Why We Curse [[electronic resource] ] : A neuro-psycho-social theory of speech |
Autore | Jay Timothy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam/Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
Disciplina | 401 |
Soggetto topico |
Blessing and cursing -- Psychological aspects
Invective -- Psychological aspects Threat (Psychology) Verbal behavior |
ISBN |
1-282-16274-8
9786612162749 90-272-9848-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
WHY WE CURSE; Title page; LCC page; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; PART I. Introduction to the Study of Cursing; Chapter 1. Tourette Syndrome and Coprolalia: The Need for a Theory; Chapter 2. Psycholinguistics and Cursing; Chapter 3. The Neuro-Psycho-Social Theory of Cursing; Chapter 4. Postulates of the NPS Theory; PART II. Neurological Factors Underlying Cursing; Chapter 5. Propositional Speech, Nonpropositional Speech, and the Right Cerebral Hemisphere; Chapter 6. Emotional Speech and the Emotional Brain; Chapter 7. Anger and Verbal Aggression
Chapter 8. Coprolalia and Mental DisordersChapter 9. Neurological Control of Cursing; PART III. Psychological Factors Underlying Cursing; Chapter 10. Psychological Aspects of Cursing; Chapter 11. Language Acquisition and Cognitive Growth; Chapter 12. Memory and Awareness of Cursing; Chapter 13. Personality, Religiosity, and Sexual Anxiety; Chapter 14. Speech Habits and Social Learning; Chapter 15. The Sexual Lexicon; Chapter 16. Syntax and Semantics; PART I V. Social and Cultural Factors Underlying Cursing; Chapter 17. Pragmatics and Cultural Contexts; Chapter 18. Speaker Power Chapter 19. Gender IdentityChapter 20. Slang; Chapter 21. Humor Elicitation; Chapter 22. Religion, Taboo Speech, and Word Magic; Chapter 23. Scatology and The Language of Disgust; Chapter 24. Customary Restrictions: From Etiquette To Law; Chapter 25. Evolving Language Standards; Chapter 26. Tourette Syndrome: Cross-Cultural Comparisons; PART V. Why Do We Swear? Why Do We Choose The Words We Do?; Chapter 27. Social and Legal Issues Involving Cursing; Chapter 28. Ignorance, Misinformation, and Fallacies about Cursing; Chapter 29. Future of Cursing Research; Bibliography; Index |
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Widening contexts for processability theory : theories and issues / / edited by Anne Lenzing, Howard Nicholas, Jana Roos |
Autore | Lenzing Anke |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 pages) |
Disciplina | 418.0072 |
Collana | Processability approaches to language acquisition research & teaching |
Soggetto topico | Second language acquisition - Research - Methodology |
ISBN | 90-272-6218-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contextualising issues in processability theory / Anke Lenzing, Howard Nicholas and Jana Roos -- Towards an integrated model of grammatical encoding and decoding in SLA / Anke Lenzing -- Productive and receptive processes in PT / Patti Spinner and Sehoon Jung -- Is morpho-syntactic decoding governed by processability theory? / Aafke Buyl -- Case within the phrasal procedure stage : sequences of acquisition in Russian L2 / Daniele Artoni -- Developing morpho-syntax in non-configurational languages : a comparison between Russian L2 and Italian L2 / Marco Magnani -- Using the multiplicity framework to reposition and reframe the hypothesis space / Howard Nicholas and Donna Starks -- Processability theory as a tool in the study of a heritage speaker of Norwegian / Arnstein Hjelde, Bjørn Harald Kvifte, Linda Evenstad Emilsen and Ragnar Arntzen -- Discourse-pragmatic conditions for object topicalisation structures in early L2 Chinese / Yanyin Zhang -- Modelling relative clauses in processability theory and lexical-functional grammar / Emilia Nottbeck -- Early development and relative clause constructions in English as a second language : a longitudinal study / Satomi Kawaguchi and Yumiko Yamaguchi -- Exploiting the potential of tasks for targeted language learning in the EFL classroom / Jana Roos -- Teaching the German case system : a comparison of two approaches to the study of learner readiness / Kristof Baten -- Development of English question formation in the EFL context of China : recasts or prompts? / Huifang (Lydia) Li and Noriko Iwashita -- Can print literacy impact upon learning to speak standard Australian English? / Carly Steele and Rhonda Oliver -- The role of grammatical development in oral assessment / Maria Eklund Heinonen -- How does PT's view of acquisition relate to the challenge of widening perspectives on SLA? / Howard Nicholas, Anke Lenzing and Jana Roos. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793958503321 |
