LEADER 05535nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910456307003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-299-31351-5 010 $a0-19-157144-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000000005232 035 $a(EBL)472243 035 $a(OCoLC)609850517 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000356967 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11249984 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000356967 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10350844 035 $a(PQKB)10025640 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC472243 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4702441 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL472243 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10674474 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4702441 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL462601 035 $a(OCoLC)1024268440 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000005232 100 $a20100115d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBasic linguistic theory$b[electronic resource] $hVolume 1$iMethodology /$fR.M.W. Dixon 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (398 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-957106-6 311 $a0-19-957105-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aContents; List of tables and figures; How to read this book; Preface; Abbreviations and conventions; 1. Basics; 1.1. What this book is about; 1.2. Linguistics as a branch of natural science; 1.3. Prototypical patterns and variations on them; 1.4. Grammatical labels; 1.5. Limitations of a language; 1.6. Why is each language the way it is?; 1.7. Meaning and its organization in a language; 1.8. A grammar as an integrated system; 1.9. Grammar and meaning; 1.10. The basics of grammar; 1.11. Grammar and lexicon; Sources and notes; 2. Principles to Follow; 2.1. Writing a grammar 327 $a2.2. Always go back to the primary sources 2.3. Unfashionable issues; 2.4. Avoid the fashion fads; 2.5. Avoid sloppy terminology; 2.6. How to learn linguistics; Sources and notes; 3. Grammar Overview; 3.1. Basic units: word and clause; 3.2. The clause; 3.3. The two major word classes, Noun and Verb; 3.4. Phrases; 3.5. Clause structure and word classes; 3.6. Adjectives; 3.7. Pronouns, demonstratives, and interrogatives; 3.8. Syntactic specification of space and time; 3.9. Marking of core and peripheral arguments; 3.10. Complement clauses; 3.11. The sentence; 3.12. Negation; 3.13. Morphology 327 $a3.14. Derivations 3.15. Non-spatial setting; 3.16. Noun classes and genders, and classifiers; 3.17. Number systems; 3.18. Definiteness; 3.19. Dependencies between grammatical systems; 3.20. Changing valency; 3.21. Topic and pivot; 3.22. Argument identity: reflexives and reciprocals; 3.23. Comparative constructions; Sources and notes; 4. Analysis, Argumentation, and Explanation; 4.1. What is linguistic analysis?; 4.2. Analyses should be clear and plausible; 4.3. Argumentation needed to justify an analysis; 4.4. Choosing between alternative analyses; 4.5. Different analyses for varying purposes 327 $a4.6. Different analyses of similar data 4.7. Intertwining of levels; 4.8. Encountering the unexpected; 4.9. Explanation; Sources and notes; 5. Terminology; 5.1. Grammar and lexicon; 5.2. Morphology; 5.3. Inflection and derivation; 5.4. Clitic, affix, and ad position; 5.5. Morphological types; 5.6. Syntax; 5.7. Markedness; Sources and notes; 6. Doing Typology; 6.1. Requirement for consistent analysis; 6.2. What should be compared; 6.3. Phonological typology; 6.4. Grammatical typology; 6.5. Lexical typology; 6.6. The question of sampling; Sources and notes; 7. Phonology; 7.1. Phonemes 327 $a7.2. Consonants 7.3. Vowels; 7.4. Phonotactics and syllables; 7.5. Prosodies; 7.6. Stress; 7.7. Balancing parsimony and clarity; 7.8. Orthography; Sources and notes; 8. Lexicon; 8.1. Organizing the lexicon; 8.2. Constructing a lexicon; 8.3. Structure of the lexicon; 8.3.1. Nouns; 8.3.2. Adjectives; 8.3.3. Verbs; Sources and notes; 9. Field Linguistics; 9.1. The fundamentals; 9.1.1. What is linguistic fieldwork?; 9.1.2. Why do it?; 9.1.3. Poor reasons for doing fieldwork; 9.2. Getting started; 9.2.1. The ethics of fieldwork; 9.2.2. How to choose a language; 9.2.3. Fieldwork locations 327 $a9.3. Working in the field 330 $aIn Basic Linguistic Theory R. M. W. Dixon provides a new and fundamental characterization of the nature of human languages and a comprehensive guide to their description and analysis. In three clearly written and accessible volumes, he describes how best to go about doing linguistics, the most satisfactory and profitable ways to work, and the pitfalls to avoid. In the first volume he addresses the methodology for recording, analysing, and comparing languages. He argues that grammatical structures and rules should be worked out inductively on the basis of evidence, explaining in detail the steps 606 $aGrammar, Comparative and general 606 $aLinguistics$xResearch$xMethodology 606 $aLinguistics 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGrammar, Comparative and general. 615 0$aLinguistics$xResearch$xMethodology. 615 0$aLinguistics. 676 $a410 700 $aDixon$b Robert M. W$0110045 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456307003321 996 $aBasic linguistic theory$91576661 997 $aUNINA