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Author |
: Felix K. Ameka |
Publisher |
: Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages |
: 671 |
Release |
: 2008-08-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783110197693 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3110197693 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Catching Language by : Felix K. Ameka
Descriptive grammars are our main vehicle for documenting and analysing the linguistic structure of the world's 6,000 languages. They bring together, in one place, a coherent treatment of how the whole language works, and therefore form the primary source of information on a given language, consulted by a wide range of users: areal specialists, typologists, theoreticians of any part of language (syntax, morphology, phonology, historical linguistics etc.), and members of the speech communities concerned. The writing of a descriptive grammar is a major intellectual challenge, that calls on the grammarian to balance a respect for the language's distinctive genius with an awareness of how other languages work, to combine rigour with readability, to depict structural regularities while respecting a corpus of real material, and to represent something of the native speaker's competence while recognising the variation inherent in any speech community. Despite a recent surge of awareness of the need to document little-known languages, there is no book that focusses on the manifold issues that face the author of a descriptive grammar. This volume brings together contributors who approach the problem from a range of angles. Most have written descriptive grammars themselves, but others represent different types of reader. Among the topics they address are: overall issues of grammar design, the complementary roles of outsider and native speaker grammarians, the balance between grammar and lexicon, cross-linguistic comparability, the role of explanation in grammatical description, the interplay of theory and a range of fieldwork methods in language description, the challenges of describing languages in their cultural and historical context, and the tensions between linguistic particularity, established practice of particular schools of linguistic description and the need for a universally commensurable analytic framework. This book will renew the field of grammaticography, addressing a multiple readership of descriptive linguists, typologists, and formal linguists, by bringing together a range of distinguished practitioners from around the world to address these questions.
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Total Pages |
: 1380 |
Release |
: 1896 |
ISBN-10 |
: UIUC:30112069828439 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Modern World Dictionary of the English Language ... by :
Author |
: Harold Koch |
Publisher |
: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages |
: 523 |
Release |
: 2014-08-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783110279771 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3110279770 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Languages and Linguistics of Australia by : Harold Koch
The Languages and Linguistics of Australia: A Comprehensive Guide is part of the multi-volume reference work on the languages and linguistics of the continents of the world. The volume provides a thorough overview of Australian languages, including their linguistic structures, their genetic relationships, and issues of language maintenance and revitalisation. Australian English, Aboriginal English and other contact varieties are also discussed.
Author |
: John Ogilvie |
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Total Pages |
: 734 |
Release |
: 1883 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015025887871 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language by : John Ogilvie
Author |
: Robert Hunter |
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Total Pages |
: 1366 |
Release |
: 1899 |
ISBN-10 |
: CORNELL:31924012053793 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Universal Dictionary of the English Language by : Robert Hunter
Author |
: Isaac Kaufman Funk |
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Total Pages |
: 1122 |
Release |
: 1893 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:HN52AZ |
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: 4/5 (AZ Downloads) |
Synopsis “A” Standard Dictionary of the English Language Upon Original Plans by : Isaac Kaufman Funk
Author |
: William Torrey Harris |
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Total Pages |
: 1394 |
Release |
: 1911 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCR:31210005953193 |
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: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language, Based on the International Dictionary 1890 and 1900 by : William Torrey Harris
Author |
: Eleni Orfanidou |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 384 |
Release |
: 2014-12-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781118345962 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1118345967 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Research Methods in Sign Language Studies by : Eleni Orfanidou
Research Methods in Sign Language Studies is a landmark work on sign language research, which spans the fields of linguistics, experimental and developmental psychology, brain research, and language assessment. Examines a broad range of topics, including ethical and political issues, key methodologies, and the collection of linguistic, cognitive, neuroscientific, and neuropsychological data Provides tips and recommendations to improve research quality at all levels and encourages readers to approach the field from the perspective of diversity rather than disability Incorporates research on sign languages from Europe, Asia, North and South America, and Africa Brings together top researchers on the subject from around the world, including many who are themselves deaf
Author |
: Robert Podesva |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 545 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107014336 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107014336 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Research Methods in Linguistics by : Robert Podesva
This is the first book to cover the range of research methods currently employed across the field of linguistics.
Author |
: Andrea C. Schalley |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 351 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027223944 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027223947 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Practical Theories and Empirical Practice by : Andrea C. Schalley
There is a perceived tension between empirical and theoretical approaches to the study of language. Many recent works in the discipline emphasise that linguistics is an 'empirical science'. This volume argues for a nuanced view, highlighting that theory and practice necessarily and as a matter of fact complement each other in linguistic research. Its contributions ranging from experimental studies in psychology via linguistic fieldwork and cross-linguistic comparisons to the application of formal and logical approaches to language exemplify the mutual relationship between empirical and theoretical work. The volume illustrates how selected topics are addressed by different contributions and methodological stances. Topics include the cognitive grounding of language, social cognition and the construction of meaning in interaction, and, closely related, pragmatics from a typological perspective and beyond. Anyone interested in these topics and more generally in meta-theoretical considerations will find great value in this volume.