Lenzing Anke
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2019] | ||
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Widening contexts for processability theory : theories and issues / / edited by Anne Lenzing, Howard Nicholas, Jana Roos |
Autore | Lenzing Anke |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (416 pages) |
Disciplina | 418.0072 |
Collana | Processability approaches to language acquisition research & teaching |
Soggetto topico | Second language acquisition - Research - Methodology |
ISBN | 90-272-6218-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contextualising issues in processability theory / Anke Lenzing, Howard Nicholas and Jana Roos -- Towards an integrated model of grammatical encoding and decoding in SLA / Anke Lenzing -- Productive and receptive processes in PT / Patti Spinner and Sehoon Jung -- Is morpho-syntactic decoding governed by processability theory? / Aafke Buyl -- Case within the phrasal procedure stage : sequences of acquisition in Russian L2 / Daniele Artoni -- Developing morpho-syntax in non-configurational languages : a comparison between Russian L2 and Italian L2 / Marco Magnani -- Using the multiplicity framework to reposition and reframe the hypothesis space / Howard Nicholas and Donna Starks -- Processability theory as a tool in the study of a heritage speaker of Norwegian / Arnstein Hjelde, Bjørn Harald Kvifte, Linda Evenstad Emilsen and Ragnar Arntzen -- Discourse-pragmatic conditions for object topicalisation structures in early L2 Chinese / Yanyin Zhang -- Modelling relative clauses in processability theory and lexical-functional grammar / Emilia Nottbeck -- Early development and relative clause constructions in English as a second language : a longitudinal study / Satomi Kawaguchi and Yumiko Yamaguchi -- Exploiting the potential of tasks for targeted language learning in the EFL classroom / Jana Roos -- Teaching the German case system : a comparison of two approaches to the study of learner readiness / Kristof Baten -- Development of English question formation in the EFL context of China : recasts or prompts? / Huifang (Lydia) Li and Noriko Iwashita -- Can print literacy impact upon learning to speak standard Australian English? / Carly Steele and Rhonda Oliver -- The role of grammatical development in oral assessment / Maria Eklund Heinonen -- How does PT's view of acquisition relate to the challenge of widening perspectives on SLA? / Howard Nicholas, Anke Lenzing and Jana Roos. |
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Women's epistolary utterance : a study of the letters of Joan and Maria Thynne, 1575-1611 / / Graham T. Williams |
Autore | Williams Graham T |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
Disciplina | 826/.4099287 |
Collana | Pragmatics & beyond new series (P&BNS) |
Soggetto topico |
English letters - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism
English letters - Women authors Letter writing - England - History - 16th century Women and literature - England - History - 16th century Letters in literature |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 90-272-7139-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Women's Epistolary Utterance; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1; Introduction; 1.1 Research objectives; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Research objectives; 1.2 Previous research; 1.2 Previous research; 1.3 Why the Thynne letters?; 1.3 Why the Thynne letters?; 1.4 Theory and methodology: Historical utterance in writing; 1.4 Theory and methodology: Historical utterance in writing; 1.5 Overview of analyses; 1.5 Overview of analyses; Chapter 2; The familial backdrop; Short biographies of the Thynne women; 2.1Joan (bap. 1558, d. 1612)
