Structure And Function From Clause To Discourse And Beyond

Author : Christopher S. Butler
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003-06-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027296528

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Structure and Function – A Guide to Three Major Structural-Functional Theories by Christopher S. Butler Pdf

Like its companion volume, this book offers a detailed description and comparison of three major structural-functional theories: Functional Grammar, Role and Reference Grammar and Systemic Functional Grammar, illustrated throughout with corpus-derived examples from English and other languages. Whereas Part 1 confines itself largely to the simplex clause, Part 2 moves from the clause towards the discourse and its context. The first three chapters deal with the areas of illocution, information structuring (topic and focus, theme and rheme, given and new information, etc.), and clause combining within complex sentences. Chapter 4 examines approaches to discourse, text and context across the three theories. The fifth chapter deals with the learning of language by both native and non-native speakers, and applications of the theories in stylistics, computational linguistics, translation and contrastive studies, and language pathology. The final chapter assesses the extent to which each theory attains the goals it sets for itself, and then outlines a programme for the development of an integrated approach responding to a range of criteria of descriptive and explanatory adequacy.

Author : Christopher Butler
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1588113590

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Structure and Function: From clause to discourse and beyond by Christopher Butler Pdf

Volume one of a two volume set outlining and comparing three approaches to the study of language labelled 'structural-functionalist': functional grammar (FG); role and reference grammar (RRG); and systemic functional grammar (SFG).

Author : C. S. Butler
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027230720

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Structure and Function: From clause to discourse and beyond by C. S. Butler Pdf

Volume one of a two volume set outlining and comparing three approaches to the study of language labelled 'structural-functionalist': functional grammar (FG); role and reference grammar (RRG); and systemic functional grammar (SFG).

Author : Christopher Butler
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1588113574

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Structure and Function: Approaches to the simplex clause by Christopher Butler Pdf

Volume one of a two volume set outlining and comparing three approaches to the study of language labelled 'structural-functionalist': functional grammar (FG); role and reference grammar (RRG); and systemic functional grammar (SFG).

Author : Christopher Butler,C. S. Butler
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029790446

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Structure and Function by Christopher Butler,C. S. Butler Pdf

Volume two of a two volume set outlining and comparing three approaches to the study of language labelled "structural-functionalist" Functional Grammar (FG); Role and Reference Grammar (RRG); and Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG).

Author : Christopher S. Butler
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003-06-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027296535

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Structure and Function – A Guide to Three Major Structural-Functional Theories by Christopher S. Butler Pdf

This book and its companion volume present a detailed guide to three major structural-functional theories: Functional Grammar, Role and Reference Grammar and Systemic Functional Grammar. This first volume provides the necessary background through a discussion of the characteristics of functional theories, followed by a brief analysis of six approaches to language in the light of this discussion. These chapters lead to a characterization of a smaller set of ‘structural-functional grammars’, among which FG, RRG and SFG are central. An overview of each of these theories in relation to the simplex clause is then presented, followed by a more critical comparison. The remainder of the book deals with the structure and meaning of phrasal units, the representation of situations, and the treatment of tense, aspect, modality and polarity, across the three theories. A major feature of the book is the use of examples from corpora of English and other languages, which serve not only to exemplify theoretical and descriptive claims, but also at times to challenge them.

Author : Mike Hannay,Gerard J. Steen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-03-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027292599

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Structural-Functional Studies in English Grammar by Mike Hannay,Gerard J. Steen Pdf

This collection presents a number of studies in the lexico-grammar of English which focus on the one hand on close reading of language in context and on the other hand on current functional theoretical concerns. The various contributions represent distinct functionalist models of language, including Functional Grammar and Functional Discourse Grammar, Systemic-Functional Grammar, Role and Reference Grammar, Cognitive Grammar and Construction Grammar. Taken together, however, they typify current work being conducted from the grammatical perspective within the functionalist enterprise, emphasizing on the relation between structure and usage. A fundamental goal of the enterprise is to identify linguistic structures which are constrained by specific features of use, or which actually encode specific features of use, as many of the contributions here show.

