1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781724203321

Titolo

Motion, direction and location in languages [[electronic resource] ] : in honor of Zygmunt Frajzyngier / / edited by Erin Shay, Uwe Seibert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins, c2003

ISBN

1-283-31205-0

9786613312051

90-272-7521-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 p.)

Collana

Typological studies in language, , 0167-7373 ; ; v. 56

Altri autori (Persone)

FrajzyngierZygmunt

ShayErin

SeibertUwe <1963->

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Motion in language

Direction in language

Grammar, Comparative and general - Locative constructions

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.

"Zygmunt Frajzyngier's contributions to the study of language structure"--P. [5]-18.

Nota di contenuto

Motion, Direction and Location in Languages; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; DEDICATION; EDITORS' INTRODUCTION; Zygmunt Frajzyngier  *April 3, 1938; ZYGMUNT FRAJZYNGIER'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE STRUCTURE; THE MYTH OF DOUBLY GOVERNING PREPOSITIONS IN GERMAN; LOCALISATION ET MOUVEMENT DANS LE SYNTAGME VERBAL DU GROUPE TCHADIQUE CENTRAL; LEFT, RIGHT, AND THE CARDINAL DIRECTIONS SOME THOUGHTS ON CONSISTENCY AND USAGE; LOCATION AND DIRECTION IN KLAMATH; LOCATIVES AS CORE CONSTITUENTS

'COME' AND 'GO' AS DISCOURSE CONNECTORS IN KERA AND OTHER CHADIC LANGUAGESALTRILOCALITY IN TANGALEAND TUAREG: A COMMON HERITAGE FEATURE?; LOCATION AND MOTION IN !XUN (NAMIBIA); DIRECTIONALITY AND DISPLACED DIRECTIONALITY IN TOQABAQITA; MOTION, DIRECTION AND SPATIAL CONFIGURATION: A



LEXICAL SEMANTIC STUDY OF'HANG' VERBS IN MANDARIN; CODING LOCATION, MOTION AND DIRECTION IN OLD BABYLONIAN AKKADIAN; MOTIONEVENTS IN CHANTYAL; LOCATIVE PREPOSITIONS IN CHADIC: LEXICAL OR GRAMMATICAL MORPHEMES; TWO LAKHOTA LOCATIVES AND THE ROLE OF INTROSPECTION IN LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS; DIRECTIONAL VERBS IN JAPANESE

L'ENCODAGE DE LA LOCALISATION,DE LA DIRECTION ET DU MOUVEMENT DANS LESLANGUES « KOTOKO » DU CAMEROUNIndex

Sommario/riassunto

This book contributes to an area of study that is of interest to linguists of all backgrounds. Typological in nature this volume presents data analysis from the major language families of Africa as well as Sino-Tibetan, Austronesian, Japanese, Indo-European, Siouan and Penutian. The 16 contributors to the volume share a commitment to examining the language phenomena pertaining to the volume's theme with a fresh eye. While most of the papers make reference to existing theoretical frameworks, each also makes a novel and sometimes surprising contribution to the body of knowledge and theory concer

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960712703321

Titolo

Amartya Sen's Capability Approach and Social Justice in Education / / by Melanie Walker, Elaine Unterhalter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2007

ISBN

9786611362645

9781349535736

1349535737

9781281362643

1281362646

9780230604810

0230604811

Edizione

[1st ed. 2007.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WalkerMelanie

UnterhalterElaine

Disciplina

370.11/5

Soggetti

Education and state

Education - Philosophy

Chemistry, Organic

Educational sociology

Education Policy

Educational Philosophy



Organic Chemistry

Sociology of Education

Educational Policy and Politics

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 (p. [255]-263) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; 1 The Capability Approach: Its Potential for Work in Education; Part I: Theoretical Perspectives on the Capability Approach and Education; Part II: Applications of the Capability Approach in Education; Part III: Taking the Capability Approach Forward in Education; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This compelling book introduces Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's capability approach and explores its significance for theory, policy and practice in education. The book looks particularly at questions concerning the education of children, gender equality, and higher education. Contributors hail from the UK, USA, Australia, Italy and Mexico.