2. The familial backdrop: Short biographies of the Thynne women 2.1 Joan (bap. 1558, d. 1612); 2.2 Maria (c.1578-1611); 2.2 Maria (c.1578-1611); Chapter 3; 'Mouths have become hands'; Holograph vs. scribal utterance; 3. 'Mouths have become hands': Holograph vs. scribal utterance; 3.1 Macro-context: The holograph/scribal distinction; 3.1 Macro-context: The holograph/scribal distinction; 3.2 Micro-context: Using scribes; 3.2 Micro-context: Using scribes; 3.3 Analysis I: Handwriting; 3.3 Analysis I: Handwriting; 3.4 Analysis II: Spatial organization of the page 3.4 Analysis II: Spatial organization of the page 3.5 Analysis III: Orthographies and abbreviation; 3.5 Analysis III: Orthographies and abbreviation; 3.6 Analysis IV: Scribes and language; 3.6.1 Scribal practice(s); 3.6 Analysis IV: Scribes and language; 3.6.1 Scribal practice(s); 3.6.2 Scribal variation in Joan Thynne's letters; 3.6.2 Scribal variation in Joan Thynne's letters; 3.7 Conclusion; 3.7 Conclusion; Chapter 4; Ruling epistolary prose; Punctuation and textual-utterance markers; 4. Ruling epistolary prose: Punctuation and textual-utterance markers; 4.1Textual utterances 4.1 Textual utterances 4.2 Historical background to epistolary prose structure; 4.2 Historical background to epistolary prose structure; 4.3 Punctuation; 4.3 Punctuation; 4.3.1 Punctuation in Joan's holograph letters; 4.3.1 Punctuation in Joan's holograph letters; 4.3.2 Punctuation in Joan's scribal letters; 4.3.2 Punctuation in Joan's scribal letters; 4.3.3 Punctuation in Maria's letters; 4.3.3 Punctuation in Maria's letters; 4.4 Lexical utterance markers; 4.4.1 Connectives; 4.4 Lexical utterance markers; 4.4.1 Connectives; 4.4.2 Adverbial and subordinating connectors 4.4.2 Adverbial and subordinating connectors 4.4.3 Discourse markers and interjections; 4.4.3 Discourse markers and interjections; 4.5 Present participles; 4.5 Present participles; 4.6 Openings and closings; 4.6 Openings and closings; 4.7 Conclusion; 4.7 Conclusion; Chapter 5; Everyday magic verbs; Performative utterances; 5.1 Performatives: Description and significance; 5. Everyday magic verbs: Performative utterances; 5.1 Performatives: Description and significance; 5.2 Commissive performatives; 5.2 Commissive performatives; 5.3 Representative performatives; 5.3 Representative performatives 5.4 Expressive performatives |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452731903321 |
Williams Graham T
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Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2013] | ||
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Women's epistolary utterance : a study of the letters of Joan and Maria Thynne, 1575-1611 / / Graham T. Williams |
Autore | Williams Graham T |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
Disciplina | 826/.4099287 |
Collana | Pragmatics & beyond new series (P&BNS) |
Soggetto topico |
English letters - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism
English letters - Women authors Letter writing - England - History - 16th century Women and literature - England - History - 16th century Letters in literature |
ISBN | 90-272-7139-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Women's Epistolary Utterance; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1; Introduction; 1.1 Research objectives; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Research objectives; 1.2 Previous research; 1.2 Previous research; 1.3 Why the Thynne letters?; 1.3 Why the Thynne letters?; 1.4 Theory and methodology: Historical utterance in writing; 1.4 Theory and methodology: Historical utterance in writing; 1.5 Overview of analyses; 1.5 Overview of analyses; Chapter 2; The familial backdrop; Short biographies of the Thynne women; 2.1Joan (bap. 1558, d. 1612)