Author : Matthew P. Anstey,J. Lachlan Mackenzie
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110901191

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Crucial Readings in Functional Grammar by Matthew P. Anstey,J. Lachlan Mackenzie Pdf

Crucial Readings in Functional Grammar is an invaluable resource to anyone working in Functional Grammar, student and scholar alike. It contains important articles that have led to new avenues of research in the theory beyond Dik's two-volume Functional Grammar (1997), each concluded with a short paragraph with suggestions for further research. The book also contains an introduction to current Functional Grammar theory by the editors. Crucial Readings is unique in bringing together in one volume the various ideas that complement Dik's canonical presentation of the theory. The editorial contributions provide a comprehensive review of Functional Grammar publications.

Author : John W. Du Bois,Lorraine E. Kumpf,William J. Ashby
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027296139

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Preferred Argument Structure by John W. Du Bois,Lorraine E. Kumpf,William J. Ashby Pdf

Preferred Argument Structure offers a profound insight into the relationship between language use and grammatical structure. In his original publication on Preferred Argument Structure, Du Bois (1987) demonstrated the power of this perspective by using it to explain the origins of ergativity and ergative marking systems. Since this work, the general applicability of Preferred Argument Structure has been demonstrated in studies of language after language. In this collection, the authors move beyond verifying Preferred Argument Structure as a property of a given language. They use the methodology to reveal more subtle aspects of the patterns, for example, to look across languages, diachronically or synchronically, to examine particular grammatical relations, and to examine special populations or particular genres. This volume will appeal to linguists interested in the relationship of pragmatics and grammar generally, in the typology of grammatical relations, and in explanations derived from data- and corpus-based approaches to analysis.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004375420

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Beyond Grammaticalization and Discourse Markers by Anonim Pdf

Beyond Grammaticalization and Discourse Markers offers a comprehensive account of the most promising new directions in the field of grammaticalization. From major theoretical issues to hardly addressed experimental questions, this volume explores new ways to expand – or challenge – current ideas on grammaticalization.

Author : Stefaan Slembrouck,Miriam Taverniers,Mieke van Herreweghe
Publisher : Academia Press
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Linguistics
ISBN : 9789038214962

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From Will to Well by Stefaan Slembrouck,Miriam Taverniers,Mieke van Herreweghe Pdf

Author : Rudy Loock
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 55,6 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 : Robert E. Longacre
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781489901620

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The Grammar of Discourse by Robert E. Longacre Pdf

In that The Anatomy of Speech Notions (1976) was the precursor to The Grammar of Discourse (1983), this revision embodies a third "edition" of some of the material that is found here. The original intent of the 1976 volume was to construct a hierarchical arrangement of notional categories, which find surface realization in the grammatical constructions of the various languages of the world. The idea was to marshal the categories that every analyst-regardless of theoretical bent-had to take account of as cognitive entities. The volume began with a couple of chapters on what was then popularly known as "case grammar," then expanded upward and downward to include other notional categories on other levels. Chapters on dis course, monologue, and dialogue were buried in the center of the volume. In the 1983 volume, the chapters on monologue and dialogue discourse were moved to the fore of the book and the chapters on case grammar were made less prominent; the volume was then renamed The Grammar of Discourse. The current revision features more clearly than its predecessors the intersection of discourse and pragmatic concerns with grammatical structures on various levels. It retains and expands much of the former material but includes new material reflecting current advances in such topics as salience clines for discourse, rhetorical relations, paragraph structures, transitivity, ergativity, agency hierarchy, and word order typologies.

Author : Heidrun Dorgeloh,Anja Wanner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108609517

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Discourse Syntax by Heidrun Dorgeloh,Anja Wanner Pdf

Discourse Syntax is the study of syntax that requires an understanding of the surrounding text and the overall discourse situation, including considerations of genre and modality. Using corpus data and insights from current research, this book is a comprehensive guide to this fast-developing field. It takes the reader 'beyond the sentence' to study grammatical phenomena, like word order variation, connectives, ellipsis, and complexity. It introduces core concepts of Discourse Syntax, integrating insights from corpus-based research and inviting the reader to reflect on research design decisions. Each chapter begins with a definition of learning outcomes, provides results from empirical articles, and enables readers to critically assess data visualization. Complete with helpful further reading recommendations as well as a range of exercises, it is geared towards intermediate to advanced students of English linguistics and it is also essential reading for anyone interested in this exciting, fast-moving discipline.

Author : Simon C. Dik
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110154064

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The Theory of Functional Grammar: Complex and derived constructions by Simon C. Dik Pdf

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