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UNINA9910287934603321 |
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Riesberg Sonja |
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Perspectives on information structure in Austronesian languages / / edited by Sonja Riesberg, Asako Shiohara, Atsuko Utsumi |
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Berlin, : Language Science Press, 2018 |
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Berlin, Germany : , : Language Science Press, , [2018] |
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©2018 |
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1 online resource (iv, 428 pages) : PDF, digital file(s) |
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Collana |
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Studies in diversity linguistics ; ; 21 |
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Soggetti |
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Austronesian languages - Syntax |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Information structure is a relatively new field to linguistics and has only recently been studied for smaller and less described languages. This book is the first of its kind that brings together contributions on information structure in Austronesian languages. Current approaches from formal semantics, discourse studies, and intonational phonology are brought together with language specific and cross-linguistic expertise of Austronesian languages. The 13 chapters in this volume cover all subgroups of the large Austronesian family, including Formosan, Central Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, and Oceanic. The major focus, though, lies on Western Malayo-Polynesian languages. Some chapters investigate two of the largest languages in the region (Tagalog and different varieties of Malay), others study information-structural phenomena in small, underdescribed languages. The three overarching topics that are covered in this book are NP marking and reference tracking devices, syntactic structures and information-structural categories, and the interaction of information structure and prosody. Various data types build the basis for the different studies compiled in this book. Some chapters investigate written texts, such as modern novels (cf. Djenar’s chapter on modern, standard Indonesian), or compare different text |
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genres, such as, for example, oral narratives and translations of biblical narratives (cf. De Busser’s chapter on Bunun). Most contributions, however, study natural spoken speech and make use of spoken corpora which have been compiled by the authors themselves. The volume comprises a number of different methods and theoretical frameworks. Two chapters make use of the Question Under Discussion approach, developed in formal semantics (cf. the chapters by Latrouite & Riester; Shiohara & Riester). Riesberg et al. apply the recently developed method of Rapid Prosody Transcription (RPT) to investigate native speakers’ perception of prosodic prominences and boundaries in Papuan Malay. Other papers discuss theoretical consequences of their findings. Thus, for example, Himmelmann takes apart the most widespread framework for intonational phonology (ToBI) and argues that the analysis of Indonesian languages requires much simpler assumptions than the ones underlying the standard model. Arka & Sedeng ask the question how fine-grained information structure space should be conceptualized and modelled, e.g. in LFG. Schnell argues that elements that could be analysed as “topic” and “focus” categories, should better be described in terms of ‘packaging’ and do not necessarily reflect any pragmatic roles in the first place. |
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UNINA9910778291103321 |
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Lessons learned [[electronic resource] ] : what international assessments tell us about math achievement / / Tom Loveless, editor |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007 |
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1-281-02966-1 |
9786611029661 |
0-8157-5335-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Mathematics - Study and teaching - Evaluation |
Mathematical ability - Testing |
Mathematics teachers - Evaluation |
Science - Study and teaching - Evaluation |
Science teachers - Evaluation |
Science - Ability testing |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction : secondary analysis of data from international assessments / Tom Loveless -- TIMSS in perspective : lessons learned from IEA's four decades of international mathematics assessments / Ina V. S. Mullis and Michael O. Martin -- Understanding causal influences on educational achievement through analysis of differences over time within countries / Jan-Eric Gustafsson -- Lack of focus in the the mathematics curriculum : symptom or cause? / William H. Schmidt and Richard T. Houang -- U.S. algebra performance in an international context / Jeremy Kilpatrick, Vilma Mesa, and Finbarr Sloane -- What can TIMSS surveys tell us about mathematics reforms in the United States during the 1990s? / Laura S. Hamilton and José Felipe Martínez -- School size and student achievement in TIMSS 2003 / Gabriela Schütz -- Examining educational technology and achievement through latent variable modeling / Elena C. Papanastasiou and Efi Paparistodemou -- Comparisons between PISA and TIMSS--are we the man with two watches? / Dougal Hutchison and Ian Schagen. |
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"Examines student performance in mathematics, using the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study database to address pressing questions about school policy and educational research, including major lessons learned from TIMSS testing, comparison of math curricula across nations, effect of technology in the classroom, and progress of popular math reforms abroad"--Provided by publisher. |
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