Structure In Language

Author : Emma L. Pavey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139488693

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The Structure of Language by Emma L. Pavey Pdf

Most of the time we communicate using language without considering the complex activity we are undertaking, forming words and sentences in a split second. This book introduces the analysis of language structure, combining both description and theory within a single, practical text. It begins by examining words and parts of words, and then looks at how words work together to form sentences that communicate meaning. Sentence patterns across languages are also studied, looking at the similarities and the differences we find in how languages communicate meaning. The book also discusses how context can affect how we structure our sentences: the context of a particular language and its structures, the context of old and new information for us and our addressee(s), and the context of our culture.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783112316009

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Syntactic Structures by Noam Chomsky Pdf

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Author : Rachel Grenon
Publisher : Bloomsbury USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0802743587

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Grammar by Rachel Grenon Pdf

In the ancient scholarly curriculum, grammar formed part of the Trivium, with its sister sciences of logic and rhetoric. Logic asks: When is a sentence true? Rhetoric asks: Which is the right sentence? Grammar purely asks: When is a sentence correct? In Grammar, Rachel Grenon defines the rules governing the construction of words, phrases, sentences, and extended text or speech. Beginning with the rules behind ancient languages such as Sanskrit and Greek, she then focuses on how the rules of English have developed-from nouns and pronouns, verbs and adverbs, to tenses, the passive voice, questions, imperatives, and much more. With diagrams, engravings, and witty cartoon illustrations, this original take on a classic subject is essential for anyone interested in language.

Author : Roman Jakobson
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : 9780821813126

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Structure of Language and Its Mathematical Aspects by Roman Jakobson Pdf

Author : Lars Heltoft,Iván Igartua,Brian D. Joseph,Kirsten Jeppesen Kragh,Lene Schøsler
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027262639

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Perspectives on Language Structure and Language Change by Lars Heltoft,Iván Igartua,Brian D. Joseph,Kirsten Jeppesen Kragh,Lene Schøsler Pdf

This volume centers on three important theoretical concepts for the study of language change and the ways in which language structure emerges and turns into new structure: reanalysis, actualization, and indexicality. Reanalysis is a part of ongoing everyday language use, a process through which language is reproduced and changed. Actualization refers to the processes through which a reanalyzed structure spreads throughout single communities and society. Indexicality covers the way in which parts of a linguistic system can point to other parts of the system, both syntagmatically and paradigmatically. The inclusion of indexicality leads to fine-grained analysis in morphology, word order, and constructional syntax.

Author : Ana Deumert,Stephanie Durrleman-Tame
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789027252517

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Structure and Variation in Language Contact by Ana Deumert,Stephanie Durrleman-Tame Pdf

This volume presents a careful selection of fifteen articles presented at the SPCL meetings in Atlanta, Boston and Hawai'i in 2003 and 2004. The contributions reflect - from various perspectives and using different types of data - on the interplay between structure and variation in contact languages, both synchronically and diachronically. The contributors consider a wide range of languages, including Surinamese creoles, Chinook Jargon, Yiddish, AAVE, Haitian Creole, Afro-Hispanic and Afro-Portuguese varieties, Nigerian Pidgin, Sri Lankan Malay, Papiamentu, and Bahamian Creole English (Hackert). A need to question and test existing claims regarding pidginization/creolization is evident in all contributions, and the authors provide analyses for a variety of grammatical structures: VO-ordering and affixation, agglutination, negation, TMAs, plural marking, the copula, and serial verb constructions. The volume provides ample evidence for the observation that pidgin/creole studies is today a mature subfield of linguistics which is making important contributions to general linguistic theory.

Author : Thomas Payne
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521671507

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Exploring Language Structure by Thomas Payne Pdf

Designed for those beginning to study linguistics, this is a lively introduction to two key aspects of the structure of language: syntax (the structure of sentences) and morphology (the structure of words). It shows students in a step-by-step fashion how to analyze the syntax and morphology of any language, by clearly describing the basic methods and techniques, and providing almost 100 practical exercises based on data from a rich variety of the world's languages. Written in an engaging style and complete with a comprehensive glossary, Exploring Language Structure explains linguistic concepts by using clear analogies from everyday life. It introduces a range of essential topics in syntax and morphology, such as rules, categories, word classes, grammatical relations, multi-clause constructions and typology. Providing a solid foundation in morphology and syntax, this is the perfect introductory text for beginning students, and will fully prepare them for more advanced courses in linguistic analysis.

