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Centre for the Study of Language & Information Complex Predicates and Information Spreading in
Book SynopsisThis book provides a simple but precise framework for describing complex predicates and related constructions, and applies it principally to the analysis of complex predicates in Romance, and certain serial verb constructions in Tariana and Miskitu. The authors argue for replacing the projection architecture of LFG with a notion of differential information spreading within a unified feature structure. Another important feature is the use of the conception of argument-structure in Chris Manning's Ergativity to facilitate the description of how complex predicates are assembled. In both of these aspects the result is a framework that preserves the descriptive parsimony of LFG while taking on key ideas from HPSG.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction; 2. Predicate composition; 3. Romance complex predicates; 4. Serial verb constructions; 5. Conclusions and prospects; A. Glue language semantics; B. Previous proposals; Bibliography.
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De Gruyter Cognitive Linguistics and Sociocultural Theory:
Book SynopsisBy integrating cognitive linguistics and sociocultural theories, this groundbreaking book presents empirical studies on selected grammatical and semantic aspects that are challenging for second/foreign language learners. Through in-depth studies exploring eight different languages, this book offers insights generated through the synergy between cognitive linguistics and sociocultural theories that can be readily incorporated into teaching.
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Trafford Publishing The Development of the Word: - Sound-in-Form
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Trafford Publishing The Application of the Word: - Sound-in-Form
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Multilingual Matters Redoing Linguistic Worlds: Unmaking Gender
Book SynopsisLanguage and gender are interconnected, social and relational acts through which we constantly remake our worlds. But what happens when our ways of doing gender cannot be neatly categorized into traditional binary systems, including not only the social groupings of roles, practices and identities, but also the forms and structures through which we do language? This book brings together a broad range of scholars to explore the undoing and redoing of gender binaries in non-Anglophone communities and contexts, in and through their linguistic and social reimaginings. Each of the contributions to this book reflects on this ongoing change and its place in our everyday lives, including the ways that its outcomes are both contested and fluid. This volume represents an important step in scholarship in language and gender, one that stands to inform a public increasingly aware of these remakings and one that calls on all of us to stand in the tensions of our own humanity and look through it for how our languaging might ‘do’ imaginary worlds that are more equitable, more connected, and more just for us all.Trade ReviewAt a time when far-right politicians and TERF scholars are fundamentally threatening trans and non-binary people’s right to exist, this highly innovative edited collection offers an indispensable scholarly and political intervention illustrating the creative ways in which the gender binary is contested and reimagined. A must read! * Tommaso M. Milani, Pennsylvania State University, USA *Knisely and Russell have produced a timely collection, bringing to the fore speakers’ unmaking of limited and binary structures in language, and the remaking of inclusive interactions with the self and others. This volume is an exciting journey beyond the cis-only world, gifting the field with new and much-needed terminology, concepts and experiences. * Federica Formato, University of Brighton, UK *This book highlights the exclusionary reality that many trans and gender non-conforming people face when learning and using languages with grammatical gender. Addressing contexts both within and outside the classroom, the authors offer innovative and methodologically diverse approaches that effectively challenge the ongoing dominance of English in conversations about trans language. * Lal Zimman, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA *Table of ContentsFigures Tables Contributors Acknowledgments Series Editors' Preface Kris Aric Knisely and Eric Louis Russell: Introduction: Redoing Linguistic Worlds Part 1: Languagers and Genderers Chapter 1. Kris Aric Knisely and Eric Louis Russell: Languagers and Genderers: A Guide to Redoing Linguistic Worlds Part 2: Unmaking Gender Binaries and Remaking Gender Pluralities in the Classroom Chapter 2. Kris Aric Knisely: Not Another Binary: Gender Modality, Languaging and Language Learning in French Chapter 3. Maureen O. Gallagher (she), Simone Pfleger (they), Angineh Djavadghazaryans (she), Brigetta (Britt) Abel (she) and Faye Stewart (she): Gender Plurality in the German-Language Classroom: Constructing Linguistic and Cultural Identities Beyond Binaries Chapter 4. Lindsay D. Preseau, LeAnne Spino and Niko Tracksdorf: Gender Inclusivity Across the Curriculum: An Exploration of Novice and Advanced Course Content through Student Perspectives Part 3: Unmaking Gender Binaries and Remaking Gender Pluralities in Sociolinguistic Space Chapter 5. Maxen Jack-Monroe: Beyond il or elle and femme or homme: How Non-Binary Montréalers Navigate French Chapter 6. Jennifer Kaplan: The Social Life of Non-Binary French: How Non-Binary Francophones Linguistically Navigate Institutions Chapter 7. Sheryl Bernardo-Hinesley and Alba Arias Álvarez: Remaking Spanish Gender Binaries: Online Attitudes Toward Gender Pluralities Part 4: Unmaking Gender Binaries and Remaking Gender Pluralities as Resistance and Social Change Chapter 8. Michael Barnes: 'Estamos pavimentando el camino para futuros hablantes del castellano': Nonbinary Peninsular Spanish Languaging as Prefigurative Politics Chapter 9. Ben Papadopoulos: Identifying Gender in Gendered Languages: The Case of Spanish Chapter 10. Eric Louis Russell: Ciro è morto o morta? Symbolic Power and Discursive Effablity Kris Aric Knisely and Eric Louis Russell: Redoing and Undoing: When a Conclusion Is Just the Beginning Index
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Cottonwood Press Inc Hot Fudge Monday Tasty Ways to Teach Parts of
Book SynopsisHard as it is to believe, teachers tell us all of the time that their students actually ask to do the funny, wacky activities from Hot Fudge Monday.This new, expanded edition of our best-selling book offers even more tasty ways to teach parts of speech, including quirky quizzes, extended writing activities, and Internet enrichment activities that reinforce new skills.Hot Fudge Monday joins the study of words to the process of writing those words into meaningful sentences. The book consists of eight chapters, each one dealing with one part of speech. Students learn about the various parts of speech through short writing activities that are interesting, humorous, and a bit offbeat.Grades 7-12
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De Gruyter Functional and Systemic Linguistics: Approaches
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De Gruyter Functional Grammar in Prolog: An Integrated
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De Gruyter Ergativity in German
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De Gruyter Small Clauses in English: The Nonverbal Types
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De Gruyter Simplicity in Generative Morphology
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£114.30
De Gruyter Complex and Derived Constructions
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De Gruyter Grounding: The Epistemic Footing of Deixis and Reference
This compilation of invited contributions, gathering an international collection of cognitive and functional linguists, offers an outline of original empirical work carried out in grounding theory. Grounding is a central notion in cognitive grammar that addresses the linking of semantic content to contextual factors that constitute the subjective ground (or situation of speech). The volume illustrates a growing concern with the application of cognitive grammar to constructions establishing deixis and reference. It proposes a double focus on nominal and clausal grounding, as well as on ways of integrating analyses across these domains.
