and expressions 20. COMPLEX SENTENCE 20.1. Complex coordinate sentence 20.2. Complex subordinate sentence 20.3. Adverbial Clause of Condition 20.4. Adverbial Clause of Concession 20.5. Adverbial Clause of Result 20.6. The compound-complex sentence 20.6.1. Compound sentence with several subordinate clauses 20.6.2. Mixed sentences 20.7. Direct and Indirect speech BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Taylor & Francis Ltd English Grammar
Book SynopsisRoutledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible ''two-dimensional'' structure is built around four sections introduction, development, exploration and extension which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained.English Grammar: provides a wide-ranging introduction to English grammar, drawing on a variety of international authentic texts, including newspapers, novels and academic texts, to help learners understand concepts and theories in more depth; is written in clear, concise prose in order to present basic conceptTable of ContentsContents How to use this book Contents cross-referenced Figures and tables Acknowledgements Preface A INTRODUCTION A1 Approaches to grammar A2 Nouns A3 Noun phrases and determiners A4 Adjectives, adverbs and prepositions A5 Verbs and their forms A6 Auxiliaries and the verb phrase A7 Varying the verb phrase A8 Clauses and clause elements A9 Types of sentence A10 Subordinate clauses A11 Redesigning sentences A12 Grammar in speech and writing B DEVELOPMENT B1 Word classes B2 Pronouns B3 Articles B4 Types of adverb B5 The meanings of tense and aspect B6 Modal auxiliaries B7 Multi-word verbs B8 Verb patterns B10 Relative clauses B9 Clause types B11 Beyond and beneath the sentence B12 Reporting C EXPLORATION C1 Words with multiple word-class membership C2 Nouns which can be both count and noncount C3 Usage problems with determiners C4 The comparison of adjectives C5 Distinguishing -ing and -ed forms C6 Verbs which can be transitive and intransitive C7 Ergativity C8 Analysing clauses C9 Exploring texts (1) C10 Exploring texts (2) C11 Exploring texts (3): putting it all together C12 Analysing spoken texts D EXTENSION D1 What is grammar? D2 Count and mass nouns D3 Determiners: a class apart D4 Prepositions and space D5 Expressing future time D6 Hedging and boosting D7 Words and phrases D8 Semantic roles of the subject D9 Speech acts D10 Conditionals D11 Subject, actor, theme D12 Grammar in the construction of online discussion messages Sources of texts used References Index of terms and concepts
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Manual de fonetica y fonologia espanolas
Book SynopsisWritten entirely in Spanish, Manual de fonética y fonología españolas has a comprehensive scope that touches on all aspects of phonetics and phonologyincluding acoustic and auditory phonetics, phonotactics, and suprasegmentals, which most often remain untreated. The book provides students with a detailed and accurate yet accessible introduction to Spanish phonetics and phonology. It includes introductory chapters which place these disciplines within the general field of linguistics and which emphasize the role of sounds and their representation in human communication.Key features: Written by trained phoneticians and informed by the current science of phonetics. No prior knowledge of linguistics assumed, as a foundation is laid throughout for all linguistic terms and concepts. Each chapter contains a summary, a list of concepts and terminology, review questions, and pedagogically relevant pronunciation exercises keyed to the specific hiTable of ContentsCapítulo 1: La comunicación humana Capítulo 2: La lingüística Capítulo 3: La fonética y la fonología Capítulo 4: Sistemas de escritura Capítulo 5: La fonética articulatoria Capítulo 6: La fonética acústica Capítulo 7: La fonética auditiva Capítulo 8: La relación entre fonemas: la oposición y la neutralización Capítulo 9: La relación entre fonemas y alófonos: la distribución Capítulo 10: El posicionamiento y la secuencia de fonemas: la fonotáctica Capítulo 11: Los fonemas vocálicos Capítulo 12: Secuencias vocálicas Capítulo 13: Los fonemas oclusivos Capítulo 14: Los fonemas fricativos y el fonema africado Capítulo 15: Los fonemas nasales Capítulo 16: Los fonemas laterales y vibrantes Capítulo 17: Secuencias consonánticas Capítulo 18: La silaba y el silabeo Capítulo 19: El acento Capítulo 20: La duración, el ritmo y el énfasis Capítulo 21: La entonación
