Contrastive Generative Grammar, Theoretical Foundations
Author : Tomasz P. Krzeszowski
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 33,32 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Contrastive linguistics
ISBN :
Theoretical Issues in Contrastive Linguistics
Author : Jacek Fisiak
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 14,7 MB
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027286507
Book Description
Contrastive Linguistics, roughly defined as a subdiscipline of linguistics which is concerned with the comparison of two or more (subsystems of) languages, has long been associated primarily with language teaching. Apart from this applied aspect, however, it also has a strong theoretical purpose, contributing to our understanding of language typology and language universals. Issues in theoretical CL, which also feature in this volume, are the choice of model, the notions of equivalence and contrast, and directionality of descriptions. Languages used for illustration in this volume include English, German, Danish, and Polish.
Contrastive Linguistics
Author : Jacek Fisiak
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 20,88 MB
Release : 2011-07-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110824027
Book Description
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.
Contrastive Linguistics
Author : Ping Ke
Publisher : Springer
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 37,88 MB
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9811313857
Book Description
This book serves as an introduction to contrastive linguistics - the synchronic study of two or more languages, with the aim of discovering their differences and similarities, especially the former, and applying these discoveries to related areas of language study and practice. It discusses the principles and methods, and contrasts English, Chinese, German, and other languages at phonological, lexical, grammatical, textual, and pragmatic levels, focusing more on the useful insights contrastive analysis provides into real-world problems in fields such as applied linguistics, translation and translation studies, English or Chinese as a foreign language, and communication than on the discipline itself.
The Cambridge Handbook of Generative Syntax
Author : Marcel den Dikken
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1412 pages
File Size : 21,59 MB
Release : 2013-07-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1107354587
Book Description
Syntax – the study of sentence structure – has been at the centre of generative linguistics from its inception and has developed rapidly and in various directions. The Cambridge Handbook of Generative Syntax provides a historical context for what is happening in the field of generative syntax today, a survey of the various generative approaches to syntactic structure available in the literature and an overview of the state of the art in the principal modules of the theory and the interfaces with semantics, phonology, information structure and sentence processing, as well as linguistic variation and language acquisition. This indispensable resource for advanced students, professional linguists (generative and non-generative alike) and scholars in related fields of inquiry presents a comprehensive survey of the field of generative syntactic research in all its variety, written by leading experts and providing a proper sense of the range of syntactic theories calling themselves generative.
Contrastive Pragmatics
Author : Wieslaw Oleksy
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 29,2 MB
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 902725009X
Book Description
This volume deals with a variety of pragmatic issues involved in cross-language and interlanguage studies as well as second-language acquisition and cross-cultural studies. Part I contains papers dealing with general issues stemming from contrastive work, for example, the question of tertium comparationis and its place in the development of contrastive studies as well as the applicability of generalizations proposed by speech-act theorists in contrasting concrete languages and cultures. The second part tackles a number of pragmatic issues involved in second-language learners' written productions, classroom discourse, as well as more general questions pertaining to pragmatic errors and learners' interlanguage. An Index of terms and an Index of names complete the volume.
Contrastive Functional Analysis
Author : Andrew Chesterman
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 32,67 MB
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 902725060X
Book Description
The concept of similarity lies at the heart of this book on contrastive analysis. The author aims to show how contrastive analysis and translation theory make use of similarity in different ways. He also e×plains how it relates to the problematic notions of equivalence and tertium comparationis.
Contrasting Languages
Author : Tomasz P. Krzeszowski
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 16,34 MB
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110860147
Book Description
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.
Further Insights into Contrastive Analysis
Author : Jacek Fisiak
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 21,82 MB
Release : 1991-02-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 902727780X
Book Description
After a period of crisis in the 1960s, Contrastive Analysis has now regained its firm position, although in a different form and with broader goals. This collection of papers reflects the scope of research and the range of interest of linguists who are involved in contrastive linguistics research. The volume contains 35 contributions by 37 authors from 13 different countries and includes an Index of names and an Index of terms.
The Dynamics of Language Use
Author : Christopher Butler
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 29,86 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027253835
Book Description
This book brings together a collection of articles characterized by two main themes: the contrastive study of parallel phenomena in two or more languages, and an essentially functional approach in which language is regarded, first and foremost, as a rich and complex communication system, inextricably embedded in sociocultural and psychological contexts of use. The majority of the studies reported are empirical in nature, many making use of corpora or other textual materials in the language(s) under investigation. The book begins with an introductory section in which the editors provide surveys of the state of the art in both functional and contrastive linguistics. The other five sections of the volume are devoted to (i) a cognitive perspective on form and function, (ii) information structure, (iii) collocations and formulaic language, (iv) language learning, and (v) discourse and culture.