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De Gruyter Crucial Readings in Functional Grammar
Book SynopsisCrucial Readings in Functional Grammar isan invaluable resource to anyone working in Functional Grammar, student and scholar alike. It contains important articles that have led to new avenues of research in the theory beyond Dik's two-volume Functional Grammar (1997), each concluded with a short paragraph with suggestions for further research. The book also contains an introduction to current Functional Grammar theory by the editors. Crucial Readings is unique in bringing together in one volume the various ideas that complement Dik's canonical presentation of the theory.The editorial contributionsprovide a comprehensive review of Functional Grammar publications.Trade Review"The book has been carefully edited. [...] In summary, Anstey and Mackenzie have produced a book that fulfils their main purpose in providing a set of key readings in FG which have retained their interest and influence to the present day. The volume ist a welcome addition to the literature."John H. Connolly in: Functions of Language 1/2008Table of ContentsIntroduction Matthew P. Anstey and J. Lachlan Mackenzie Layers and operators in Functional Grammar Kees Hengeveld Toward a unified analysis of terms and predications Jan Rijkhoff Parts of speech Kees Hengeveld Predicates as referring expressions M. Evelien Keizer Places and things J. Lachlan Mackenzie The hierarchical structure of the clause and the typology of adverbial satellites Simon C. Dik, Kees Hengeveld, Elseline Vester, and Co Vet Semantic content and linguistic structure in Functional Grammar. On the semantics of 'nounhood' Peter Harder On assigning pragmatic functions in English J.Lachlan Mackenzie and M. Evelien Keizer The utterance as unit of description: implications for Functional Grammar Mike Hannay The multilayered structure of the utterance Co Vet Functional grammar and lexematics in lexicography Leocadio Martín Mingorance
£138.22
De Gruyter Norwegian Modals
Book SynopsisNorwegian Modals is a detailed description of the syntactic and semantic properties of modals in Norwegian. Modal verbs in Mainland Scandinavian languages have received much less attention than their English and German counterparts, hence this book seizes the opportunity to present a range of new data and generalizations relevant for the study of Scandinavian languages, but also for the study of modality in Germanic and other languages. The book critically evaluates a range of proposals from the modality literature, focusing on the Theta-properties and the scopal properties of Modals in Germanic languages, and concludes that none of these previous proposals are able to account for the syntax of modals in Norwegian. The Theta-properties of modals are shown to depend on the construction in which the modal occurs, hence neither a raising analysis, a control analysis, nor a raising-versus-control analysis in fact suffices to exhaust these properties of Norwegian modals. The interplay of modals with tense and aspect is likewise thoroughly investigated, presenting a range of data revealing that existing universalist proposals are insufficient to account for even quite regular patterns. Instead, a new analysis is presented, building on a new compositional tense system which exploits aspectual features of predicates and selectional preferences of modal classes.Trade Review"[...] this is a very welcome and solid addition to the general topic of modality and its generalizable description."Werner Abrahamin: Studies in Language 7/2007
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De Gruyter Reviewing Linguistic Thought: Converging Trends
Book SynopsisThe volume focuses on the interaction of different levels of linguistic analysis (syntax, semantics, pragmatics) and the interfaces between them, on the convergence of different theoretical models in explaining linguistic phenomena, and on recent interdisciplinary approaches to linguistic analysis. Its theoretical importance lies in bringing out and highlighting some of the common trends and directions found in recent theoretical frameworks which focus on themes traditionally downplayed by mainstream 20th century linguistics. It further familiarizes the reader with the methodology used in such frameworks and shows how methodology developed in different theoretical perspectives can often converge in yielding similar results. While representing different traditions, all papers in this volume assume a necessity for the study of language to be paired with the study of cognition and for linguistics to develop more substantive links to other disciplines, thereby creating converging trends into the new century. The structure of this volume reflects this assumption along a cline of theoretical models and methodologies, starting from those that view language as part of cognition and ending with those that consider the language faculty to be distinct from general cognition. Thus the volume is divided into five parts: (I) relaxing level boundaries, (II) focusing on level interaction, (III) drawing on different theories, (IV) exploring field interaction, and (V) interdisciplinary perspectives on modularity. The volume is of particular relevance to scholars and students who are interested in an in-depth overview of 20th century linguistics outside/beyond the generative paradigm, and in exploring the development of 20th century legacy into current work.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Converging trends for 21st century linguistics: A theoretical background Part I : Relaxing level boundaries Eve Sweetser Putting the "same" meaning together from different pieces Klaus-Uwe Panther and Linda L. Thornburg Motivation and convention in some speech-act constructions: A cognitive-linguistic approach Bert Cornillie Subjectivity in Spanish esperar -based constructions Part II : Focusing on level interaction Katarzyna M. Jaszczolt Prolegomena to Default Semantics Eliza Kitisand Anastasios Tsangalidis Expressivity as an option of tense-aspect in language: The case of Modern Greek imperfective past Michalis Georgiafentis Focus: The interplay of phonology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics Part III : Drawing on different theories Michiel Leezenberg Greek tragedy as impolite conversation: Towards a practice approach in linguistic theory Marina Terkourafi Pragmatic correlates of frequency of use: The case for a notion of "minimal context" Chryssoula Lascaratouand Sophia Marmaridou Metaphor in Greek pain-constructions: Cognitive and functional perspectives Svetlana Kurtes Contrastive Linguistics: A 21st century perspective Part IV : Exploring field interaction Anastasios F. Christidis The nature of language: Twentieth century approaches Nick Enfield Micro- and macro-dimensions in linguistic systems Joel Walters Bilingualism as matchmaker: Towards a marriage of sociopragmatic and psycholinguistic research Alexandra Kallia The social and psychological modalities of politeness Part V : Interdisciplinary perspectives on modularity Deirdre Wilson New dimensions for research on pragmatics and modularity Elly Ifantidou Heresay devices and metarepresentation
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De Gruyter A Grammar of Daakaka
This reference grammar is the first description of the endangered Oceanic language Daakaka. This language is spoken by about 1000 speakers on the island of Ambrym, Vanuatu. The data on which the analysis is based were collected by the author during a documentation project between 2009 and 2012. All structural levels of the language are discussed, including discussions of reduplication patterns and orthography design, nominal and verbal subclasses, clause types and information structure and the different types of subordinate clauses. Particular emphasis is given to the intricate system of nominal possession, the system of TAM- and polarity markers and serial verb constructions. Literary genres of the region and related art forms such as songs and the symbolic sand drawings are discussed in the final chapter. The grammar will be especially relevant to readers with an interest in Oceanic languages, general typology and theoretical linguistics as well as those with a broader interest in the region.