2. The familial backdrop: Short biographies of the Thynne women 2.1 Joan (bap. 1558, d. 1612); 2.2 Maria (c.1578-1611); 2.2 Maria (c.1578-1611); Chapter 3; 'Mouths have become hands'; Holograph vs. scribal utterance; 3. 'Mouths have become hands': Holograph vs. scribal utterance; 3.1 Macro-context: The holograph/scribal distinction; 3.1 Macro-context: The holograph/scribal distinction; 3.2 Micro-context: Using scribes; 3.2 Micro-context: Using scribes; 3.3 Analysis I: Handwriting; 3.3 Analysis I: Handwriting; 3.4 Analysis II: Spatial organization of the page 3.4 Analysis II: Spatial organization of the page 3.5 Analysis III: Orthographies and abbreviation; 3.5 Analysis III: Orthographies and abbreviation; 3.6 Analysis IV: Scribes and language; 3.6.1 Scribal practice(s); 3.6 Analysis IV: Scribes and language; 3.6.1 Scribal practice(s); 3.6.2 Scribal variation in Joan Thynne's letters; 3.6.2 Scribal variation in Joan Thynne's letters; 3.7 Conclusion; 3.7 Conclusion; Chapter 4; Ruling epistolary prose; Punctuation and textual-utterance markers; 4. Ruling epistolary prose: Punctuation and textual-utterance markers; 4.1Textual utterances 4.1 Textual utterances 4.2 Historical background to epistolary prose structure; 4.2 Historical background to epistolary prose structure; 4.3 Punctuation; 4.3 Punctuation; 4.3.1 Punctuation in Joan's holograph letters; 4.3.1 Punctuation in Joan's holograph letters; 4.3.2 Punctuation in Joan's scribal letters; 4.3.2 Punctuation in Joan's scribal letters; 4.3.3 Punctuation in Maria's letters; 4.3.3 Punctuation in Maria's letters; 4.4 Lexical utterance markers; 4.4.1 Connectives; 4.4 Lexical utterance markers; 4.4.1 Connectives; 4.4.2 Adverbial and subordinating connectors 4.4.2 Adverbial and subordinating connectors 4.4.3 Discourse markers and interjections; 4.4.3 Discourse markers and interjections; 4.5 Present participles; 4.5 Present participles; 4.6 Openings and closings; 4.6 Openings and closings; 4.7 Conclusion; 4.7 Conclusion; Chapter 5; Everyday magic verbs; Performative utterances; 5.1 Performatives: Description and significance; 5. Everyday magic verbs: Performative utterances; 5.1 Performatives: Description and significance; 5.2 Commissive performatives; 5.2 Commissive performatives; 5.3 Representative performatives; 5.3 Representative performatives 5.4 Expressive performatives |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790426303321 |
Williams Graham T
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Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2013] | ||
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Women's epistolary utterance : a study of the letters of Joan and Maria Thynne, 1575-1611 / / Graham T. Williams |
Autore | Williams Graham T |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
Disciplina | 826/.4099287 |
Collana | Pragmatics & beyond new series (P&BNS) |
Soggetto topico |
English letters - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism
English letters - Women authors Letter writing - England - History - 16th century Women and literature - England - History - 16th century Letters in literature |
ISBN | 90-272-7139-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Women's Epistolary Utterance; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1; Introduction; 1.1 Research objectives; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Research objectives; 1.2 Previous research; 1.2 Previous research; 1.3 Why the Thynne letters?; 1.3 Why the Thynne letters?; 1.4 Theory and methodology: Historical utterance in writing; 1.4 Theory and methodology: Historical utterance in writing; 1.5 Overview of analyses; 1.5 Overview of analyses; Chapter 2; The familial backdrop; Short biographies of the Thynne women; 2.1Joan (bap. 1558, d. 1612)
2. The familial backdrop: Short biographies of the Thynne women 2.1 Joan (bap. 1558, d. 1612); 2.2 Maria (c.1578-1611); 2.2 Maria (c.1578-1611); Chapter 3; 'Mouths have become hands'; Holograph vs. scribal utterance; 3. 'Mouths have become hands': Holograph vs. scribal utterance; 3.1 Macro-context: The holograph/scribal distinction; 3.1 Macro-context: The holograph/scribal distinction; 3.2 Micro-context: Using scribes; 3.2 Micro-context: Using scribes; 3.3 Analysis I: Handwriting; 3.3 Analysis I: Handwriting; 3.4 Analysis II: Spatial organization of the page 3.4 Analysis II: Spatial organization of the page 3.5 Analysis III: Orthographies and abbreviation; 3.5 Analysis III: Orthographies and abbreviation; 3.6 Analysis IV: Scribes and language; 3.6.1 Scribal practice(s); 3.6 Analysis IV: Scribes and language; 3.6.1 Scribal practice(s); 3.6.2 Scribal variation in Joan Thynne's letters; 3.6.2 Scribal variation in Joan Thynne's letters; 3.7 Conclusion; 3.7 Conclusion; Chapter 4; Ruling epistolary prose; Punctuation and textual-utterance markers; 4. Ruling