1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781847303321

Autore

Tobin Y

Titolo

Invariance, markedness and distinctive feature analysis : a contrastive study of sign systems in English and Hebrew / / Yishai Tobin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., , 1994

ISBN

1-283-31288-3

9786613312884

90-272-7674-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (428 pages)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, , 0304-0763 ; ; v. 111

Disciplina

492.4/0143

Soggetti

English language - Grammar, Comparative - Hebrew

Hebrew language - Grammar, Comparative - English

Language and languages - Variation

Distinctive features (Linguistics)

Markedness (Linguistics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-392) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Theoretical and methodological background -- pt. 2. Semantic integrality -- pt. 3. Process and result in language -- pt. 4. Specification in language.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides a new kind of contrastive analysis of two unrelated languages - English and Hebrew - based on the semiotic concepts of invariance, markedness and distinctive feature theory. It concentrates on linguistic forms and constructions which are remarkably different in each language despite the fact that they share the same familiar classifications and labels.Tobin demonstrates how and why traditional and modern syntactic categories such as grammatical number; verb tense, aspect, mood and voice; conditionals and interrogatives; etc., are not equivalent across languages. It is argu



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910699090603321

Autore

Rusco F. W (Frank W.)

Titolo

Strategic Petroleum Reserve [[electronic resource] ] : issues regarding the inclusion of refined petroleum products as part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve : testimony before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate / / statement of Frank Rusco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2009]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (12 pages)

Collana

Testimony ; ; GAO-09-695T

Soggetti

Petroleum reserves - United States

Petroleum reserves - Economic aspects - United States

Petroleum products reserves - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (GAO, viewed on July 10, 2009).

"For release ... May 12, 2009."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.