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De Gruyter Derived Coordination: A Minimalist Perspective on
Book SynopsisThis monograph explores the different types of clausal relations in the world’s languages. In the recent literature, there have been claims that the strict dichotomy of subordination and coordination cannot be maintained since some constructions seem to be in between these two categories. This study investigates these constructions in detail. The first part is concerned with clause chaining constructions, while the second is concerned with different cases of asymmetric coordination in English. In both parts, it is shown that the different tests to distinguish clausal relations indeed yield different results for the specific constructions. This poses a severe challenge for the established theories of clausal relations. However, as it is argued, recent analyses of coordination provide for the possibility to map a subordinate structure onto a coordinate one by means of regular transformational rules. It is shown that a single movement step derives all the peculiar properties of the phenomena in question. This book thus provides the first comprehensive solution for a long-standing problem in theoretical syntax.
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De Gruyter Clause Typing in the Old Irish Verbal Complex
Book SynopsisAustin’s words on page 1 of his seminal work How to do things with words are valid for this study on clause typing in the Old Irish verbal complex: “The phenomenon to be discussed is very widespread and obvious, and it cannot fail to have been already noticed, at least here and there, by others. Yet I have not found attention paid to it specifically”.Old Irish, a regular V1 language, morphologically distinguishes six clause types, to wit, declarative, relative, wh- and polar interrogative, responsive and imperative clause types. After discussing the constituency of the Old Irish verbal complex and the pragmatically marked orders, i.e. cleft-sentence and left-dislocation, the form, function, paradigmatic consistency and syntax of those clause types are then analysed in detail. The other main issues of this study are the descriptively adequate paradigm of clause types and the interaction of clause typing with subordination and with non-verbal predication in Old Irish.This monograph offers a comprehensive view of clause typing, its morphological expression and related phenomena in the earliest Insular Celtic language, and may also contribute to the general consideration of these topics in both the typological and diachronic perspectives.
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De Gruyter A Grammar of Bunaq
Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive grammar of the Papuan language Bunaq as spoken in the district of Lamaknen. Bunaq belongs to the Timor-Alor-Pantar language family, which comprises the westernmost Papuan languages. Surrounded on all sides by Austronesian languages, Bunaq has developed in isolation from other members of the family, and as a result shows a range of unique morphosyntactic patterns. This grammar provides a detailed synchronic description of Bunaq based on a functional-typological approach. Following additional fieldwork and containing new material and analyses, this book is a thoroughly revised version of the author’s 2010 PhD thesis, which won the Pāṇini Award of the Association for Linguistic Typology.
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Springer International Publishing AG Discourse Markers: An Enunciative Approach
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John Benjamins Publishing Co The Syntax of Information-Structural Agreement
Book SynopsisIn this research monograph, Johannes Mursell discusses the syntactic impact of information-structural features on agreement. So far, the syntactic contribution of this type of feature has mostly been reduced to movement of topics or foci clause-initial position. Here, the author looks at a different phenomenon, syntactic agreement, and how this process can be dependent on information-structural properties. Based partly on original fieldwork from a typologically diverse set of languages, including Tagalog, Swahili, and Lavukaleve, it is argued that for most areas for which information-structural features have been discussed, it is possible to find cases where these features influence phi-feature agreement. The analysis is then extended to cases of Association with Focus, which does not involve phi-features but can still be accounted for with agreement of information-structural features. The book achieves two main goals: first it provides a uniform analysis for different constructions in unrelated languages. Second, it also gives a new argument that information-structural features should be treated as genuine syntactic features.
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John Benjamins Publishing Co Recent Advances in Multiword Units in Machine
Book SynopsisThe investigation of phraseology through corpus-based and computational approaches holds significant relevance for various professionals, including translators, interpreters, terminologists, lexicographers, language instructors, and learners. Computational Phraseology, and in particular the computational analysis of multiword expressions (also known as multiword units), has gained prominence in recent years and is essential for a number of Natural Language Processing and Translation Technology applications. The failure to detect these units automatically could result in incorrect and problematic automatic translations and could hinder the performance of applications such as text summarisation and web search. Against this background, the volume offers 13 articles carefully selected and organised into two parts: Computational treatment of multiword units' and Corpus-based and linguistic studies in phraseology. The contributions not only highlight the latest advancements in computational and corpus-based phraseology but also reiterate its vital role in all areas of language technologies, including basic and applied research.