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Arabic Linguistics
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Arabic Linguistics introduces readers to the major facets of research on Arabic and of the linguistic situation in the Arabic-speaking world.The edited collection includes chapters from prominent experts on various fields of Arabic linguistics. The contributors provide overviews of the state of the art in their field and specifically focus on ideas and issues. Not simply an overview of the field, this handbook explores subjects in great depth and from multiple perspectives.In addition to the traditional areas of Arabic linguistics, the handbook covers computational approaches to Arabic, Arabic in the diaspora, neurolinguistic approaches to Arabic, and Arabic as a global language.The Routledge Handbook of Arabic Linguistics is a much-needed resource for researchers on Arabic and comparative linguistics, syntax, morphology, computational linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and apTrade Review'...this handbook can be considered a useful and even essential tool for those approaching linguistics or the Arabic language and community. Scholars and experts in the field should definitely read it.'-- de Pompeis, S. (2020), Sociolinguistic Studies, 13(2-4), 399–405. https://doi.org/10.1558/sols.38502Table of ContentsContentsIntroductionBassiouney and BenmamounPart I Phonetics, Phonology, and Morphology 1. Arabic Phonology, Eiman Mustafawi2. Syllable Structure in the Dialects of Arabic, Ellen Broselow3. Pharyngeal and Emphatic Consonants, Ryan K. Shosted, Maojing Fu, and Zainab Hermes4. Stems in Arabic Morphology and Phonology, Adamantios GafosPart II Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics5. The Syntax of Tense in Arabic, Hamid Ouali6. Negative Sensitive Items, Ahmad Al-Qassas7. Resumption, Lina Choueiri8. Personal Datives in Lebanese Arabic, Youssef Haddad9. Arabic Semantics, Peter Hallman10. Arabic Functional Linguistics, Ahmed MoutaouakilPart III Experimental and Computational Approaches11. First Language Acquisition of Arabic, Abdulkafi Albirini12. Neurophysiological investigations in studies of Arabic linguistics: The case of Arabic diglossia, Reem Khamis-Dakwar and Karen Froud13. Arabic Heritage Speakers in the US, Abdulkafi Albirini14. Experimental Data and Arabic Morphology, Ali Idrissi15. Arabic Speech and Language Technology, Mark Hasegawa-Johnson, Mohamed Elmahdy, and Eiman MustafawiPart IV History, Contact, and Variation16. Arabic and the other Semitic Languages, Ahmad Al-Jallad17. Diglossia, Gunver Mejdell18. An Alternative Approach: Understanding Diglossia/Code-switching Through Indexicality: The Case of Egypt, Reem Bassiouney19. Patterns of Variation and Change in the Arab World, Angeles Vicente20. Social Status, Language and Society in the Arab World, Irene Theodoropoulou21. New Elaborate Written Forms in Darija: Blogging, Posting and Slamming in 2015 Morocco, Dominique Caubet22. Arabic as a Contact Language, Stefano Manfredi23. Contemporary Arabic-based Pidgins in the Middle East, Fida Bizri24. Linguistic Anthropology Approaches to Arabic, Becky Schulthies25. Peripheral Arabic, Faruk AkkuşPart V Ideology, Policy, and Education26. Arab Nationalism and/as Language Ideology, Keith Walters 27. Waves of Arabization and the Vernaculars of North Africa, Christophe Pereira28. The Arabic Language and Political Ideology, Mariam Abolezz29. Arabic Political Discourse, Emad Abdul Latif30. Language Policy and Planning: The case of Morocco: A Critical Approach, Adil Moustaoui31. Challenges of Arabic Language Education Policies in the Arab World, Muhammad Amara32. Arabic Language Teachers’ Conceptions of Assessment and the Hidden Tension between Accountability and Improvement: Examples from Egyptian Schools, Atta GebrilIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Beyond Names for Things
