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Author |
: Folke Josephson |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 360 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027205704 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027205701 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis Interdependence of Diachronic and Synchronic Analyses by : Folke Josephson
The focus of this volume is the interdependence of diachrony and synchrony in the investigation of syntactic structure. A diverse set of modern and ancient languages is investigated from this perspective, including Hittite, the Classical languages, Old Norse, Coptic, Bantu languages, Australian languages and Creoles. A variety of topics are covered, including TAM, diathesis, valency, case marking, cliticization, and grammaticalization. This volume should be of interest tosyntacticians, typologists, and historical linguists with an interest in syntax and morphology.
Author |
: Folke Josephson |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 362 |
Release |
: 2008-08-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027290359 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027290350 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Interdependence of Diachronic and Synchronic Analyses by : Folke Josephson
The focus of this volume is the interdependence of diachrony and synchrony in the investigation of syntactic structure. A diverse set of modern and ancient languages is investigated from this perspective, including Hittite, the Classical languages, Old Norse, Coptic, Bantu languages, Australian languages and Creoles. A variety of topics are covered, including TAM, diathesis, valency, case marking, cliticization, and grammaticalization. This volume should be of interest tosyntacticians, typologists, and historical linguists with an interest in syntax and morphology.
Author |
: Ilja A. Seržant |
Publisher |
: Language Science Press |
Total Pages |
: 566 |
Release |
: 2018 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783961100859 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3961100853 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Diachrony of differential argument marking by : Ilja A. Seržant
While there are languages that code a particular grammatical role (e.g. subject or direct object) in one and the same way across the board, many more languages code the same grammatical roles differentially. The variables which condition the differential argument marking (or DAM) pertain to various properties of the NP (such as animacy or definiteness) or to event semantics or various properties of the clause. While the main line of current research on DAM is mainly synchronic the volume tackles the diachronic perspective. The tenet is that the emergence and the development of differential marking systems provide a different kind of evidence for the understanding of the phenomenon. The present volume consists of 18 chapters and primarily brings together diachronic case studies on particular languages or language groups including e.g. Finno-Ugric, Sino-Tibetan and Japonic languages. The volume also includes a position paper, which provides an overview of the typology of different subtypes of DAM systems, a chapter on computer simulation of the emergence of DAM and a chapter devoted to the cross-linguistic effects of referential hierarchies on DAM.
Author |
: Jackie Nordstrom |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 365 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027205834 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027205833 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Modality and Subordinators by : Jackie Nordstrom
This book connects two linguistic phenomena, modality and subordinators, so that both are seen in a new light, each adding to the understanding of the other. It argues that general subordinators (or complementizers) denote propositional modality (otherwise expressed by moods such as the indicative-subjunctive and epistemic-evidential modal markers). The book explores the hypothesis both on a cross-linguistic and on a language-branch specific level (the Germanic languages). One obvious connection between the indicative-subjunctive distinction and subordinators is that the former is typically manifested in subordinate clauses. Furthermore, both the indicative-subjunctive and subordinators determine clause types. More importantly, however, it is shown, through data from various languages, that subordinators themselves often denote the indicative-subjunctive distinction. In the Germanic languages, there is variation in many clause types between both the indicative and the subjunctive and "that" and "if "depending on the speaker s and/or the subject s certainty of the truth of the proposition."
Author |
: Robert D. Van Valin, Jr. |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 514 |
Release |
: 2008-11-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027290335 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027290334 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis Investigations of the SyntaxSemanticsPragmatics Interface by : Robert D. Van Valin, Jr.
Investigations of the Syntax-Semantics-Pragmatics Interface presents on-going research in Role and Reference Grammar in a number of critical areas of linguistic theory: verb semantics and argument structure, the nature of syntactic categories and syntactic representation, prosody and syntax, information structure and syntax, and the syntax and semantics of complex sentences. In each of these areas there are important results which not only advance the development of the theory, but also contribute to the broader theoretical discussion. In particular, there are analyses of grammatical phenomena such as transitivity in Kabardian, the verb-less numeral quantifier construction in Japanese, and an unusual kind of complex sentence in Wari’ (Chapakuran, Brazil) which not only illustrate the descriptive and explanatory power of the theory, but also present interesting challenges to other approaches. In addition, there are papers looking at the implications and applications of Role and Reference Grammar for neurolinguistic research, parsing and automated text analysis.