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John Benjamins Publishing Co The Boundary between Grammar and Lexicon
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De Gruyter Subjects and Predicables: A Study in
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De Gruyter Topics in the Theory of Generative Grammar
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Broadview Press Ltd The Broadview Pocket Guide to Writing
Book SynopsisThe Broadview Pocket Guide to Writing: A Concise Handbook for Students presents essential material from the full Broadview Guide to Writing. Included are summaries of key grammatical points; a glossary of usage; advice on various forms of academic writing; coverage of punctuation and writing mechanics; helpful advice on how to research academic papers; and much more. Four commonly-used styles of citation and documentation are covered—MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE.Trade ReviewComments on the full Broadview Guide to Writing:“Even the most useful reference guides are not always, well, shall we say, riveting. A refreshing exception is the new Broadview Guide to Writing, which is smart, helpful, and even fun to read.” —Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, authors of They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing“The chapter on ‘How to Be Good with Words’ braves every thorny patch of ethical usage imaginable with clear-eyed candor, a serious and generous sensibility, and refreshing wit…. [Overall,] The Broadview Guide to Writing is not only informative and impressive; it is smart—smartly written and smartly designed.” —Dennis Paoli, Co-coordinator, Writing Across the Curriculum, Hunter College, CUNY“The Broadview Guide remains the most readable writing guide available—at any price. It’s the only usage guide I’ve ever actually read for fun. Moreover, it’s sensible, and it’s complete. The authors assume nothing, but they don’t condescend. … The 6th edition gives more space to the problems of gender, race, and class-biased language; most guides don’t direct enough of our attention here. The new chapter on visual literacy is also good—an interesting group of paintings & photographs along with a set of clear, concrete ways to ‘read’ them.” — Jacky Bolding, University of the Fraser Valley“… an excellent choice.… The expanded coverage of the sixth edition [makes] this not only a comprehensive writing guide, but also a valuable introduction to communication and critical thinking in today’s academic world. I will be recommending this text to students at all levels.” — Maria DiCenzo, Wilfrid Laurier University“[The] reference sections on grammar and usage … cover everything I would ever point out in student writing.… The section on MLA style covers pretty much everything anyone needs to know about how to deploy this system of documentation.… The sections on academic writing are [also] very good.” — Bruce Greenfield, Dalhousie University“In a market replete with writing guides, this practical book stands out…. The [Broadview] Guide … re-energizes this pedagogical field by providing clear and concise explanations supported by examples.” — Anne Quéma, Acadia University“[The new] section on how language both reflects and shapes reality … is thought-provoking and sensitive.… Overall, the book is comprehensive, balanced, and engaging. I enjoyed reading it, and I rarely say that about handbooks and guides to writing. I’m sure students will find this book helpful and inspiring.” — Candace Fertile, Camosun CollegeTable of Contents Choosing the Best Words Be as Clear and Specific as Possible Watch for Redundancy Avoid Wordiness Watch for Missing Parts Choose the Best Verb Connect Your Ideas Clearly Paragraphing Joining Words Order and Weight Your Ideas According to Their Importance Watch for Ambiguity Illogical or Confused Connections Making Your Writing Consistent Agreement among the Grammatical Parts of Your Writing Watch for Mixed Metaphors Rhythm, Variety, Balance, and Parallelism CONTEXTS OF WRITING Academic Writing: Essays and Arguments From Topic to Thesis Statement The Nature of Argument Argument Structure and Paragraphing Your Arguments, Others’ Arguments Styles and Disciplines The Language of Academic Writing Writing about Literature / Writing about Texts Writing about Science Business and Professional Writing Slang and Informal English The Social Context Gender Race and Ethnicity, Class, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Disability, etc. Bias-free Vocabulary: A Short List GRAMMAR Basic Grammar: An Outline Parts of Speech Nouns Pronouns Articles Adjectives Verbs Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions and Conjunctive Adverbs Parts of Sentences Subject Object Predicate Clauses and Phrases Parts of Speech and Parts of the Sentence Verbs and Verb Tense Difficulties The Infinitive The Simple Present Tense Subject-Verb Agreement Historical Present Survey of Verb Tenses Voice Mood Combining Verb Tenses: Some Challenges The Past Perfect Tense Combining Tenses—Quoted Material Irregular Verbs Dangling Constructions Nouns and Pronouns Singular and Plural Nouns Singular Pronouns Unreferenced or Wrongly Referenced Pronouns Subject and Object Pronouns Adjectives and Adverbs Comparatives and Superlatives Sentence Fragments / Incomplete Sentences Comma Splices / Run-on Sentences EAL: For Those Whose Native Language Is Not English Articles Frequently Used Non-count Nouns Continuous Verb Tenses Omission or Repetition of the Subjec The Conditional PUNCTUATION The Period The Comma Commas and Non-restrictive Elements That and Which Extra Comma Commas and Lists The Question Mark The Exclamation Mark The Semi-Colon The Colon The Hyphen The Dash Parentheses Square Brackets The Apostrophe Contractions Possession Quotation Marks Other Uses of Quotation Marks Misuse of Quotation Marks to Indicate Emphasis Single Quotation Marks Direct and Indirect Speech Ellipses FORMAT AND SPELLING Capitalization Abbreviations Titles Academic and Business Terms Latin Abbreviations Numbers Italics Spelling Spell-Check Spelling and Sound American Spelling, British Spelling, Canadian Spelling Other Spelling Mistakes RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION Approaches to Research Avoiding Plagiarism Citation and Documentation Incorporating Sources Summarizing Paraphrasing Quoting Directly Formatting Quotations Adding to or Deleting from a Quotation Signal Phrases MLA Style About MLA In-Text Citations About Works Cited MLA Core Elements Examples MLA Style Sample Essay Page APA Style Incorporating Sources in APA Style Summarizing Paraphrasing Quoting Directly Formatting Quotations Adding to or Deleting from a Quotation Signal Phrases About In-text Citations About References APA Style Sample Essay Pages Chicago Style About Chicago Style Chicago Style Sample CSE Style CSE Style Samples GLOSSARY OF USAGE CORRECTION KEY INDEX