Book SynopsisMost research on children''s lexical development has focused on their acquisition of names for concrete objects. This is the first edited volume to focus specifically on how children acquire their early verbs. Verbs are an especially important part of the early lexicon because of the role they play in children''s emerging grammatical competence. The contributors to this book investigate: * children''s earliest words for actions and events and the cognitive structures that might underlie them, * the possibility that the basic principles of word learning which apply in the case of nouns might also apply in the case of verbs, and the role of linguistic context, especially argument structure, in the acquisition of verbs. A central theme in many of the chapters is the comparison of the processes of noun and verb learning. Several contributors make provocative suggestions for constructing theories of lexical development that encompass the full range of lexical items Trade Review"...a welcome look at the problem of first language verb-learning in young children....the papers cogently spell out the complexity of the verb-learner's problem and the variety of processes required to solve it. A number of interesting, counterintuitive, and often controversial claims emerge....there is a good deal of thematic coherence among subsets of the chapters, which makes reading all the more interesting by pointing out key issues and discrepant claims....a timely volume reporting some of the best current work on the problem of verb-learning in children."—Studies in Second Language Acquisition"...a stimulating collection of papers which not only provides an accurate reflection of the current state of the field, but also allows the reader to compare directly approaches which are more or less diametrically opposed."—British Journal of Developmental Psychology"This book presents many fascinating classic and innovative philosophies and empirical backgrounds designed to focus on longuistic and cognitive peculiarities of verb meaning acquisition."—American Journal of PsychologyTable of ContentsContents: W.E. Merriman, M. Tomasello, Introduction: Verbs Are Words Too. Part I:Early Words for Action.P. Smiley, J. Huttenlocher, Conceptual Development and the Child's Early Words for Events, Objects, and Persons. A. Gopnik, S. Choi, Names, Relational Words, and Cognitive Development in English and Korean Speakers: Nouns Are Not Always Learned Before Verbs. S.R. Braunwald, Differences in the Acquisition of Early Verbs: Evidence From Diary Data from Sisters. Part II:Basic Principles of Verb Learning.M. Tomasello, Pragmatic Contexts for Early Verb Learning. W.E. Merriman, J. Marazita, L. Jarvis, Children's Disposition to Map New Words Onto New Referents. R.M. Golinkoff, K. Hirsh-Pasek, C.B. Mervis, W.B. Frawley, M. Parillo, Lexical Priciples Can Be Extended to the Acquisition of Verbs. K. Nelson, The Dual Category Problem in the Acquisition of Action Words. D.A. Behrend, Processes Involved in the Initial Mapping of Verb Meanings. Part III:The Role of Argument Structure.A. Lederer, H. Gleitman, L. Gleitman, Verbs of a Feather Flock Together: Semantic Information in the Structure of Maternal Speech. L.G. Naigles, A. Fowler, A. Helm, Syntactic Bootstrapping From Start to Finish With Special Reference to Down Syndrome. M. Rispoli, Missing Arguments and the Acquisition of Predicate Meanings. M.D.S. Braine, P.J. Brooks, Verb Argument Structure and the Problem of Avoiding an Overgeneral Grammar. M. Maratsos, G. Deák, Hedgehogs, Foxes, and the Acquisition of Verb Meaning.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Pronouns and Word Order in Old English
Book SynopsisFirst published in 2003, this is a study of the syntactic behaviour of personal pronoun subjects and the indefinite pronoun man in Old English. It focuses on differences in word order as compared to full noun phrases. In generative work on Old English, noun phrases are usually divided into two categories: ''nominal'' and ''pronominal''. The latter category has typically been restricted to personal pronouns, but despite striking similarities to the behaviour of nominals there were good reasons to believe that man should be grouped with personal pronouns. This book explores the investigation carried out with the aid of the Toronto Corpus, which confirmed this hypothesis.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Topicalisation and (non-)inversion 3. Other aspects of word order in relation to man 4. On the status of man and personal pronouns 5. Topics in Old English clause structure 6. Conclusion; Bibliography
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Modern Korean Grammar
