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Argues that knowledge in language consists of being able to use it in speaking and understanding. This work analyses a variety of languages, from English to Japanese and Swahili. It is intended for those in the disciplines of language, linguistics, anthropology, education, psychology, cognitive science, law, media studies, and medicine.

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The Point of Departure The Dynamics of Interpretation Relative Clause Construal Tree Growth and Language Typologies On the Right Periphery The Challenge of Japanese Swahili Agreement and Conjunction Copula Constructions in English General Perspectives References Index

The Dynamics of Language

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    A Hardback by Lutz Marten, Ruth Kempson, Lutz Marten

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      Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780126135350, 978-0126135350
      ISBN10: 0126135355
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      Book Synopsis
      Argues that knowledge in language consists of being able to use it in speaking and understanding. This work analyses a variety of languages, from English to Japanese and Swahili. It is intended for those in the disciplines of language, linguistics, anthropology, education, psychology, cognitive science, law, media studies, and medicine.

      Table of Contents
      The Point of Departure The Dynamics of Interpretation Relative Clause Construal Tree Growth and Language Typologies On the Right Periphery The Challenge of Japanese Swahili Agreement and Conjunction Copula Constructions in English General Perspectives References Index

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