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Titolo |
Functional descriptions : theory in practice / / edited by Ruqaiya Hasan, Carmel Cloran, David Butt |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub., c1996 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-31262-X |
9786613312624 |
90-272-7630-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (417 p.) |
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Collana |
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, , 0604-0763 ; ; v. 121 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HasanRuqaiya |
CloranCarmel |
ButtDavid <1950-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Grammar, Comparative and general |
Functionalism (Linguistics) |
Metalanguage |
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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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Theories, maps, and descriptions / Davis Butt -- On grammar and grammatics / M.A.K. Halliday -- On the idea of theory-neutral descriptions / Christian Matthiessen and Christopher Nesbitt -- Ditransitivity and possession / Kristin Davidse -- So grammarians haven't the faintest idea : reconciling lexis-oriented and grammar-oriented approaches to language / Gordon H. Tucker -- The semantics of get-passives / Angela Downing -- Causation in Dutch and French : interpersonal aspects / Liesbeth Degand -- Process types in Finnish / Susanna Shore -- The "complement" in Chinese grammar / Edward McDonald -- Pitjantjatjara processes : an Australian experiential grammar / David Rose -- Metalinguistic diversity : the case from case / J.R. Martin. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume focuses on the relation between theory and description by examining aspects of transitivity in different languages. Transitivity - or case grammar, to use the popular term - has always occupied a centre-stage position in linguistics, not least because of its supposedly |
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