epistolary prose: Punctuation and textual-utterance markers; 4.1Textual utterances 4.1 Textual utterances 4.2 Historical background to epistolary prose structure; 4.2 Historical background to epistolary prose structure; 4.3 Punctuation; 4.3 Punctuation; 4.3.1 Punctuation in Joan's holograph letters; 4.3.1 Punctuation in Joan's holograph letters; 4.3.2 Punctuation in Joan's scribal letters; 4.3.2 Punctuation in Joan's scribal letters; 4.3.3 Punctuation in Maria's letters; 4.3.3 Punctuation in Maria's letters; 4.4 Lexical utterance markers; 4.4.1 Connectives; 4.4 Lexical utterance markers; 4.4.1 Connectives; 4.4.2 Adverbial and subordinating connectors 4.4.2 Adverbial and subordinating connectors 4.4.3 Discourse markers and interjections; 4.4.3 Discourse markers and interjections; 4.5 Present participles; 4.5 Present participles; 4.6 Openings and closings; 4.6 Openings and closings; 4.7 Conclusion; 4.7 Conclusion; Chapter 5; Everyday magic verbs; Performative utterances; 5.1 Performatives: Description and significance; 5. Everyday magic verbs: Performative utterances; 5.1 Performatives: Description and significance; 5.2 Commissive performatives; 5.2 Commissive performatives; 5.3 Representative performatives; 5.3 Representative performatives 5.4 Expressive performatives |
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Williams Graham T
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Word classes : nature, typology and representations / / edited by Raffaele Simone, Roma Tre University ; Francesca Masini, Alma Mater Studiorum - University Of Bologna |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
Disciplina | 412 |
Collana | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory |
Soggetto topico |
Word (Linguistics)
Typology (Linguistics) Parts of speech Grammar, Comparative and general - Grammatical catagories |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 90-272-6976-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
WORD CLASSES; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Foreword and acknowledgments; Introduction: New approaches to old Word Class issues; 1. A time-honored issue ; 2. New views ; 3. Approaches to word classes ; 4.1 Part I: Types of word classes ; 4. What is this volume about? ; 4.2 Part II: Minor and neglected word classes ; 4.3 Part III: Across word classes ; 4.4 Part IV: Radical views: do we really need word classes? ; References ; Part I. Types of word classes; Carving verb classes from corpora; 1. Classifying verb meanings ; 2. Profiling verb distributions
2.1 Syntactic profiles 2.2 Semantic profiles ; 3. From distributional profiles to semantic classes ; 3.1 A case study in distribution-based classification of Italian verbs ; 4. Conclusions ; References ; Appendix ; Classes of creation verbs; 1. Introduction ; 2. Relevant work ; 2.1 Discussion ; 3. Classes of creation verbs ; 3.1 Create verbs ; 3.2 Verbs of derived creation ; 4. Conclusions ; References ; On Light Nouns; 1. Word classes and subclasses ; 2. Theoretical tools and premises ; 2.1 Referential Force and degrees of nouniness ; 2.2 Modulating Referential Force 3. Nouns with low Referential Force 3.1 Taxonomic Nouns ; 3.2 Approximators ; 3.3 Quantifiers ; 3.4 Support Nouns ; 4. Evidence for light nouniness ; 4.1 Semantic headedness ; 4.2 Agreement ; 4.3 Constituency ; 5. A scale of light nouniness ; 6. Concluding remarks ; References ; The 'new adjectives' of Tswana; 1. Introduction ; 2. Some basic aspects of Tswana morphosyntax ; 2.1 Noun classes ; 2.2 The structure of Tswana NPs ; 2.3 Canonical verbal predication ; 2.4 Other predicative constructions ; 3. The traditional adjectives ; 3.1 The inflection of traditional adjectives 3.2 Traditional adjectives in attributive function 3.3 Traditional adjectives in predicate function ; 4. The new adjectives ; 4.1 Traditional adjectives and new adjectives ; 4.2 The status of new adjectives ; 4.3 New adjectives and adjectival compounds ; 5. New adjectives as an emerging word class ; 6. Conclusion ; References ; The Chinese adjective as a word class; 0. Introduction: Adjectives as a word class ; 1. The adjective as a typological prototype ; 2. The adjective in Chinese linguistics: An overview ; 3. Criteria for the identification of an adjective