Invariance, Markedness and Distinctive Feature Analysis a contrastive study of sign systems in English and Hebrew.
This volume provides a new kind of contrastive analysis of two unrelated languages -- English and Hebrew -- based on the semiotic concepts of invariance, markedness and distinctive feature theory. It concentrates on linguistic forms and constructions which are remarkably different in each language d...
| Основен автор: | Tobin, Yishai. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Amsterdam/Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
1994.
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| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Invariance, Markedness and Distinctive Feature Analysis : A contrastive study of sign systems in English and Hebrew. |
| Резюме: |
This volume provides a new kind of contrastive analysis of two unrelated languages -- English and Hebrew -- based on the semiotic concepts of invariance, markedness and distinctive feature theory. It concentrates on linguistic forms and constructions which are remarkably different in each language despite the fact that they share the same familiar classifications and labels. Tobin demonstrates how and why traditional and modern syntactic categories such as grammatical number; verb tense, aspect, mood and voice; conditionals and interrogatives; etc., are not equivalent across languages. It is argu. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (428 pages) |
| ISBN: |
9789027276742 9027276749 1283312883 9781283312882 |