Grammatical Relations In Change

Author : Jan Terje Faarlund
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027230587

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The eleven selected contributions making up this volume deal with grammatical relations, their coding and behavioral properties, and the change that these properties have undergone in different languages. The focus of this collection is on the changing properties of subjects and objects, although the scope of the volume goes beyond the central problems pertaining to case marking and word order. The diachrony of syntactic and morphosyntactic phenomena are approached from different theoretical perspectives, generative grammar, valency grammar, and functionalism. The languages dealt with include Old English, Mainland Scandinavian, Icelandic, German and other Germanic languages, Latin, French and other Romance languages, Northeast Caucasian, Eskimo, and Popolocan. This book provides an opportunity to compare different theoretical approaches to similar phenomena in different languages and language families.

Author : D. N. S. Bhat
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134923755

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Grammatical Relations by D. N. S. Bhat Pdf

This book argues that the assumption that grammatical relations are both necessary and universal is an unwarranted generalization. The grammatical relations of subject and object are required in the case of the Indian language of Kannada. Furthermore, the notion of transitivity or transference which forms the basis for postulating grammatical relations does not play the expected central role in all languages: in the case of another Indian language, Manipuri, it is volitionality and transitivity which plays the central role in clause structure. Dr. Bhat argues against the universality and necessity of grammatical relations; his provocative hypothesis will be a challenge to all those concerned with the nature of language.

Author : Franz Müller-Gotama
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110137372

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Author : Dianne Jonas,John Whitman,Andrew Garrett
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199582624

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Grammatical Change by Dianne Jonas,John Whitman,Andrew Garrett Pdf

This book advances research on grammatical change and shows the breadth and liveliness of the field. International scholars report on the nature and outcomes of all aspects of syntactic change, including grammaticalization, variation, syntactic movement, determiner-phrase syntax, pronominal systems, case systems, negation, and alignment.

Author : Ulrich Detges,Richard Waltereit
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-02-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027291639

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The Paradox of Grammatical Change by Ulrich Detges,Richard Waltereit Pdf

Recent years have seen intense debates between formal (generative) and functional linguists, particularly with respect to the relation between grammar and usage. This debate is directly relevant to diachronic linguistics, where one and the same phenomenon of language change can be explained from various theoretical perspectives. In this, a close look at the divergent and/or convergent evolution of a richly documented language family such as Romance promises to be useful. The basic problem for any approach to language change is what Eugenio Coseriu has termed the paradox of change: if synchronically, languages can be viewed as perfectly running systems, then there is no reason why they should change in the first place. And yet, as everyone knows, languages are changing constantly. In nine case studies, a number of renowned scholars of Romance linguistics address the explanation of grammatical change either within a broadly generative or a functional framework.

Author : Talmy Givón
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027229311

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Grammatical Relations by Talmy Givón Pdf

This volume presents a functional perspective on grammatical relations (GRs) without neglecting their structural correlates. Ever since the 1970s, the discussion of RGs by functionally-oriented linguists has focused primarily on their functional aspects, such as reference, cognitive accessibility and discourse topicality. With some exceptions, functionalists have thus ceded the discussion of the structural correlates of GRs to various formal schools. Ever since Edward Keenan's pioneering work on subject properties (1975, 1976), it has been apparent that subjecthood and objecthood can only be described properly by a basket of neither necessary nor sufficient properties — thus within a framework akin to Rosch's theory of Prototype. Some GR properties are functional (reference, topicality, accessibility); others involve overt coding (word-order, case marking, verb agreement). Others yet are more abstract, involving control of grammatical processes (rule-governed behavior). Building on Keenan's pioneering work, this volume concentrates on the structural aspects of GRs within a functionalist framework. Following a theoretical introduction, the papers in the volume deal primarily with recalcitrant typological issues: The dissociation between overt coding properties of GRs and their behavior-and-control properties; GRs in serial verb constructions; GRs in ergative languages; The impact of clause union and grammaticalization on GRs.

Author : William Croft
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1991-01-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780226120904

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Syntactic Categories and Grammatical Relations by William Croft Pdf

Analiza: Metodología sintáctica y gramática universal; Bases de las "marcas" lingúísticas para las categorías sintácticas; Hacia una definición externa de las categorias sintácticas; Roles temáticos, semántica verbal y estructura causal; Marcas de casos y orden causal de participantes; Formas verbales y conceptualización de los sucesos.

Author : D. N. S. Bhat
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134923762

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Grammatical Relations by D. N. S. Bhat Pdf

Detailed examination of the grammars of two different Indian languages, Kannada and Manipuri and shows that grammatical relations are neither necessary nor universal. They are examined from the point of view of several linguistic theories.

Author : Petra Campe
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027228116

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Case, Semantic Roles, and Grammatical Relations by Petra Campe Pdf

This is the first of a series of 6 books dealing with case phenomena in different languages, both Indo- and non-Indo-European, resulting from work by a team of 20 specialists at the University of Leuven. It is the first time such a large-scale investigation into case has been undertaken, and a remarkable feature of the project is the use of computer corpora of authentic material. This bibliography presents the many dimensions involved in research into case and case-related phenomena. This includes not only morphological case markers, but also the crossconstituent (semantic and grammatical) relations expressed by morphological case or by its various counterparts; morpho-syntactic processes such as transitivity and passivization; and pragmatic and textual considerations. In addition, the bibliography reflects the implications of case research for other disciplines, such as foreign language teaching and artificial intelligence. More than 6000 publications are listed. An extensive Subject Index provides easy access to all the topics and major concepts covered. A Language Index and a Guide to Languages/Language Families conclude the book. The other volumes in the series include The Dative (2 vols), The Genitive, The Nominative and Accusative, and Non-nuclear Cases.

