Linguistic diversity and language theories /
From the refinement of general methodology, to new insights of synchronic and diachronic universals, to studies of specific phenomena, this collection demonstrates the crucial role that language data play in the evolution of useful, accurate linguistic theories. Issues addressed include the determin...
| Други автори: | Frajzyngier, Zygmunt., Hodges, Adam., Rood, David S. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA :
J. Benjamins Pub.,
℗♭2005.
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| Серия: |
Studies in language companion series ;
v. 72. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=229823 |
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Print version::
Linguistic diversity and language theories. |
Съдържание:
- Linguistic Diversity and Language Theories; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Introduction; 1. What are we typologists doing?; 2. The canonical approach in typology; 3. What is an empirical theory of linguistic meaning a theory of?; 4. Language processes, theory and description of language change, and building on the past; 5. On the part played by human conscious choice in language structure and language evolution; 6. The challenge of polygrammaticalization for linguistic theory; 7. On discourse frequency, grammar, and grammaticalization.