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Broadview Press Ltd The Broadview Guide to Writing, Canadian Edition
Book SynopsisIncreasingly, writing handbooks are seen as over-produced and overpriced. One stands out: The Broadview Guide to Writing is published in an elegant but simple format, and sells for roughly half the price of its fancier-looking competitors. That does not change with the new edition; what does change and stay up-to-date is the content of the book. The seventh Canadian edition brings a substantial re-organization of the contents under three headings: Writing Processes, Writing Mechanics, and Writing Contexts. Coverage of the MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE styles of documentation has been substantially revised to reflect the most recent updates, including the 2020 APA and 2021 MLA changes. As in earlier editions, the Broadview Guide offers wide ranging coverage of academic argument; of writing and critical thinking; and of writing about literature. Coverage of personal and informal writing is included for the first time—as is a sample literary essay in MLA style (in addition to the sample MLA interdisciplinary essay). The 'How to be Good with Words' chapter (on issues of gender, race, religion etc.) has been extensively revised, as has the material on electronic etiquette.Trade ReviewCOMMENTS ON PREVIOUS EDITIONS"Even the most useful reference guides are not always, well, shall we say, riveting. A refreshing exception is The Broadview Guide to Writing, which is smart, helpful, and even fun to read." - Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, authors of They Say / I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing "The Broadview Guide remains the most readable writing guide available-at any price. It's the only usage guide I've ever actually read for fun. Moreover, it's sensible, and it's complete. - The authors assume nothing, but they don't condescend." - Jacky Bolding, University of the Fraser Valley"an excellent choice. - The expanded coverage of the sixth edition [makes] this not only a comprehensive writing guide, but also a valuable introduction to communication and critical thinking in today's academic world. I will be recommending this text to students at all levels." - Maria DiCenzo, Wilfrid Laurier University"While it is often difficult to distinguish one writing handbook from another - The Broadview Guide to Writing proves exceptional in a number of ways. - [It is] an accessible and relevant guide for twenty-first century college students, with a keen eye toward process, style, and documentation." - Karen Head, Special Advisor to the Writing & Communication Program, The Georgia Institute of Technology"In a market replete with writing guides, this practical book stands out - The [Broadview] Guide - re-energizes this pedagogical field by providing clear and concise explanations supported by examples." - Anne Quéma, Acadia University"Comprehensive, affordable, and student-friendly." - Candice Rai, English Department, University of Washington-Seattle"[The] reference sections on grammar and usage - cover everything I would ever point out in student writing. - The section on MLA style covers pretty much everything anyone needs to know about how to deploy this system of documentation. - The sections on academic writing are [also] very good." - Bruce Greenfield, Dalhousie UniversityTable of Contents Writing Processes P1 Getting Started P1.1 Attitude and Voice P1.2 Academic Style P1.3 Audience P1.4 Purpose P1.5 Focus P1.6 Discovery P1.7 Writer's Block P1.8 Research P1.9 Finding Sources P1.10 Evaluating Sources P2 Making Sense P2.1 Argument P2.2 Logic P2.3 Fallacies P2.4 Thesis P2.5 Organization P2.6 Modes of Writing P2.7 Logical Fluency P2.8 Your Arguments, Others' Arguments P3 Improving Style P3.1 Stylistic Fluency P3.2 Diction P3.3 Syntax P3.4 Rhythm P3.5 Figures of Speech P3.6 Voice P3.7 Tone P3.8 Revision and Proofreading P3.9 Writing by Computer Special TopicHow to Be Good with Words Writing Mechanics M1 Grammar M1.1 “Right” and “Wrong” M1.2 Parts of Speech M1.3 Parts of Sentences M1.4 Verb Forms M1.5 Mood and Voice M1.6 How to Build Sentences (Sentence Combining) M2 Usage M2.1 Verb Issues M2.2 Preposition Issues M2.3 Noun and Pronoun M2.4 Word Order M2.5 Word Meanings M2.6 Part-of-Speech Conversions M2.7 Slang M2.8 Word Conventions M2.9 Joining Words M2.10 Wordiness M2.11 National Variants M3 Punctuation and Other Conventions M3.1 Punctuation M3.2 Quotations M3.3 Capitalization M3.4 Abbreviations M3.5 Spelling M4 For Those Whose Native Language Is Not English Special TopicSeeing and Meaning Writing Contexts C1: Writing Across the Disciplines C1.1 Different Subjects, Different Styles C1.2 English Studies C1.3 Humanities C1.4 Natural and Applied Sciences C1.5 Social Sciences C1.6 Business and Commerce C2: Forms and Conventions C2.1 The Meanings of Texts C2.2 Meaning and Form in Literature C2.3 The Text in the Present Tense C2.4 Authors and Speakers C2.5 The Scientific Research Paper C2.6 Scientific Tone C2.7 First Person and Active Voice C2.8 Writing in the Workplace C2.9 Personal and Informal Writing C2.10 Examinations and In-class Essays C3: Style Guides C3.1 MLA Style C3.2 APA Style C3.3 Chicago Style C3.4 CSE Style
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Taylor & Francis Introducing Systemic Functional Linguistics
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), covering key concepts and contributions to the field, and instructing beginners to apply SFL to different areas.Authored by contributors with extensive experience of teaching SFL, the book is composed of fourteen chapters covering theories, descriptions and applications of SFL. It encompasses the following topics: SFL theory and the organizing principles; descriptions of various lexicogrammatical and semantic systems; grammatical metaphor; register studies; different areas of SFL application, including translation studies, multimodal discourse analysis, and educational linguistics. Suitable to be used as teaching materials, the chapters are carefully organized into sections of learning outcomes, key terms, exercises and suggested readings. By introducing the theory and applications of SFL in accessible terms and requiring no prior knowledge, this practical book is a key reading for students new to the area.
