Linguistic diversity and language theories:
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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam J. Benjamins Pub. ©2005
Schriftenreihe:Studies in language companion series v. 72
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Linguistic Diversity and Language Theories; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Introduction; 1. What are we typologists doing?; 2. The canonical approach in typology; 3. What is an empirical theory of linguistic meaning a theory of?; 4. Language processes, theory and description of language change, and building on the past; 5. On the part played by human conscious choice in language structure and language evolution; 6. The challenge of polygrammaticalization for linguistic theory; 7. On discourse frequency, grammar, and grammaticalization
From the refinement of general methodology, to new insights of synchronic and diachronic universals, to studies of specific phenomena, this collection demonstrates the crucial role that language data play in the evolution of useful, accurate linguistic theories. Issues addressed include the determination of meaning in typological studies; a refined understanding of diachronic processes by including intentional, social, statistical, and level-determined phenomena; the reconsideration of categories such as sentence, evidential or adposition, and structures such as compounds or polysynthesis; th
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ISBN:1588115771
902723082X
9027294623
9781588115775
9789027230829
9789027294623

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