The Grammar Of English Reflexives

Author : Michael Helke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
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Release : 2015-07-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317420354

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The Grammar of English Reflexives by Michael Helke Pdf

This work, first published in 1979, was a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970. The first chapter of this thesis concerns the supposed complementarity of reflexives and ordinary anaphoric pronouns. In the second chapter a theory of reflexivisation is characterised which encompasses several other theories. The third chapter considers apparent counter-examples to the generalizations regarding reflexives that were established in Chapter Two. The fourth chapter concerns the meaning of reflexives. This book will be of interest of students of language and linguistics.

Author : Piotr Ruszkiewicz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Anaphora (Linguistics)
ISBN : UOM:39015053604537

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Topics in the Grammar of English Reflexives by Piotr Ruszkiewicz Pdf

Author : Michael Helke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317420347

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The Grammar of English Reflexives by Michael Helke Pdf

This work, first published in 1979, was a doctoral dissertation submitted to the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970. The first chapter of this thesis concerns the supposed complementarity of reflexives and ordinary anaphoric pronouns. In the second chapter a theory of reflexivisation is characterised which encompasses several other theories. The third chapter considers apparent counter-examples to the generalizations regarding reflexives that were established in Chapter Two. The fourth chapter concerns the meaning of reflexives. This book will be of interest of students of language and linguistics.

Author : Margaret Ann Thomas
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027224699

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Knowledge of Reflexives in a Second Language by Margaret Ann Thomas Pdf

This study addresses the debate about whether adult language learners have access to the principles and parameters of universal grammar in constructing the grammar of a second language. The data are based on two related experiments. The first examines the interpretation of English reflexive pronouns by native speakers of Japanese and of Spanish. The second experiment examines the interpretation of the Japanese reflexive zibun by native speakers of English and of Chinese. Three hypotheses are evaluated: (a) that UG is unavailable, and that processing strategies or other non-linguistic principles guide second language acquisition; (b) that UG is available only in the form in which it is instantiated in the learner's native language; (c) that UG is fully available, including the ability to re-set parameters to UG-sanctioned values not instantiated in the learner's native language.The results show that learners observe constraints defined by Manzini and Wexler's parameterized version of Principle A of the binding theory and support the proposal that adult learners have access to universal grammar. A final chapter reviews the experimental data in the light of recent accounts of cross-linguistic variation in the grammar of anaphors which reject parameterization of the binding principles in favor of a “movement to INFL” analysis.

Author : Elly van Gelderen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2000-10-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027299178

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A History of English Reflexive Pronouns by Elly van Gelderen Pdf

This book brings together a number of seemingly distinct phenomena in the history of English: the introduction of special reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself), the loss of verbal agreement and pro-drop, and the disappearance of morphological Case. It provides vast numbers of examples from Old and Middle English texts showing a person split between first, second, and third person pronouns. Extending an analysis by Reinhart & Reuland, the author argues that the ‘strength’ of certain pronominal features (Case, person, number) differs cross-linguistically and that parametric variation accounts for the changes in English. The framework used is Minimalist, and Interpretable and Uninterpretable features are seen as the key to explaining the change from a synthetic to an analytic language.

Author : Henryk Kardela
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : English language
ISBN : UOM:39015014763513

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A Grammar of English and Polish Reflexives by Henryk Kardela Pdf

Author : Emma Geniušienė
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110106779

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The Typology of Reflexives by Emma Geniušienė Pdf

The series is a platform for contributions of all kinds to this rapidly developing field. General problems are studied from the perspective of individual languages, language families, language groups, or language samples. Conclusions are the result of a deepened study of empirical data. Special emphasis is given to little-known languages, whose analysis may shed new light on long-standing problems in general linguistics.

Author : Zygmunt Frajzyngier,Traci Walker
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027298591

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Reflexives by Zygmunt Frajzyngier,Traci Walker Pdf

The importance of reflexive markers in the study of language structure cannot be underestimated: they participate in the coding of the argument structure of a clause; in the coding of semantic relations between arguments and verbs; in the coding of the relationship between arguments; in the coding of aspect; in the coding of point of view; and in the Coding of the information structure of a clause. The present volume offers an approach to reflexive forms and functions from several perspectives: a formal approach where reflexives are discussed within a well-defined model of language representation; a typological approach; a historical approach concentrating on grammaticalization of reflexives and on the changes that pronouns and anaphors undergo; and a functionalist approach where functions of reflexive forms are described. The languages from which data were drawn represent a wide variety of language families and language types: English, Old English, Dutch, German, Tsakhur (Nakh-Dagestanian), Spanish, French, Bantu and Chadic languages. The variety of languages discussed and the different approaches taken complement each other in that each contributes an important piece to the understanding of reflexives in a cross-linguistic perspective.

Author : Volker Gast
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781134160907

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The Grammar of Identity by Volker Gast Pdf

This original treatment of an extremely complex and interesting subject matter within Germanic languages and theoretical linguistics, investigates why intensifiers and reflexives are formally indistinguishable in so many languages around the world.

