Appositive Relative Clauses In English

Author : Rudy Loock
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027226327

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Appositive Relative Clauses in English by Rudy Loock Pdf

This book sheds new light on Appositive Relative Clauses (ARCs), a structure that is generally studied from a merely syntactic point of view, in opposition to Determinative (or Restrictive) Relative Clauses (DRCs). In this volume, ARCs are examined from a discourse/pragmatic point of view, independently of DRCs, in order to provide a positive definition of the structure. After a presentation of the morphosyntactic, semantic and pragmatic characteristics of ARCs, a taxonomy of their functions in discourse is established for both written and spoken English based on the results of a corpus-based investigation. Constraints are then defined within an information-packaging approach to syntactic structures to show why speakers choose ARCs over other competing allostructures, i.e. syntactic structures that fulfil similar discourse functions (e.g. nominal appositives, independent clauses, adverbials, noun premodifiers, topicalization). The end result is a deeper understanding of the richness of ARCs in their natural contexts of use.

Author : Lester Kaufman,Jane Straus
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781119652847

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The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation by Lester Kaufman,Jane Straus Pdf

The bestselling workbook and grammar guide, revised and updated! Hailed as one of the best books around for teaching grammar, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation includes easy-to-understand rules, abundant examples, dozens of reproducible quizzes, and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar to middle and high schoolers, college students, ESL students, homeschoolers, and more. This concise, entertaining workbook makes learning English grammar and usage simple and fun. This updated 12th edition reflects the latest updates to English usage and grammar, and includes answers to all reproducible quizzes to facilitate self-assessment and learning. Clear and concise, with easy-to-follow explanations, offering "just the facts" on English grammar, punctuation, and usage Fully updated to reflect the latest rules, along with even more quizzes and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar Ideal for students from seventh grade through adulthood in the US and abroad For anyone who wants to understand the major rules and subtle guidelines of English grammar and usage, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation offers comprehensive, straightforward instruction.

Author : Valentina Bianchi
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110803372

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Consequences of Antisymmetry by Valentina Bianchi Pdf

The architecture of the human language faculty has been one of the main foci of the linguistic research of the last half century. This branch of linguistics, broadly known as Generative Grammar, is concerned with the formulation of explanatory formal accounts of linguistic phenomena with the ulterior goal of gaining insight into the properties of the 'language organ'. The series comprises high quality monographs and collected volumes that address such issues. The topics in this series range from phonology to semantics, from syntax to information structure, from mathematical linguistics to studies of the lexicon.

Author : Tibor Kiss
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 815 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110377408

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Syntax - Theory and Analysis by Tibor Kiss Pdf

The handbook offers an overview of syntactic theory and analysis, in terms of different theories, different languages, and different methods. The Handbook presents the state of art in syntactic analysis, also dealing with the methodology employed, and the rules of argumentation required to achieve such analyses for a wide range of phenomena.

Author : Yen-hui Audrey Li,Andrew Simpson,Wei-Tien Dylan Tsai
Publisher : Oxford Studies in Comparative
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780199945672

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Chinese Syntax in a Cross-linguistic Perspective by Yen-hui Audrey Li,Andrew Simpson,Wei-Tien Dylan Tsai Pdf

"Chinese Syntax in a Cross-linguistic Perspective collects twelve new papers that explore the syntax of Chinese in comparison with other languages"--

Author : Anton Benz,Manfred Stede,Peter Kühnlein
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027256287

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Constraints in Discourse 3 by Anton Benz,Manfred Stede,Peter Kühnlein Pdf

The analysis of discourse is probably one of the most complex problems of linguistics. It can be approached from many different directions, involving a large variety of different methods. This volume unites psycholinguistic studies, investigations of logical and computational models of discourse, corpus studies, and linguistic case studies of language-specific devices. This variety of approaches reflects the complexity of discourse production and understanding, and it also reflects the necessity of understanding the complex interplay of diverse parameters which influence these processes. The growing importance of corpus-based and experimental approaches to discourse analysis is duly reflected in this volume. Most of the chapters make use of them in one or the other form. This collection of articles grew out of the third installment of the Constraints in Discourse conferences, and will be of interest to researchers from linguistics, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science.

