Author : Ian Michael
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 29,68 MB
Release : 2010-06-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521143264
This book examines the traditional grammar, very briefly for its Greek and Latin origins, and fully during its first two hundred years as 'English' grammar.
Author : Phoevos Panagiotidis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 45,88 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1107038111
Proposes a novel theory of parts of speech, bringing together the latest research and discoveries.
Author : John A. Lucy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,84 MB
Release : 1996-04-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521566209
John Lucy uses original, empirical data to examine the Sapir-Whorf linguistic relativity hypothesis: the proposal that the grammar of the particular language that we speak affects the way we think about reality. The author compares the grammar of American English with that of the Yucatec Maya, an indigenous language spoken in Southeastern Mexico, focusing on differences in the number marking patterns of the two languages. He then identifies distinctive patterns of thought relating to these differences by means of a systematic assessment of memory and classification preferences among speakers of both languages.
Author : K. Brown
Publisher : Pergamon
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 26,37 MB
Release : 1999-10-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Complementing Brown & Miller's recent Concise Encyclopedia of Syntactic Theories (1996), to which this is a companion volume, this encyclopedia is a collection of articles drawn from the highly successful Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. It presents a collection of 79 articles, all of which have been revised and updated. It also provides a number of newly commissioned articles, one of which has been substantially updated and extended. The volume is alphabetically organised and includes an introduction and a glossary. The Concise Encyclopedia of Grammatical Categories will provide a uniquely comprehensive and authoritative overview of the building blocks of syntax: word classes, sentence/clause types, functional categories of the noun and verb, anaphora and pronominalisation, transitivity, topicalisation and work order.
Author : M. Rita Manzini
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 20,78 MB
Release : 2011-03-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1139500430
Grammatical categories (e.g. complementizer, negation, auxiliary, case) are some of the most important building blocks of syntax and morphology. Categorization therefore poses fundamental questions about grammatical structures and about the lexicon from which they are built. Adopting a 'lexicalist' stance, the authors argue that lexical items are not epiphenomena, but really represent the mapping of sound to meaning (and vice versa) that classical conceptions imply. Their rule-governed combination creates words, phrases and sentences - structured by the 'categories' that are the object of the present inquiry. They argue that the distinction between functional and non-functional categories, between content words and inflections, is not as deeply rooted in grammar as is often thought. In their argumentation they lay the emphasis on empirical evidence, drawn mainly from dialectal variation in the Romance languages, as well as from Albanian.
Author : Nick Riemer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 43,48 MB
Release : 2010-03-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521851920
An introduction to the study of meaning in language for undergraduate students.
Author : Kate Woodford
Publisher :
Page : 1550 pages
File Size : 31,63 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521824231
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary is the ideal dictionary for advanced EFL/ESL learners. Easy to use and with a great CD-ROM - the perfect learner's dictionary for exam success. First published as the Cambridge International Dictionary of English, this new edition has been completely updated and redesigned. - References to over 170,000 words, phrases and examples explained in clear and natural English - All the important new words that have come into the language (e.g. dirty bomb, lairy, 9/11, clickable) - Over 200 'Common Learner Error' notes, based on the Cambridge Learner Corpus from Cambridge ESOL exams Plus, on the CD-ROM: - SMART thesaurus - lets you find all the words with the same meaning - QUICKfind - automatically looks up words while you are working on-screen - SUPERwrite - tools for advanced writing, giving help with grammar and collocation - Hear and practise all the words.
Author : Nuria Yáñez-Bouza
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 25,68 MB
Release : 2022-06-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108411424
A pioneering collection of new research that explores categories, constructions, and change in the syntax of the English language. The volume, with contributions by world-renowned scholars as well as some emerging scholars in the field, covers a wide variety of approaches to grammatical categories and categorial change, constructions and constructional change, and comparative and typological research. Each of the fourteen chapters, based on the analysis of authentic data, highlights the wealth and breadth of the study of English syntax (including morphosyntax), both theoretically and empirically, from Old English through to the present day. The result is a body of research which will add substantially to the current study of the syntax of the English language, by stimulating further research in the field.
Author : Laurel J. Brinton
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 23,35 MB
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027225672
This text is designed for undergraduate and graduate students interested in contemporary English, especially those whose primary area of interest is English as a second language. Focus is placed exclusively on English data, providing an empirical explication of the structure of the language.
Author : Andrew Carnie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 13,28 MB
Release : 2011-01-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1139495046
This practical coursebook introduces all the basics of modern syntactic analysis in a simple step-by-step fashion. Each unit is constructed so that the reader discovers new ideas, formulates hypotheses and practises fundamentals. The reader is presented with short sections of explanation with examples, followed by practice exercises. Feedback and comment sections follow to enable students to monitor their progress. No previous background in syntax is assumed. Students move through all the key topics in the field including features, rules of combination and displacement, empty categories, and subcategorization. The theoretical perspective in this work is unique, drawing together the best ideas from three major syntactic frameworks (minimalism, HPSG and LFG). Students using this book will learn fundamentals in such a way that they can easily go on to pursue further study in any of these frameworks.
