Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics [[electronic resource] ] : Volume I: General papers

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782540403321
• Autore: Darnell Michael
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam/Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1999
• ISBN: 1-282-16302-7; 9786612163029; 90-272-9879-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (520 p.)
• Collana: Studies in Language Companion Series
• Altri autori (Persone): MoravcsikEdith A; NoonanMichael; NewmeyerFrederick J; WheatleyKathleen
• Disciplina: 410
• Soggetti: Formalization (Linguistics) -- Congresses; Functionalism (Linguistics) -- Congresses; Philology & Linguistics; Languages & Literatures
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: FUNCTIONALISM AND FORMALISM IN LINGUISTICS; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I. Syntax; Non-structuralist Syntax; On the Locality of Movement: Formalist syntax position paper; Discussant Paper Referring to the "Syntax Position Papers" by Howard Lasnik and Mickey Noonan; What (Some) Functionalists Can Learn from (Some) Formalists; A Formalist's Reading of Some Functionalist Work in Syntax; What Counts as Explanation? A functionalist approach to word order; Conflicting Truths; Ergativity: Functional and formal issues; Part II. Phonology; Usage-based PhonologyPhonetically Driven Phonology: The role of Optimality Theory and Inductive Grounding; Formalizing Functionalism; What Functionalists can Learn from Formalists in Phonology; Lexical Frequency and Rhythm; Part III. First Language Acquisition; Emergent Language; Underspecification and Modularity in Early Syntax: A formalist perspective on language acquisition; Part IV. Global Issues; ; The Temporal Mediation of Structure and Function; Functionalism and Its Difficulties in Biology and Linguistics; Some Remarks on the Functionalist-Formalist Controversy in Linguistics; Index of AuthorsIndex of Languages; Index of Subjects
• Sommario/riassunto: The 23rd UWM Linguistics Symposium (1996) brought together linguists of opposing theoretical approaches - functionalists and formalists - in order to determine to what extent these approaches really differ from each other and to what extent the approaches complement each other. The two volumes of Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics contain a careful selection of the papers originally presented at the symposium. Volume I includes papers discussing the two basic approaches to linguistics; with contributions by: Werner Abraham, Stephen R. Anderson, Joan L. Bybee, William Croft, Alic