£37.99
Bookvault Publishing Parma Eldalamberon 23 The Feanorian Alphabet Part 2 Eldarin Pronouns
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Taylor & Francis Introducción a la sintaxis del español
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Anatomy of Poetry Routledge Revivals
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Anatomy of Prose Routledge Revivals
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Cambridge University Press A Brief History of English Syntax
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Georgetown University Press De la oracion simple a la oracion compuesta Curso
Book SynopsisA comprehensive reference grammar of the different types of Spanish coordination and subordination that includes many examples and exercises.Trade ReviewCombines a detailed study of the problem of verb mode with a thorough analysis of syntax ... a book of great potential for teachers wishing to assist students in achieving advanced linguistic competency. It is also a book for linguists...this is a text which should eventually occupy a space on the reference shelf of every teacher of the Spanish language. Hispania
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Taylor & Francis Ltd French Creoles A Comprehensive and Comparative
Book SynopsisFrench Creoles: A Comprehensive and Comparative Grammar is the first complete reference to present the morphology, grammar and syntax of a representative selection of French Creoles in one volume. The book is organised to promote a thorough understanding of the grammar of French Creoles and presents its complexities in a concise and readable form. An extensive index, cross-referencing and a generous use of headings provides readers with immediate access to the information they require.The varieties included within the volume provide a representative collection of French Creoles from the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, including: Mauritian Creole, Seychelles Creole, Reunion Creole (where relevant), Haitian Creole, Martinique Creole, Guadeloupe Creole, Guyanese French Creole, Karipuna, St. Lucia Creole, Louisiana Creole and Tayo. By providing a comprehensive description of a range of French Creoles in a clear and non-technical manner, this grammar isTable of ContentsIntroduction Creole Languages – an historical overviewWhat is a Creole?How did Creoles develop?Place of Creoles in educationChapter 1 MorphologyAffixes - inflectional and derivationalCompoundingChapter 2 Nouns Common and proper nounsConcrete and abstract nounsCount and non-count nounsChapter 3 ArticlesDefinite articleIndefinite articleZero articleChapter 4 PronounsPersonal pronounsPossessive pronounsDemonstrative pronounsReflexive pronouns Chapter 5 Adjectives and AdverbsPre- and post-nominal adjectivesAugmentative and dimunitive adjectivesAdjective reduplicationOrdering adjectivesAdverbs (temporal, locational, manner, reason) Chapter 6 Numerals and quantifiersTypes of numerals (ordinal, cardinal)Quantifiers Chapter 7 Verbs Types of verbs (transitive, ditransitive, unaccusative, unergative, control, raising, causative verbs) Verbs and their complements (finite and non-finite complements, defective complements, and small clause complements)Serial verb constructionsChapter 8 Tense, Mood, and Aspect markersOrdering of tense, mood, and aspect markersModality (possibility, necessity, permission)Chapter 9 PrepositionsTypes of meaning expressed (e.g. dative, instrumental, location)Chapter 10 SubordinationSubordinating conjunctions Adjunct clausesChapter 11 Questions (types of questions: yes/no questions, wh-questions, multiple wh-questions, wh-in-situ questions, echo-questions)Chapter 12 Relative clauses (restrictive and non-restrictive)Relative pronounsStrategies for forming relative clausesRange of grammatical functions which can be relativizedPied-piping and resumptive pronounsChapter 13 Focus constructionsCleft constructionsTopic constructionsChapter 14 NegationSentence and constituent negationN(egative)-words Relation between N-words and negationChapter 15 Sentence structure and word order Subject-less sentencesVerb-less sentencesObjectless sentencesBibliography
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John Murray Press English for the Natives: Discover the Grammar You
Book Synopsis'My first English lesson was grammar with the terrifying Mrs Petrie. She spent the entire time marching up and down the classroom, thwacking various items of school furniture with a ruler while she banged on about the ING part of the verb. I sat there, vibrating with fear, desperately trying to figure out what on earth she could mean. Irregular Negative Gerund? Intransitive Nominative Genitive? It was only years later, when I was teaching English to foreign students, that I realised that English grammar wasn't obscure and wilfully difficult but a fascinating subject which I was already brilliant at - and this book will prove that you are too.'Forget the little you think you know about English grammar and start afresh with this highly entertaining and accessible guide. English for the Natives outlines the rules and structures of our language as they are taught to foreign students - and have never before been explained to us. Harry Ritchie also examines the grammar of dialects as well as standard English and shows how non-standard forms are just as valid. With examples from a wide variety of sources, from Ali G to John Betjeman, Margaret Thatcher to Match of the Day, this essential book reveals some surprising truths about our language and teaches you all the things you didn't know you knew about grammar.Trade ReviewRitchie's approach to English grammar in this entertaining book on the subject is a relief * Sunday Times *This informative read reassures that mastering our language is easier than it seems * Mail on Sunday, Paperback of the Week *A hugely entertaining read, full of attitude and verve and sharp running jokes. And underneath all this lies rigorous linguistic heft, which gives the book real authority * Daily Mail *I learnt a lot about my own language from English for the Natives, and about how our language and our understanding of the world have developed in tandem. And I particularly appreciated Harry Ritchie's bold dismantling of the metaphysics of Chomskyan structuralism. Wonderful to have such a fresh first-hand observation of how language actually works * Michael Frayn *Clear, trenchant, funny, Ritchie makes thinking a pleasure * John Carey *Essential reading * Nick Hornby *An engaging response to an educational disaster . . . This book is sensible, valuable and written with a sense of fun * TLS *How many new books are there about words, grammar and language? Nonetheless, Harry Ritchie's English for the Natives leaps to the top of the pile for its sharp, good sense, linguistic rigour [and] sense of humour -- Marcus Berkmann * The Spectator *On the pleasantly scholarly end of the word book spectrum. Informed by linguistics, it has a particularly good discussion of the controversy between "innatists" (following Chomsky) and others * Guardian *
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Random House USA Inc The Deluxe Transitive Vampire The Ultimate
Book SynopsisPlayful and practical, this is the style book you can't wait to use, a guide that addresses classic questions of English usage with wit and the blackest of humor. Black-and-white illustrations throughout.
