LEADER 04597nam 2200553Ia 450 001 9910823242703321 005 20240513081722.0 010 $a1-282-15690-X 010 $a9786612156908 010 $a90-272-9462-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000535035 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC622798 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL622798 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10075861 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL215690 035 $a(OCoLC)70774072 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000535035 100 $a20041006d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aLinguistic diversity and language theories /$fedited by Zygmunt Frajzyngier, Adam Hodges, David S. Rood 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia, PA $cJ. Benjamins Pub.$dc2005 215 $axi, 430 p. $cill 225 1 $aStudies in language companion series,$x0165-7763 ;$vv. 72 311 $a1-58811-577-1 311 $a90-272-3082-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aLinguistic Diversity and Language Theories -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Contents -- Introduction -- References -- 1. What are we typologists doing? -- Notes -- References -- 2. The canonical approach in typology -- Appendix: Criteria for Canonical Agreement -- Notes -- References -- 3. What is an empirical theory of linguistic meaning a theory of ? -- Notes -- References -- 4. Language processes, theory and description of language change, and building on the past -- Notes -- References -- 5. On the part played by human conscious choice in language structure and language evolution -- References -- 6. The challenge of polygrammaticalization for linguistic theory -- Notes -- References -- 7. On discourse frequency, grammar, and grammaticalization -- Acknowlegdements -- References -- 8. On the assumption of the sentence as the basic unit of syntactic structure -- References -- 9. Adpositions as a non-universal category -- Notes -- References -- 10. Understanding antigemination -- Notes -- References -- 11. What it means to be rare: The variability of person marking -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- 12. The principle of Functional Transparency in language structure and in language evolution -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- References -- 13. The importance of discourse analysis for linguistic theory -- Notes -- References -- 14. Compounding theories and linguistic diversity -- References -- 15. Inalienability and possessum individuation -- Notes -- References -- 16. Resultativeness in English -- References -- Sources of data -- 17. Encoding speaker perspective: Evidentials -- Notes -- References -- 18. Distinguishing between referential and grammatical function in morphological typology -- Notes -- References -- Index -- the series Studies in Language Companion Series. 330 $aFrom the refinement of general methodology, to new insights of synchronic and diachronic universals, to studies of specific phenomena, this collection demonstrates the crucial role that language data play in the evolution of useful, accurate linguistic theories. Issues addressed include the determination of meaning in typological studies; a refined understanding of diachronic processes by including intentional, social, statistical, and level-determined phenomena; the reconsideration of categories such as sentence, evidential or adposition, and structures such as compounds or polysynthesis; the tension between formal simplicity and functional clarity; the inclusion of unusual systems in theoretical debates; and fresh approaches to Chinese classifiers, possession in Oceanic languages, and English aspect. This is a careful selection of papers presented at the International Symposium on Linguistic Diversity and Language Theories in Boulder, Colorado. The purpose of the Symposium was to confront fundamental issues in language structure and change with the rich variation of forms and functions observed across languages. 410 0$aStudies in language companion series ;$vv. 72. 606 $aLinguistics 606 $aLanguage and languages 615 0$aLinguistics. 615 0$aLanguage and languages. 676 $a410 701 $aFrajzyngier$b Zygmunt$0168843 701 $aHodges$b Adam$01691681 701 $aRood$b David S$0317646 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823242703321 996 $aLinguistic diversity and language theories$94097326 997 $aUNINA