Linguistic analysis from data to theory - Puglielli, Annarita (De Gruyter Mouton, 2011)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
The volume is a reconsideration of the classic topics of linguistic analysis from a comparative-typological perspective. Data from over seventy languages are considered in their universal and language-specific aspects. Together, they highlight the crucial interactions at the different levels of grammar (phonology, morphology, lexicon, syntax and pragmatics) in the structural organization of the sentence
Table of contents; Introduction; 1. Categories and functions; 2. The structure of the verb phrase; 3. Syntactic functions; 4. The structure of the noun phrase; 5. Adverbial modification; 6. The sentence as utterance; 7. Illocutionary force; Conclusions; List of languages; List of abbreviations; Notes; References; Subject index; Language index