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Princeton University Press The PrisonHouse of Language A Critical Account
Book SynopsisFredric Jameson's survey of Structuralism and Russian Formalism is, at the same time, a critique of their basic methodology. He lays bare the presuppositions of the two movements, clarifying the relationship between the synchronic methods of Saussurean linguistics and the realities of time and history.Trade Review"A densely but lucidly written critique of modern linguistic theory and its application in and implications for formalism and structuralism... The Prison-House of Language ought to be purchased by every library and read by everyone interested in modern thought."--Library Journal "This is a brilliant and provocative book, perhaps most exciting in the suggestion of the new rigor and penetration possible in historical study when we have emerged on the other side of structuralism."--Virginia Quarterly Review "Jameson's intellectual stamina is altogether admirable, the breadth of his analysis impressive, and his expository skills, on occasion, remarkable. Moreover, his admiration for the achievements of the Russian Formalists and their 'cousins,' the French Structuralists, does not prevent him from offering some cogent strictures on the built-in pitfalls of Structuralist methodology."--Modern Language Quarterly
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De Gruyter The Structure of the Clause
Table of ContentsFrontmatter -- Table of contents -- List of tables and figures -- Abbreviations used in FG-representations -- 1. Methodological preliminaries -- 2. Some basic concepts of linguistic theory -- 3. Preview of Functional Grammar -- 4. The nuclear predication -- 5. States of Affairs and semantic functions -- 6. On the function and structure of terms -- 7. Term operators -- 8. Non-verbal predicates -- 9. Nuclear, core, and extended predication -- 10. Perspectivizing the State of Affairs: Subject and Object assignment -- 11. Reconsidering the Semantic Function Hierarchy; Raising; Ergativity -- 12. Predication, proposition, clause -- 13. Pragmatic functions -- 14. Expression rules -- 15. The operation of expression rules -- 16. Principles of constituent ordering -- 17. Constituent ordering: problems and complications -- 18. Prosodic features -- Backmatter
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Broadview Press Ltd Grammar by Diagram: Understanding English Grammar
Book SynopsisGrammar by Diagram is a book designed for anyone who wishes to improve grammatical understanding and skill. Using traditional sentence diagraming as a visual tool, the book explains how to expand ten basic patterns for simple sentences into compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences, and how to employ verbals (infinitives, gerunds, and participles), other specialized structures, and even punctuation for additional versatility. The third edition includes more exercises at the foundational level and more focus on how to arrange and combine sentences for maximum effect. It also includes a new initial chapter on “preliminaries” to define a few basic but overarching concepts, a separate chapter on pronouns, and a chapter devoted to the connection between understanding grammar and writing effective sentences. Trade Review“Grammar for English majors is as important as mathematics for physics majors; it is the invisible structure that determines how language works. Unlike math, however, almost everyone learns to speak a language well without studying it in school. Grammar is unconscious logical structure we know without knowing it. Cindy Vitto’s Grammar by Diagram makes it conscious and comprehensible and will improve students’ writing and analytical skills, no matter their majors.” — Gordon Sayre, University of OregonPraise for the second edition“Rejoice! After years of neglect, sentence diagraming can unapologetically return to college courses. Cindy Vitto’s Grammar by Diagram makes this a fruitful return by using diagraming first to lay bare the structural bones of English and then to demonstrate ways in which writers use these components to create effective sentences. Through diagraming, students see that a strong sentence is a purposefully structured unit and not a set of words aimlessly strung together. Thus Grammar by Diagram gives students not only skills for crafting better sentences but also tools for examining language with greater care.” — Candace Barrington, Central Connecticut State University“Grammar by Diagram is a dream come true for me. I grew up academically on diagraming, and I have always thought it is one of the best ways for students to visualize the structure of the language.” — George Edward Stanley, Cameron University“Vitto deftly integrates diagraming into her descriptive gram-mar approach to instruction on basic and advanced grammar topics, resulting in a book that is not about sentence diagraming but that offers it as a tool to demonstrate abstract concepts that otherwise are not easily visualized. … I look forward to using Grammar by Diagram to help my students visualize the abstractions of grammar by creating concrete representations of it. That is likely to result in both the comprehension and the enjoyment that Vitto states are her intentions for readers as they study the grammar of English.” — Kevin Moberg, The Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar JournalTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Preliminaries Chapter 2 The Eight Parts of Speech: Building a Sentence with Noun or Pronoun + Verb Chapter 3 The Eight Parts of Speech—Adding Information and Connections: Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, Interjection Chapter 4 Basic Sentence Patterns for Be and Linking Verbs Chapter 5 Basic Sentence Patterns for Intransitive and Transitive Verbs Chapter 6 Combining and Expanding Patterns: Compound Structures Chapter 7 Combining and Expanding Patterns: Complex Sentences with Adverb and Relative Clauses Chapter 8 Combining and Expanding Patterns: Complex Sentences with Noun Clauses Chapter 9 Verbals Chapter 10 Crafting Better Sentences Chapter 11 Verbs Chapter 12 Pronouns Chapter 13 Usage Problems Associated with Adjectives and Adverbs Chapter 14 Punctuation and Capitalization Appendix 1 Summary of Clauses and Verbals Appendix 2 Diagraming Summary Appendix 3 Verb Conjugations (See and Be) Appendix 4 The Least You Should Know about Punctuation and Usage Answer Key Index
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Harrassowitz Verlag Grammar of Written Mongolian: Text in Roman and
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Taylor & Francis The IndoEuropean Languages
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Oxford University Press Inc Adverbial Resumption in Verb Second Languages