Book SynopsisRoutledge's Modern Grammar series is an innovative reference guide combining traditional and function-focused grammar in a single volume, with an accompanying workbook. The aim of the Modern Korean Grammar is to provide an overview of the structures and functions of the Korean language. Designed for those who have already acquired the basics of the language, the book combines a comprehensive description of the grammatical structures of Korean with a functional/usage approach to the language. All target grammatical and functional points will be illustrated with examples in Hangul with English translations for better understanding. In addition, the use of linguistic terminology is limited, to facilitate quick and easy comprehension.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Nouns Chapter 2: Pronouns Chapter 3: Numbers and Counters Chapter 4: Nominalizers Chapter 5: Case particles I Chapter 6: Case particles II Chapter 7: Special particles I Chapter 8: Special particles II Chapter 9: Verbs, adjectives, and copula Chapter 10: Irregular predicates Chapter 11: Past tense Chapter 12: Future tense and aspect Chapter 13: Auxiliary verbs I Chapter 14: Auxiliary verbs II Chapter 15: Auxiliary verbs III Chapter 16: Clausal connectives I Chapter 17: Clausal connectives II Chapter 18: Clausal connectives III Chapter 19: Clausal conjunctives IV Chapter 20: Negation Chapter 21: Modifers Chapter 22: Expressions with modifier clauses I Chapter 23: Expressions with modifier clauses II Chapter 24: Expressions with modifier clauses III Chapter 25: Sentence endings I Chapter 26: Sentence endings II Chapter 27: Addressee honorifics: Speech level endings Chapter 28: Referent honorifics Chapter 29: The passive construction Chapter 30: The causative construction Chapter 31: Direct and indirect questions/quotations Chapter 32: Prenouns Chapter 33: Adverbs Chapter 34: Ability Chapter 35: Addressing and referring to someone Chapter 36: Advice Chapter 37: Cause Chapter 38: Changes Chapter 39: Choices Chapter 40: Comparing Chapter 41: Complaints Chapter 42: Conditions Chapter 43: Congratulation, and condolence, and gratitude Chapter 44: Conjecture Chapter 45: Contrast Chapter 46: Deciding Chapter 47: Degree and extent Chapter 48: Describing people, places, and states Chapter 49: Discoveries Chapter 50: Emphasizing strategies Chapter 51: Establishing sequences Chapter 52: Experiences Chapter 53: Greeting and leave taking Chapter 54: Hypothetical situations Chapter 55: Initiating and maintaining conversation Chapter 56: Intentions and plans Chapter 57: Likes and wishes Chapter 58: Listing and including additional information Chapter 59: Location, direction, and distance Chapter 60: Means Chapter 61: Obligation and necessity Chapter 62: Permission and prohibition Chapter 63: Personal information Chapter 64: Possibility Chapter 65: Probability and inevitability Chapter 66: Purposes Chapter 67: Reasons Chapter 68: Recollecting Chapter 69: Regrets and futility Chapter 70: Requests Chapter 71: Similarity Chapter 72: Simultaneous actions Chapter 73: Softening strategies Chapter 74: Telling time, date, etc. Chapter 75: Temporal relations
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Introducing Functional Grammar
Book SynopsisIntroducing Functional Grammar, third edition, provides a user-friendly overview of the theoretical and practical aspects of the systemic functional grammar (SFG) model.No prior knowledge of formal linguistics is required as the book provides: An opening chapter on the purpose of linguistic analysis, which outlines the differences between the two major approaches to grammar - functional and formal. An overview of the SFG model - what it is and how it works. Advice and practice on identifying elements of language structure such as clauses and clause constituents. Numerous examples of text analysis using the categories introduced, and discussion about what the analysis shows. Exercises to test comprehension, along with answers for guidance. The third edition is updated throughout, and is based closely on the fourth edition of Halliday and Matthiessen''s IntroducTrade ReviewThis… is a more detailed and user-friendly introductionto an approach to grammar through meaning and function. Functionalgrammar is presented here in a context that enables a broadersocio-cultural orientation to be shown of how language works. Thompsondoes this with clarity and the engagement of his readers in the courseof ten chapters ... The book also provides a detailed index,suggestions for answers to exercises, a comprehensive list ofreferences, as well as five pages of further reading, related to eachchapter. This is especially helpful for beginners and researchers, notto mention teachers ... [It] serves as a most worthwhile introductionto systemic functional grammar and should be on the bookshelf of thoseworking in the TESOL field. Margaret Bade, NZSAL Table of Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Chapter 1: The purposes of linguistic analysisChapter 2: Recognizing clauses and clause constituentsChapter 3: An overview of functional grammarChapter 4: Interacting: the interpersonal metafunctionChapter 5: Representing the world: the experiential metafunctionChapter 6: Organizing the message: the textual metafunction - themeChapter 7: Organizing the message: the textual metafunction - cohesionChapter 8: Clauses in combinationChapter 9: Grammatical metaphorChapter 10: Implications and applications of functional grammar Answers to exercises Further reading References Index