Author : Lester Kaufman,Jane Straus
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,9 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 : Darcy Sperlich
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783030638757

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Reflexive Pronouns: A Theoretical and Experimental Synthesis by Darcy Sperlich Pdf

This book presents a comprehensive picture of reflexive pronouns from both a theoretical and experimental perspective, using the well-researched languages of English, German, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. In order to understand the data from varying theoretical perspectives, the book considers selected syntactic and pragmatic analyses based on their current importance in the field. The volume consequently introduces the Emergentist Reflexivity Approach, which is a novel theoretical synthesis incorporating a sentence and pragmatic processor that accounts for reflexive pronoun behaviour in these six languages. Moreover, in support of this model a vast array of experimental literature is considered, including first and second language acquisition, bilingual, psycholinguistic, neurolinguistic and clinical studies. It is through both the intuitive and experimental data linguistic theorizing relies upon that brings out the strengths of the modelling adopted here, paving new avenues for future research. In sum, this volume unites a diverse array of the literature that currently sits largely divorced between the theoretical and experimental realms, and when put together a better understanding of reflexive pronouns under the auspices of the Emergentist Reflexivity Approach is forged.

Author : Jianhua Hu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-06
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781000008661

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Prominence and Locality in Grammar by Jianhua Hu Pdf

This book challenges the current consensus on the analysis of wh-questions and reflexives from the perspective of the syntax-semantics interface. An integrated approach incorporating analyses of the interaction between different levels of linguistic knowledge is proposed. It argues that the derivation and interpretation of wh-questions and reflexives are not purely syntactic in nature but are regulated by principles operating at the syntax-semantics interface. Two general principles underlying our knowledge of language and cognition are proposed in this work. One is the Principle of Locality, and the other is the Principle of Prominence. It shows that although wh-quantification and reflexivization belong to two different domains of study in generative grammar, their derivation and interpretation are basically constrained by the complex interaction between prominence and locality in grammar. The first part of the book discusses how wh-questions are formed and interpreted in Chinese and English and shows that the formation and interpretation of wh-questions are constrained by the interaction between prominence and locality. It is shown that in wh-interpretation prominence is used to define the set generators so as to licence other wh-words in the pair-list reading in multiple wh-questions. It also discusses wh-island effects in English and Chinese, and unlike previous claims made in the literature (cf. Huang 1982a, 1982b), it argues that the so-called wh-island effects in English are also observed in Chinese. The second part of the book investigates the role that prominence and locality play in reflexive binding. It is shown that in reflexive binding, the binding domain of the reflexive is defined by prominence. It proposes a unified account for both the noncontrastive compound reflexive and the bare reflexive in Chinese and shows that they are constrained by the same reflexive binding condition proposed in this work, though they employ different definitions of the most prominent NPs to determine their binding domains. Prominence and Locality in Grammar: The Syntax and Semantics of Wh-Quesitons and Reflexives is an important theoretical contribution to the syntax-semantics interface studies and can serve as a valuable text for graduate students and scholars in the field of Chinese, linguistics, and cognitive science.

Author : Ron Cowan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05-26
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521809738

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The Teacher's Grammar of English with Answers by Ron Cowan Pdf

"The Teacher's grammar of English enables English language teachers and teachers-in-training to fully understand and effectively teach English grammar. With comprehensive presentation of form, meaning, and usage, along with practical exercises and advice on teaaching difficult structures, it is both a complete grammar course and an essential reference text."--Back cover.

Author : Peter Cole,Gabriella Hermon,C.-T. James Huang
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2000-10-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781849508742

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Long Distance Reflexives by Peter Cole,Gabriella Hermon,C.-T. James Huang Pdf

This new volume serves to focus and clarify the debate surrounding long-distance reflexives by examining the role of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics/discourse in the use of long-distance reflexives in a variety of languages. It discusses a broad range of questions about syntactic categories and presents a number of theoretical frameworks.

Author : Ekkehard König,Volker Gast
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110199147

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Reciprocals and Reflexives by Ekkehard König,Volker Gast Pdf

This collection of original papers is a representative survey of recent theoretical and cross-linguistic work on reciprocity and reflexivity. Its most remarkable feature is its combination of formal approaches, case studies on individual languages and broad typological surveys in one volume, showing that the interaction of formal approaches to grammar and typology may lead to new insights and results for both fields. Among the major issues addressed in this volume are the following: How can our current knowledge about the space and limits of variation in the relevant domain be captured in a structural typology of reciprocity? What light can such a typology shed on the facts of particular languages or groups of languages (e.g. Austronesian)? How can recent descriptive and typological insights be incorporated into a revised and more adequate version of the Binding Theory? How do verbal semantics, argument structure and reciprocal markers interact? How can we explain the pervasive patterns of ambiguity observable in these two domains, especially the use of the same forms both as reflexive and reciprocal markers? What are the major sources in the historical development of reciprocal markers? This combination of large-scale typological surveys with in-depth studies of particular languages provides new answers to old questions and raises important new questions for future research.