Discourse grammar and typology [[electronic resource] ] : papers in honor of John W.M. Verhaar / / edited by Werner Abraham, T. Givón, Sandra A. Thompson

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia [Pa.], : J. Benjamins, c1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (375 p.)
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetto topico: Grammar, Comparative and general; Typology (Linguistics); Discourse analysis; Language and culture
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: VerhaarJohn W. M AbrahamWerner GivónTalmy <1936-> ThompsonSandra A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: section 1. Transitvity and voice -- section 2. Clausal modality -- section 3. Typology and discourse categories -- section 4. Language and culture -- section 5. Functionality.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume combines papers selected for their affinity with work on discourse analysis and language typology. The methodological platform is the authors' conviction that all linguistic work needs to be empirical in the sense that (1) generalizations are to be made on the basis of spoken texts in larger contexts, (2) generalizations are correct only as long as pertinent linguistic material does not contradict them, and (3) that linguistic categories and rules are of a temporal nature. In this sense, the contributions represent 'functional typological' comparison, often of languages not frequen
• Titolo autorizzato: Discourse grammar and typology
• ISBN: 90-272-8573-X; 1-283-09262-X; 9786613092625
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456307203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in language companion series ; ; v. 27.