class in Chinese 4. On the status of 'special' adjectives 5. Conclusions ; References ; Qualifying modifier encoding and adjectival typology; 1. Theoretical background ; 2. Languages with noun-like adjectives ; 2.1 Noun-like simple stem adjectives ; 2.2 Noun-like phrasal adjectives ; 2.3 Noun-like simple stem phrasal adjectives ; 3. Languages with verb-like adjectives ; 3.1 Simple stem verb-like adjectives ; 3.2 Derived stem verb-like adjectives ; 3.3 Stem-clause verb-like adjectives ; 3.5 Derived stem-phrasal verb-like adjectives ; 3.6 Superstem verb-like adjectives ; 4. Conclusion ; References Part II. Minor and neglected word classes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459760703321 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Word classes : nature, typology and representations / / edited by Raffaele Simone, Roma Tre University ; Francesca Masini, Alma Mater Studiorum - University Of Bologna |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
Disciplina | 412 |
Collana | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory |
Soggetto topico |
Word (Linguistics)
Typology (Linguistics) Parts of speech Grammar, Comparative and general - Grammatical catagories |
ISBN | 90-272-6976-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
WORD CLASSES; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Foreword and acknowledgments; Introduction: New approaches to old Word Class issues; 1. A time-honored issue ; 2. New views ; 3. Approaches to word classes ; 4.1 Part I: Types of word classes ; 4. What is this volume about? ; 4.2 Part II: Minor and neglected word classes ; 4.3 Part III: Across word classes ; 4.4 Part IV: Radical views: do we really need word classes? ; References ; Part I. Types of word classes; Carving verb classes from corpora; 1. Classifying verb meanings ; 2. Profiling verb distributions
2.1 Syntactic profiles 2.2 Semantic profiles ; 3. From distributional profiles to semantic classes ; 3.1 A case study in distribution-based classification of Italian verbs ; 4. Conclusions ; References ; Appendix ; Classes of creation verbs; 1. Introduction ; 2. Relevant work ; 2.1 Discussion ; 3. Classes of creation verbs ; 3.1 Create verbs ; 3.2 Verbs of derived creation ; 4. Conclusions ; References ; On Light Nouns; 1. Word classes and subclasses ; 2. Theoretical tools and premises ; 2.1 Referential Force and degrees of nouniness ; 2.2 Modulating Referential Force 3. Nouns with low Referential Force 3.1 Taxonomic Nouns ; 3.2 Approximators ; 3.3 Quantifiers ; 3.4 Support Nouns ; 4. Evidence for light nouniness ; 4.1 Semantic headedness ; 4.2 Agreement ; 4.3 Constituency ; 5. A scale of light nouniness ; 6. Concluding remarks ; References ; The 'new adjectives' of Tswana; 1. Introduction ; 2. Some basic aspects of Tswana morphosyntax ; 2.1 Noun classes ; 2.2 The structure of Tswana NPs ; 2.3 Canonical verbal predication ; 2.4 Other predicative constructions ; 3. The traditional adjectives ; 3.1 The inflection of traditional adjectives 3.2 Traditional adjectives in attributive function 3.3 Traditional adjectives in predicate function ; 4. The new adjectives ; 4.1 Traditional adjectives and new adjectives ; 4.2 The status of new adjectives ; 4.3 New adjectives and adjectival compounds ; 5. New adjectives as an emerging word class ; 6. Conclusion ; References ; The Chinese adjective as a word class; 0. Introduction: Adjectives as a word class ; 1. The adjective as a typological prototype ; 2. The adjective in Chinese linguistics: An overview ; 3. Criteria for the identification of an adjective class in Chinese 4. On the status of 'special' adjectives 5. Conclusions ; References ; Qualifying modifier encoding and adjectival typology; 1. Theoretical background ; 2. Languages with noun-like adjectives ; 2.1 Noun-like simple stem adjectives ; 2.2 Noun-like phrasal adjectives ; 2.3 Noun-like simple stem phrasal adjectives ; 3. Languages with verb-like adjectives ; 3.1 Simple stem verb-like adjectives ; 3.2 Derived stem verb-like adjectives ; 3.3 Stem-clause verb-like adjectives ; 3.5 Derived stem-phrasal verb-like adjectives ; 3.6 Superstem verb-like adjectives ; 4. Conclusion ; References Part II. Minor and neglected word classes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787043603321 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Word classes : nature, typology and representations / / edited by Raffaele Simone, Roma Tre University ; Francesca Masini, Alma Mater Studiorum - University Of Bologna |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