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Cambridge University Press Case
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Cambridge University Press Analyzing Syntax A LexicalFunctional Approach Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
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Cambridge University Press Italian Syntax Universal Grammar 77 Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Series Number 77
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Cambridge University Press The Syntax of the Celtic Languages
Book SynopsisLeading researchers examine the Celtic languages in a comparative perspective. A substantial introduction makes the volume accessible to theoreticians unfamiliar with the languages and to specialists unfamiliar with the theory. This 1996 book makes a strong contribution to linguistic theory and to our understanding of the Celtic languages.Trade Review"...useful for both practitioners of P&P syntax and 'fellow travelers' working on Celtic syntax from other perspectives." H. Paul Manning, Anthropological Linguistics"...provides solid and deep insight into major syntactical issues in the Celtic languages." Journal of Indo-European Studies"...the volume is a valuable contribution to the existing literature on Celtic syntax" Canadian Journal of Linguistics"...they cover considerable ground, and the volume is a valuable contribution to the existing literature on Celtic syntax." Máire B. Noonan, Canadian Journal of LinguisticsTable of ContentsIntroduction Robert D. Borsley and Ian Roberts; 1. Long head movement in Breton Robert D. Borsley, Maria-Luisa Rivero and Janig Stephens; 2. Some syntactic effects of suppletion in the Celtic copulas Randall Hendrick; 3. Fronting constructions in Welsh Maggie Tallerman; 4. Bod in the present tense and in other tenses Alain Rouveret; 5. Pronominal enclisis in VSO languages Ian Roberts and Ur Shlonsky; 6. Aspect, agreement and measure phrases in Scottish Gaelic David Adger; 7. A minimalist approach to some problems of Irish word order Jonathan David Bobaljik and Andrew Carnie; 8. Subjects and subject position in Irish James McCloskey; 9. Negation in Irish and the representation of monotone decreasing quantifiers Paolo Acquaviva; 10. On structural invariance and lexical diversity in VSO Languages: arguments from Irish noun phrases Nigel Duffield; References.
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Cambridge University Press Romani
Book SynopsisRomani, the language spoken by over 3.5 million Gypsies, has recently attracted increasing interest from both scholars and language policy-makers. This 2002 book is the first overview in English of the structure, history, typology and dialects of Romani. It provides an essential reference for anyone interested in this fascinating language.Trade Review"Matras...has planted on the sands a massive boulder of contribution to knowledge that will not be swept away by any tides." American Journal of Sociology"The book will be of tremendous use to a broad range of scholars -- not only linguists but also social scientists and other students in various humanistic disciplines. There is nothing like it available in any language, and it fills a pressing need." Romani StudiesTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Romani dialects: a brief overview; 3. Historical and linguistic origins; 4. Descriptive phonology; 5. Nominal forms and categories; 6. Verb morphology; 7. Syntactic typology; 8. Grammatical borrowing; 9. Dialect classification; 10. Romani sociolinguistics; 11. Language planning and codification.
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Cambridge University Press The Syntax of Negation 75 Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Series Number 75
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