Author |
: Jan Wohlgemuth |
Publisher |
: Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages |
: 299 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783110220926 |
ISBN-13 |
: 311022092X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rethinking Universals by : Jan Wohlgemuth
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 |
: Claire Bowern |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 1072 |
Release |
: 2015-03-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317743231 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317743237 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Routledge Handbook of Historical Linguistics by : Claire Bowern
The Routledge Handbook of Historical Linguistics provides a survey of the field covering the methods which underpin current work; models of language change; and the importance of historical linguistics for other subfields of linguistics and other disciplines. Divided into five sections, the volume encompass a wide range of approaches and addresses issues in the following areas: historical perspectives methods and models language change interfaces regional summaries Each of the thirty-two chapters is written by a specialist in the field and provides: a introduction to the subject; an analysis of the relationship between the diachronic and synchronic study of the topic; an overview of the main current and critical trends; and examples from primary data. The Routledge Handbook of Historical Linguistics is essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students working in this area. Chapter 28 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9781315794013.ch28
Author |
: George Walkden |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 296 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780198712299 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0198712294 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis Syntactic Reconstruction and Proto-Germanic by : George Walkden
This book offers reconstructions of various syntactic properties of Proto-Germanic, including verb position in main clauses, the syntax of the wh-system, and the (non-)occurrence of null pronominal subjects and objects. Although previous studies have looked at the lexical and phonological reconstruction of Proto-Germanic, little is currently known about the syntax of the language, and it has even been argued that the reconstruction of syntax is impossible. Dr Walkden uses extensive evidence from the early Germanic languages - Old English, Old High German, Old Saxon, Old Norse, and Gothic - to show that syntactic reconstruction is not only possible but also profitable. He argues that while the reconstruction of syntax differs from lexical-phonological reconstruction due to the so-called 'correspondence problem', this is not insurmountable. In fact, the approach taken in current Minimalist theories, in which syntactic variation is attributed to the properties of lexical items, opens the door for syntactic reconstruction as lexical reconstruction. The book also discusses practical solutions for circumventing the correspondence problem, in particular the use of both distributional properties of lexical items and the phonological forms of such items in order to establish cognacy. The book will be of interest to historical linguists working on syntactic reconstruction and the Germanic languages, from graduate level upwards, as well as to advanced students of syntactic change more generally.
Author |
: Victoria Beatrix Maria Fendel |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 551 |
Release |
: 2022-08-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780192695833 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0192695835 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Coptic Interference in the Syntax of Greek Letters from Egypt by : Victoria Beatrix Maria Fendel
Egypt in the early Byzantine period was a bilingual country where Greek and Egyptian (Coptic) were used alongside each other. Historical studies along with linguistic studies of the phonology and lexicon of early Byzantine Greek in Egypt testify to this situation. In order to describe the linguistic traces that the language-contact situation left behind in individuals' linguistic output, Coptic Interference in the Syntax of Greek Letters from Egypt analyses the syntax of early Byzantine Greek texts from Egypt. The primary object of interest is bilingual interference in the syntax of verbs, adverbial phrases, clause linkage as well as in semi-formulaic expressions and formulaic frames. The study is based on a corpus of Greek and Coptic private letters on papyrus, which date from the fourth to mid-seventh centuries, originate from Egypt and belong to bilingual, Greek-Coptic, papyrus archives.
Author |
: Bart Jacobs |
Publisher |
: Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages |
: 402 |
Release |
: 2012-05-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781614511076 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1614511071 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Origins of a Creole by : Bart Jacobs
This study embarks on the intriguing quest for the origins of the Caribbean creole language Papiamentu. In the literature on the issue, widely diverging hypotheses have been advanced, but scholars have not come close to a consensus. The present study casts new and long-lasting light on the issue, putting forward compelling interdisciplinary evidence that Papiamentu is genetically related to the Portuguese-based creoles of the Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, and Casamance (Senegal). Following the trans-Atlantic transfer of native speakers to Curaçao in the latter half of the 17th century, the Portuguese-based proto-variety underwent a far-reaching process of relexification towards Spanish, affecting the basic vocabulary while leaving intact the original phonology, morphology, and syntax. Papiamentu is thus shown to constitute a case of 'language contact reduplicated' in that a creole underwent a second significant restructuring process (relexification). These explicit claims and their rigorous underpinning will set standards for both the study of Papiamentu and creole studies at large and will be received with great interest in the wider field of contact linguistics.