1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910964519803321

Autore

Carnie Andrew <1969->

Titolo

Syntax : a generative introduction / / Andrew Carnie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2007

ISBN

9781118305867

1118305868

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 489 p. : ill

Collana

Introducing linguistics ; ; 4

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Generative grammar

Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Preliminaries -- pt. 2. The base -- pt. 3. Movement -- pt. 4. Advanced topics -- pt. 5. Alternatives.

Sommario/riassunto

Building on the success of the bestselling first edition, the second edition of this textbook provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the major issues in Principles and Parameters syntactic theory, including phrase structure, the lexicon, case theory, movement, and locality conditions.    * Includes new and extended problem sets in every chapter, all of which have been annotated for level and skill type  * Features three new chapters on advanced topics including vP shells, object shells, control, gapping and ellipsis and an additional chapter on advanced topics in binding  * Offers a brief survey of both Lexical-Functional Grammar and Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar  * Succeeds in strengthening the reader's foundational knowledge, and prepares them for more advanced study  * Supported by an instructor's manual and online resources for students and instructors, available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/carnie



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910957645203321

Titolo

Handbook of intercultural communication / / edited by Helga Kotthoff and Helen Spencer-Oatey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2007

ISBN

9786612169991

9781282169999

1282169998

9783110198584

3110198584

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (582 p.)

Collana

Handbooks of applied linguistics ; ; v. 7

Classificazione

AP 12750

Altri autori (Persone)

KotthoffHelga

Spencer-OateyHelen <1952->

Disciplina

302.2

Soggetti

Intercultural communication

Applied linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- I. Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural communication -- Editors' introduction -- 2. Discourse, cultural diversity and communication: a linguistic anthropological perspective -- 3. A cognitive pragmatic perspective on communication and culture -- 4. Psychological perspectives: social psychology, language, and intercultural communication -- 5. Emotion and intercultural adjustment -- 6. Multidisciplinary perspectives on intercultural conflict: the 'Bermuda Triangle' of conflict, culture and communication -- II. Intercultural perspectives on communicative practices and processes -- Editors' introduction -- 7. Intercultural communication and the relevance of cultural specific repertoires of communicative genres -- 8. Humour across cultures: joking in the multicultural workplace -- 9. Ritual and style across cultures -- 10. Lingua franca communication in multiethnic contexts -- 11. The impact of culture on interpreter behaviour -- III. Intercultural communication in different sectors of life -- Editors' introduction -- 12. Intercultural communication in healthcare settings -- 13. Differences and difficulties



in intercultural management interaction -- 14. Understanding Aboriginal silence in legal contexts -- 15. Schools and cultural difference -- 16. The cultural context of media interpretation -- 17. Cross-cultural communication in intimate relationships -- IV. Issues and Debates -- Editors' introduction -- 18. Discrimination in discourses -- 19. Power and dominance in intercultural communication -- 20. Communicating Identity in Intercultural Communication -- 21. Communities of practice in the analysis of intercultural communication -- V. Assessing and developing intercultural competence -- Editors' introduction -- 22. Intercultural competence and assessment: perspectives from the INCA Project -- 23. Intercultural Training -- 24. Adapting authentic workplace talk for workplace intercultural communication training -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

In today's globalized world of international contact and multicultural interaction, effective intercultural communication is increasingly seen as a pre-requisite for social harmony and organisational success. This handbook takes a ?problem-solving? approach to the various issues that arise in real-life intercultural interaction. The editors have brought together experts from a range of disciplines, including linguistics, psychology and anthropology, to provide a multidisciplinary perspective on the field, whilst simultaneously anchoring it in Applied Linguistics. Key features: provides a state