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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808950403321

Autore

Frajzyngier Zygmunt

Titolo

Explaining language structure through systems interaction / / Zygmunt Frajzyngier, Erin Shay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, PA, : John Benjamins Pub., c2003

ISBN

1-282-16048-6

9786612160486

90-272-9556-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Collana

Typological studies in language, , 0167-7373 ; ; 55

Altri autori (Persone)

ShayErin

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general

Structural linguistics

System theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-300) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Explaining Language Structure through Systems Interaction -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. -- 2. -- 3. -- 4. -- 5. -- 6. -- 7. -- 8. -- 9. -- 10. -- 11. -- 12. -- Notes -- References -- Index of authors -- Index of languages -- Index of subjects -- The series Typological Studies in Language.

Sommario/riassunto

This book proposes a framework for describing languages through the description of relationships among lexicon, morphology, syntax, and phonology. The framework is based on the notion of formal coding means; the principle of functional transparency; the notion of functional domains; and the notion of systems interaction in the coding of functional domains. The study is based on original analyses of cross-linguistic data.The fundamental finding of the study is that different languages may code different functional domains, which must be discovered by analyzing the formal means available in each language. The first part of the book proposes a methodology for discovering functional domains and the second part describes the properties of various functional domains.The book presents new cross-linguistic analyses of theoretical issues including agreement;



phenomena attributed to government; nominal classification; prerequisites for and implications of linear order coding; and defining characteristics of lexical categories.The study also contributes new analyses of specific problems in individual languages.