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I: Presentation of the volume Introduction Table of contents 1. Adverbial resumption in V2 languages: the background Liliane Haegeman Karen De Clercq Terje Lohndal Christine Meklenburg Salvesen 2. Frame-setters and microvariation of subject-initial Verb Second Ciro Greco Liliane Haegeman Part II. Revisiting the typology of adverbial resumption 3. On the syntax of fronted adverbial clauses in two Tyrolean dialects: the distribution of resumptive semm Jan Casalicchio Federica Cognola 4. A generalised resumptive in the Ghent variety of East Flemish? Karen De Clercq Liliane Haegeman 5. Resumptive adverbs in Old French and Old Occitan Barbara Vance Part III. Adverbial resumption and the syntax of V2 3.1. Resumption and the syntax of (non) integration 6. Adverbial resumption in German from a synchronic and diachronic perspective Katrin Axel-Tober 7. V3 in True V2 Contexts and Adverbial Resumption in Old English Eric Haeberli Susan Pintzuk 8. Adverbial resumption and scope: a case study of Norwegian Christine Meklenborg Salvesen Terje Lohndal 3.2. Adverbial resumption and the articulated left periphery of V2 9. Resumption in Medieval Romance: Reconsidering si Sam Wolfe 10. Why is it so? An analysis of the V3 cases after si in Old Italian Cecilia Poletto 11. The syntax of the V3 particle så in the Swedish left periphery Anders Holmberg 12. The XP-Þá-construction and V2 Jóhannes Gísli Jónsson 13. Resolving permissible and impermissible V3 in Kiezdeutsch: resumption and beyond Benjamin Lowell Sluckin Oliver Bunk
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De Gruyter Labels and Roots
Book SynopsisThis volume provides in-depth exploration of the issues of labeling and roots, with a balance of empirical and conceptual/theoretical analyses. The papers explore key questions that must ultimately be addressed in the development of generative theories: how do theories of labels and roots relate to syntax-internal computation, to semantics, to morphology, and to phonology?
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Oxford University Press From Literacy to Literature
Book SynopsisThe first lessons we learn in school can stay with us all our lives, but this was nowhere more true than in the last decades of the fourteenth century when grammar-school students were not only learning to read and write, but understanding, for the first time, that their mother tongue, English, was grammatical. The efflorescence of Ricardian poetry was not a direct result of this change, but it was everywhere shaped by it. This book characterizes this close connection between literacy training and literature, as it is manifest in the fine and ambitious poetry by Gower, Langland and Chaucer, at this transitional moment. This is also a book about the way medieval training in grammar (or grammatica) shaped the poetic arts in the Middle Ages fully as much as rhetorical training. It answers the curious question of what language was used to teach Latin grammar to the illiterate. It reveals, for the first time, what the surviving schoolbooks from the period actually contain. It describes whatTrade ReviewCannon's book has done much, as far as the implications for Middle English are concerned. It will feature in debate on the significance of elementary education for the creation of English literature, for many a year to come. * Alastair Minnis, Spenser Review *Cannon's argument may be intuitive, but it is original with him, and this original and compelling book has the potential to reorient how we think about late medieval poetry. * Tim William Machan (University of Notre Dame), The Modern Language Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: The Language of Learning 2: The Ad Hoc Schoolroom 3: The Basic Grammars and the Grammar-School Style 4: Grammaticalization and Literary Form 5: The Basic Reading Texts and Literary Work 6: Equipment for Living 7: The Experience of Learning
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Oxford University Press The Logic of Pronominal Resumption
Book SynopsisThis book is a cross-linguistic investigation of resumptive pronouns and related phenomena. Pronominal resumption is the realization of the base of a syntactic dependency as a bound pronoun. Resumption occurs in unbounded dependencies, such as relative clauses and questions, and in the variety of raising known as copy raising. Processing factors may also give rise to resumption, even in environments where it does not normally occur in a given language.Ash Asudeh proposes a new theory of resumption based on the use of a resource logic for semantic composition and the typologically robust observation that resumptive pronouns are ordinary pronouns in their morphological and lexical properties. The framework for semantic composition is Glue Semantics and the syntactic framework is Lexical-Functional Grammar. The author introduces these frameworks and the concept of resource logics accessibly and compares results and explanations with those offered by a number of contrasting theoretical fraTable of ContentsPART I BACKGROUND; PART II THEORY; PART III SYNTACTICALLY ACTIVE RESUMPTIVES; PART IV SYNTACTICALLY INACTIVE RESUMPTIVES; PART V OTHER KINDS OF RESUMPTION; PART VI APPENDICES
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Cambridge University Press Grammaticalization Cambridge Textbooks in
Book SynopsisThis is a general introduction to grammaticalization, the change whereby lexical terms and constructions come in certain linguistic contexts to serve grammatical functions, and, once grammaticalized, continue to develop new grammatical functions. The authors synthesize work from several areas of linguistics, including historical linguistics, discourse analysis, and pragmatics. Data are drawn from many languages including Ewe, Finnish, French, Hindi, Hittite, Japanese, Malay, and especially English. This 2003 second edition has been thoroughly revised with substantial updates on theoretical and methodological issues that have arisen in the decade since the first edition, and includes a significantly expanded bibliography. Particular attention is paid to recent debates over directionality in change and the role of grammaticalization in creolization. Grammaticalization will be a valuable and stimulating textbook for all linguists interested in the development of grammatical forms and willTrade Review"The book is a lucid and highly readable discussion of grammaticalization...an excellent treatment of a central aspect of language." LanguageTable of ContentsPreface to the second edition and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Some preliminaries; 2. The history of grammaticalization; 3. Reanalysis; 4. Pragmatic factor; 5. The hypothesis of unidirectionality; 6. Clause-internal morphological changes; 7. Grammaticalization across clauses; 8. Grammaticalization in situations of extreme language contact; 9. Summary and suggestions for further work; References; Index of names; Index of languages; General index.
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