Disciplina | 412 |
Collana | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory |
Soggetto topico |
Word (Linguistics)
Typology (Linguistics) Parts of speech Grammar, Comparative and general - Grammatical catagories |
ISBN | 90-272-6976-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
WORD CLASSES; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Foreword and acknowledgments; Introduction: New approaches to old Word Class issues; 1. A time-honored issue ; 2. New views ; 3. Approaches to word classes ; 4.1 Part I: Types of word classes ; 4. What is this volume about? ; 4.2 Part II: Minor and neglected word classes ; 4.3 Part III: Across word classes ; 4.4 Part IV: Radical views: do we really need word classes? ; References ; Part I. Types of word classes; Carving verb classes from corpora; 1. Classifying verb meanings ; 2. Profiling verb distributions
2.1 Syntactic profiles 2.2 Semantic profiles ; 3. From distributional profiles to semantic classes ; 3.1 A case study in distribution-based classification of Italian verbs ; 4. Conclusions ; References ; Appendix ; Classes of creation verbs; 1. Introduction ; 2. Relevant work ; 2.1 Discussion ; 3. Classes of creation verbs ; 3.1 Create verbs ; 3.2 Verbs of derived creation ; 4. Conclusions ; References ; On Light Nouns; 1. Word classes and subclasses ; 2. Theoretical tools and premises ; 2.1 Referential Force and degrees of nouniness ; 2.2 Modulating Referential Force 3. Nouns with low Referential Force 3.1 Taxonomic Nouns ; 3.2 Approximators ; 3.3 Quantifiers ; 3.4 Support Nouns ; 4. Evidence for light nouniness ; 4.1 Semantic headedness ; 4.2 Agreement ; 4.3 Constituency ; 5. A scale of light nouniness ; 6. Concluding remarks ; References ; The 'new adjectives' of Tswana; 1. Introduction ; 2. Some basic aspects of Tswana morphosyntax ; 2.1 Noun classes ; 2.2 The structure of Tswana NPs ; 2.3 Canonical verbal predication ; 2.4 Other predicative constructions ; 3. The traditional adjectives ; 3.1 The inflection of traditional adjectives 3.2 Traditional adjectives in attributive function 3.3 Traditional adjectives in predicate function ; 4. The new adjectives ; 4.1 Traditional adjectives and new adjectives ; 4.2 The status of new adjectives ; 4.3 New adjectives and adjectival compounds ; 5. New adjectives as an emerging word class ; 6. Conclusion ; References ; The Chinese adjective as a word class; 0. Introduction: Adjectives as a word class ; 1. The adjective as a typological prototype ; 2. The adjective in Chinese linguistics: An overview ; 3. Criteria for the identification of an adjective class in Chinese 4. On the status of 'special' adjectives 5. Conclusions ; References ; Qualifying modifier encoding and adjectival typology; 1. Theoretical background ; 2. Languages with noun-like adjectives ; 2.1 Noun-like simple stem adjectives ; 2.2 Noun-like phrasal adjectives ; 2.3 Noun-like simple stem phrasal adjectives ; 3. Languages with verb-like adjectives ; 3.1 Simple stem verb-like adjectives ; 3.2 Derived stem verb-like adjectives ; 3.3 Stem-clause verb-like adjectives ; 3.5 Derived stem-phrasal verb-like adjectives ; 3.6 Superstem verb-like adjectives ; 4. Conclusion ; References Part II. Minor and neglected word classes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818052003321 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 | ||
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Word hunters : field linguists on fieldwork / / edited by Hannah Sarvasy, Diana Forker |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (185 pages) |
Disciplina | 410.72/3 |
Collana | Studies in Language Companion |
Soggetto topico |
Linguistics - Fieldwork
Linguistics - Methodology Anthropological linguistics Historical linguistics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466997703321 |
Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2018 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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