Author : Peter Cole,Jerrold M. Sadock
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004368866

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Grammatical Relations by Peter Cole,Jerrold M. Sadock Pdf

Author : Anne Breitbarth
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027255426

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Continuity and Change in Grammar by Anne Breitbarth Pdf

One of the principal challenges of historical linguistics is to explain the "causes" of language change. Any such explanation, however, must also address the actuation problem: why is it that changes occurring in a given language at a certain time cannot be reliably predicted to recur in other languages, under apparently similar conditions? The sixteen contributions to the present volume each aim to elucidate various aspects of this problem, including: What processes can be identified as the drivers of change? How central are syntax-external (phonological, lexical or contact-based) factors in triggering syntactic change? And how can all of these factors be reconciled with the actuation problem? Exploring data from a wide range of languages from both a formal and a functional perspective, this book promises to be of interest to advanced students and researchers in historical linguistics, syntax and their intersection."

Author : Ellen Brandner
Publisher : Linguistische Berichte Sonderhefte
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1996-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017795530

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Language Change and Generative Grammar by Ellen Brandner Pdf

Ellen Brandner, Gisella Ferraresi The strong connection between language change and language acquisition has been known for a long time in traditional linguistics. The neogrammarian Paul wrote in 1920: "Es liegt auf der Hand, daß die Vorgänge der Spracherlernung von der al lergrößten Wichtigkeit für die Erklärung der Veränderung des Sprachusus sind, weil sie die wichtigste Ursache für diese Veränderung abgeben." But what is the reason why a child's grammar differs from that of his or her environ ment? Can we say that there are some principles which govern this change? Many linguists have tried to answer these important questions from different view points. We will sketch he re some of the most interesting ones. Sapir (1921) develops the principle of drift which was meant to describe the laws of diachronic change in linguistic systems. This concerns long-term tendencies of gram matical change, which probably are of universal character but result in one or another effect, according to the specific structure of a given language. The tendencies concerning syntactical change are determined by morphological change; morphological change, for its part, is determined by phonological change. All such instances of change aim at the one and only goal to always provide sufficient means for expressing all those grammatical relations which are necessary to keep up communication.

Author : Maggie Tallerman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317635109

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Understanding Syntax by Maggie Tallerman Pdf

Assuming no prior knowledge, Understanding Syntax illustrates the major concepts, categories and terminology associated with the study of cross-linguistic syntax. A theory-neutral and descriptive viewpoint is taken throughout. Starting with an overview of what syntax is, the book moves on to an explanation of word classes (such as noun, verb, adjective) and then to a discussion of sentence structure in the world’s languages. Grammatical constructions and relationships between words in a clause are explained and thoroughly illustrated, including grammatical relations such as subject and object; function-changing processes such as the passive and antipassive; case and agreement processes, including both ergative and accusative alignments; verb serialization; head-marking and dependent-marking grammars; configurational and non-configurational languages; questions and relative clauses. The final chapter explains and illustrates the principles involved in writing a brief syntactic sketch of a language, enabling the reader to construct a grammatical sketch of a language known to them. Data from approximately 100 languages appears in the text, with languages representing widely differing geographical areas and distinct language families. The book will be essential for courses in cross-linguistic syntax, language typology, and linguistic fieldwork, as well as for basic syntactic description.

Author : Clifford S. Burgess,Katarzyna Dziwirek,Donna B. Gerdts
Publisher : Center for the Study of Language (CSLI)
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1575860031

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Grammatical Relations by Clifford S. Burgess,Katarzyna Dziwirek,Donna B. Gerdts Pdf

This is a collection of discussions of grammatical relations and related concepts using current syntactic theory.

Author : T. Givón
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1997-11-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027275783

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Grammatical Relations by T. Givón Pdf

This volume presents a functional perspective on grammatical relations (GRs) without neglecting their structural correlates. Ever since the 1970s, the discussion of RGs by functionally-oriented linguists has focused primarily on their functional aspects, such as reference, cognitive accessibility and discourse topicality. With some exceptions, functionalists have thus ceded the discussion of the structural correlates of GRs to various formal schools. Ever since Edward Keenan’s pioneering work on subject properties (1975, 1976), it has been apparent that subjecthood and objecthood can only be described properly by a basket of neither necessary nor sufficient properties — thus within a framework akin to Rosch’s theory of Prototype. Some GR properties are functional (reference, topicality, accessibility); others involve overt coding (word-order, case marking, verb agreement). Others yet are more abstract, involving control of grammatical processes (rule-governed behavior). Building on Keenan’s pioneering work, this volume concentrates on the structural aspects of GRs within a functionalist framework. Following a theoretical introduction, the papers in the volume deal primarily with recalcitrant typological issues: The dissociation between overt coding properties of GRs and their behavior-and-control properties; GRs in serial verb constructions; GRs in ergative languages; The impact of clause union and grammaticalization on GRs.