Author : Fabian Heck
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110211467

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On Pied-Piping by Fabian Heck Pdf

Pied-piping, the phenomenon that wh-movement may target categories not marked with the feature [wh], has generally been considered idiosyncratic and pathological. On Pied-Piping argues that this assessment is not correct. The book presents a compilation of crosslinguistic generalizations on pied-piping and a theory that derives them. Pied-piping is incorporated into a derivational theory of successive cyclic wh-movement that includes input-output optimization, the operation Agree, and phase theory. The resulting theory is a step towards closing a long-standing gap in syntactic theorizing.

Author : Christopher Potts
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004-12-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191534348

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The Logic of Conventional Implicatures by Christopher Potts Pdf

This book revives the study of conventional implicatures in natural language semantics. H. Paul Grice first defined the concept. Since then his definition has seen much use and many redefinitions, but it has never enjoyed a stable place in linguistic theory. Christopher Potts returns to the original and uses it as a key into two presently under-studied areas of natural language: supplements (appositives, parentheticals) and expressives (e.g., honorifics, epithets). The account of both depends on a theory in which sentence meanings can be multidimensional. The theory is logically and intuitively compositional, and it minimally extends a familiar kind of intensional logic, thereby providing an adaptable, highly useful tool for semantic analysis. The result is a linguistic theory that is accessible not only to linguists of all stripes, but also philosophers of language, logicians, and computer scientists who have linguistic applications in mind.

Author : Lena Karssenberg
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783110586435

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Non-prototypical Clefts in French by Lena Karssenberg Pdf

This monograph is the first large-scale corpus analysis of French il y a clefts. While most research on clefts focusses on the English ‘prototypical’ it-cleft and its equivalents across languages, this study examines the lesser-known il y a clefts – of both presentational-eventive and specificational type – and provides an in-depth analysis of their syntactic, semantic and discourse-functional properties. In addition to an extensive literature review and a comparison with Italian c’è clefts and with French c’est clefts, the strength of the study lies in the critical approach it develops to the common definition of clefts. Several commonly used criteria for clefts are applied to the corpus data, revealing that these criteria often lead to ambiguous results. The reasons for this ambiguity are explored, thus leading to a better understanding of what constitutes a cleft. In this sense, the analysis will be of interest to specialists of Romance and non-Romance clefts alike.

Author : Dilşah Kalay
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781527552517

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Post-Pandemic Trends in Language Studies by Dilşah Kalay Pdf

This research collection focuses on language study trends following the COVID-19 pandemic. The book is organized into ten chapters. Chapter I includes teaching beliefs and practices regarding pronunciation. Chapter II examines perfectionism and its relation to second language (L2) performance. Chapter III develops a self-reported instrument to determine the existence of gelotophobia in the English Language Teaching (ELT) field. Chapter IV discusses the deconstruction of human and nonhuman distinctions in the post-cyberpunk and posthumanist context. Chapter V analyzes “surely” and “certainly” as two modal adverbs expressing conviction. Chapter VI focuses on Polish and Turkish relative clauses to reject the traditional, homogeneous approach to appositive relative clause (ARC) research. Chapter VII examines teacher motivation after the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapter VIII scrutinizes the technological knowledge level of pre-service ELT teachers. Chapter IX describes the cultural orientations of minority groups and the perceived influence of the media. As the final chapter, Chapter X investigates the effect of speaking anxiety on student talking time.

Author : Kate Woodford,Guy Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1550 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521824230

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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary by Kate Woodford,Guy Jackson Pdf

The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary is the ideal dictionary for advanced EFL/ESL learners. Easy to use and with a great CD-ROM - the perfect learner's dictionary for exam success. First published as the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, this new edition has been completely updated and redesigned. - References to over 170,000 words, phrases and examples explained in clear and natural English - All the important new words that have come into the language (e.g. dirty bomb, lairy, 9/11, clickable) - Over 200 'Common Learner Error' notes, based on the Cambridge Learner Corpus from Cambridge ESOL exams Plus, on the CD-ROM: - SMART thesaurus - lets you find all the words with the same meaning - QUICKfind - automatically looks up words while you are working on-screen - SUPERwrite - tools for advanced writing, giving help with grammar and collocation - Hear and practise all the words.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Disabled veterans
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029363814

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Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mark de Vries
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Grammar, Comparative and general
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029792046

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The Syntax of Relativization by Mark de Vries Pdf

Author : Sam Shemitz
Publisher : Sam Shemitz
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Extending the relative clause extended complement model by Sam Shemitz Pdf

Author : Guglielmo Cinque
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108479707

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The Syntax of Relative Clauses by Guglielmo Cinque Pdf

Drawing on a wide range of languages, Cinque argues that all relative clause types derive from a single, double-headed, structure.