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Titolo |
Discourse grammar and typology [[electronic resource] ] : papers in honor of John W.M. Verhaar / / edited by Werner Abraham, T. Givón, Sandra A. Thompson |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia [Pa.], : J. Benjamins, c1995 |
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ISBN |
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90-272-8573-X |
1-283-09262-X |
9786613092625 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (375 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in language companion series, , 0165-7763 ; ; v. 27 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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VerhaarJohn W. M |
AbrahamWerner |
GivónTalmy <1936-> |
ThompsonSandra A |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Grammar, Comparative and general |
Typology (Linguistics) |
Discourse analysis |
Language and culture |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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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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Nota di contenuto |
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section 1. Transitvity and voice -- section 2. Clausal modality -- section 3. Typology and discourse categories -- section 4. Language and culture -- section 5. Functionality. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume combines papers selected for their affinity with work on discourse analysis and language typology. The methodological platform is the authors' conviction that all linguistic work needs to be empirical in the sense that (1) generalizations are to be made on the basis of spoken texts in larger contexts, (2) generalizations are correct only as long as pertinent linguistic material does not contradict them, and (3) that linguistic categories and rules are of a temporal nature. In this sense, the contributions represent 'functional typological' comparison, often of languages not frequen |
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