Author : Kasper Boye,Elisabeth Engberg-Pedersen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110219173

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Language Usage and Language Structure by Kasper Boye,Elisabeth Engberg-Pedersen Pdf

Addresses an issue hotly debated in the linguistic theory: the relation between language usage and language structure

Author : Zygmunt Frajzyngier,Erin Shay
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027229635

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Explaining Language Structure Through Systems Interaction by Zygmunt Frajzyngier,Erin Shay Pdf

This book proposes a framework for describing languages through the description of relationships among lexicon, morphology, syntax, and phonology. The framework is based on the notion of formal coding means; the principle of functional transparency; the notion of functional domains; and the notion of systems interaction in the coding of functional domains. The study is based on original analyses of cross-linguistic data.The fundamental finding of the study is that different languages may code different functional domains, which must be discovered by analyzing the formal means available in each language. The first part of the book proposes a methodology for discovering functional domains and the second part describes the properties of various functional domains. The book presents new cross-linguistic analyses of theoretical issues including agreement; phenomena attributed to government; nominal classification; prerequisites for and implications of linear order coding; and defining characteristics of lexical categories. The study also contributes new analyses of specific problems in individual languages.

Author : Rik De Busser,Randy J. LaPolla
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027268730

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Language Structure and Environment by Rik De Busser,Randy J. LaPolla Pdf

Language Structure and Environment is a broad introduction to how languages are shaped by their environment. It makes the argument that the social, cultural, and natural environment of speakers influences the structures and development of the languages they speak. After a general overview, the contributors explain in a number of detailed case studies how specific cultural, societal, geographical, evolutionary and meta-linguistic pressures determine the development of specific grammatical features and the global structure of a varied selection of languages. This is a work of meticulous scholarship at the forefront of a burgeoning field of linguistics.

Author : Mihaela Tănase-Dogaru,Alina Tigău,Mihaela Zamfirescu
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781527571815

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Deconstructing Language Structure and Meaning by Mihaela Tănase-Dogaru,Alina Tigău,Mihaela Zamfirescu Pdf

This volume brings together a number of researchers working on generative syntax and semantics, language acquisition and phonology to explore various theoretical frameworks, ranging from generative grammar and formal semantics to more descriptive approaches. The contributions gathered here investigate various aspects in the syntax, semantics, phonology and acquisition of Romanian in comparison with other (mainly Romance) languages. The book will be of interest to linguists who are keen on keeping up with the latest advances in the field of Romance studies, as well as those whose research bears on languages such as Hungarian, German, and Maltese, among others.

Author : Wallace L. Chafe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : 0226100561

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Meaning and the Structure of Language by Wallace L. Chafe Pdf

For scholars in general linguistics, English semantics, and syntax.

Author : Jaan Puhvel
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780520316218

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Substance and Structure of Language by Jaan Puhvel Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.

Author : Otto Jespersen
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781473347069

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Growth and Structure of the English Language by Otto Jespersen Pdf

This early work Otto Jespersen was originally published in 1905 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Growth and Structure of the English Language' is a scholarly linguistic study. Otto Jespersen was born in Randers, Denmark on 16th July 1869. He worked as an academic at Copenhagen University and rose to the position of professor of English, a post he held from 1893 to 1925. Jespersen made a considerable contribution to the study of linguistics and some of his works are still used as the basic texts for study in the field.

Author : R. Harald Baayen,Robert Schreuder
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110910186

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Morphological Structure in Language Processing by R. Harald Baayen,Robert Schreuder Pdf

This volume brings together a series of studies of morphological processing in Germanic (English, German, Dutch), Romance (French, Italian), and Slavic (Polish, Serbian) languages. The question of how morphologically complex words are organized and processed in the mental lexicon is addressed from different theoretical perspectives (single and dual route models), for different modalities (auditory and visual comprehension, writing), and for language development. Experimental work is reported, as well as computational and statistical modeling. Thus, this volume provides a useful overview of the range of issues currently attracting reseach at the intersection of morphology and psycholinguistics.