Language structure and environment : social, cultural, and natural factors / / edited by Rik De Busser, National Chengchi University, Taiwan ; Randy J. LaPolla, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
Disciplina | 410.1/81 |
Collana | Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts |
Soggetto topico |
Structural linguistics - Social aspects
Structural linguistics - Research Intercultural communication - Social aspects Sublanguage - Social aspects Language and culture - Social aspects Language and culture - Research Sociolinguistics - Research |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 90-272-6873-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Language Structure and Environment; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; The influence of social, cultural, and natural factors on language structure; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Non-autonomous syntax; 1.2 Linguistic relativity; 2. Related fields; 2.1 Functional grammar; 2.2 Sociolinguistics; 2.3 Ecolinguistics; 2.4 Ethnosyntax; 3. Relevant environmental parameters; 3.1 Cultural factors; 3.2 Social factors; 3.3 Geographical factors; 3.4 Natural factors; 3.5 Human biology; 3.6 Meta-perception of language; Bibliography; Part 1. Grammar and culture
On the logical necessity of a cultural and cognitive connection for the origin of all aspects of linguistic structure1. Cognition: Inference in understanding our surroundings; 2. The nature of communication: Ostension and inference; 3. The nature of language: Language is culture; 4. How the grammars of languages differ; Do they constrain or not constrain the interpretation of a particular semantic domain?; If they constrain the interpretation of a particular domain, how much do they constrain it?; If they constrain the interpretation of a particular domain, how do they constrain it? 5. Final remarksReferences; The body, the universe, society and language; 1. Introduction; 2. Modern Germanic in the grip of the unknown; 3. Changes in PG grammar as enactments of the Anabaptist worldview; 3.1 The grammaticalization of zehle: From 'counting' to 'predicting'; 3.2 The degrammaticalization of wotte from subjunctive modal to 'desire'; 3.3 The rise of fer 'for' in purposive complement clauses; 4. The speed of changes in PG grammar; 5. Early Germanic in the grip of the unknown; 6. Experiencing illness; 6.1 The impersonal verb construction and its variants 6.2 The construction of inalienability and its variants6.3 Other oblique curiosities; 6.4 The accusative subject in Middle Dutch; 7. In sum; 8. The decline of the dative-marked participant; 9. A final note on the expression of sickness and disease in Modern English; 10. In conclusion; Bibliography; Middle Dutch sources; Old and Middle English sources; When culture grammaticalizes; 1. The Onya Darat language and its speakers; 2. Encoding social information in pronouns: A Southeast Asian phenomenon; 3. The pronominal system of Onya Darat; 4. The origins of generational affiliation marking 5. ConclusionIn Memoriam; Bibliography; The cultural bases of linguistic form; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Culture and linguistic form; 1.2 Linguistic and ethnographic background; 2. Towards a sociocultural theory of linguistic form; 3. Quotatives evidentials and reported speech constructions; 3.1 Lexical quotative construction; 3.2 Quotative evidentials; 4. Reported speech in Nanti communicative practice; 4.1 Talking about others' actions; 4.2 Talking about others' internal states; 4.3 Conflict, intimacy, and the evidential ethic 5. A practice-based account of the grammaticalization of Nanti quotatives and reportives |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910478855203321 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Language structure and environment : social, cultural, and natural factors / / edited by Rik De Busser, National Chengchi University, Taiwan ; Randy J. LaPolla, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
Disciplina | 410.1/81 |
Collana | Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts |
Soggetto topico |
Structural linguistics - Social aspects
Structural linguistics - Research Intercultural communication - Social aspects Sublanguage - Social aspects Language and culture - Social aspects Language and culture - Research Sociolinguistics - Research |
ISBN | 90-272-6873-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Language Structure and Environment; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; The influence of social, cultural, and natural factors on language structure; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Non-autonomous syntax; 1.2 Linguistic relativity; 2. Related fields; 2.1 Functional grammar; 2.2 Sociolinguistics; 2.3 Ecolinguistics; 2.4 Ethnosyntax; 3. Relevant environmental parameters; 3.1 Cultural factors; 3.2 Social factors; 3.3 Geographical factors; 3.4 Natural factors; 3.5 Human biology; 3.6 Meta-perception of language; Bibliography; Part 1. Grammar and culture
On the logical necessity of a cultural and cognitive connection for the origin of all aspects of linguistic structure1. Cognition: Inference in understanding our surroundings; 2. The nature of communication: Ostension and inference; 3. The nature of language: Language is culture; 4. How the grammars of languages differ; Do they constrain or not constrain the interpretation of a particular semantic domain?; If they constrain the interpretation of a particular domain, how much do they constrain it?; If they constrain the interpretation of a particular domain, how do they constrain it? 5. Final remarksReferences; The body, the universe, society and language; 1. Introduction; 2. Modern Germanic in the grip of the unknown; 3. Changes in PG grammar as enactments of the Anabaptist worldview; 3.1 The grammaticalization of zehle: From 'counting' to 'predicting'; 3.2 The degrammaticalization of wotte from subjunctive modal to 'desire'; 3.3 The rise of fer 'for' in purposive complement clauses; 4. The speed of changes in PG grammar; 5. Early Germanic in the grip of the unknown; 6. Experiencing illness; 6.1 The impersonal verb construction and its variants 6.2 The construction of inalienability and its variants6.3 Other oblique curiosities; 6.4 The accusative subject in Middle Dutch; 7. In sum; 8. The decline of the dative-marked participant; 9. A final note on the expression of sickness and disease in Modern English; 10. In conclusion; Bibliography; Middle Dutch sources; Old and Middle English sources; When culture grammaticalizes; 1. The Onya Darat language and its speakers; 2. Encoding social information in pronouns: A Southeast Asian phenomenon; 3. The pronominal system of Onya Darat; 4. The origins of generational affiliation marking 5. ConclusionIn Memoriam; Bibliography; The cultural bases of linguistic form; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Culture and linguistic form; 1.2 Linguistic and ethnographic background; 2. Towards a sociocultural theory of linguistic form; 3. Quotatives evidentials and reported speech constructions; 3.1 Lexical quotative construction; 3.2 Quotative evidentials; 4. Reported speech in Nanti communicative practice; 4.1 Talking about others' actions; 4.2 Talking about others' internal states; 4.3 Conflict, intimacy, and the evidential ethic 5. A practice-based account of the grammaticalization of Nanti quotatives and reportives |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797135903321 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Language structure and environment : social, cultural, and natural factors / / edited by Rik De Busser, National Chengchi University, Taiwan ; Randy J. LaPolla, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
Disciplina | 410.1/81 |
Collana | Cognitive Linguistic Studies in Cultural Contexts |
Soggetto topico |
Structural linguistics - Social aspects
Structural linguistics - Research Intercultural communication - Social aspects Sublanguage - Social aspects Language and culture - Social aspects Language and culture - Research Sociolinguistics - Research |
ISBN | 90-272-6873-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Language Structure and Environment; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; The influence of social, cultural, and natural factors on language structure; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Non-autonomous syntax; 1.2 Linguistic relativity; 2. Related fields; 2.1 Functional grammar; 2.2 Sociolinguistics; 2.3 Ecolinguistics; 2.4 Ethnosyntax; 3. Relevant environmental parameters; 3.1 Cultural factors; 3.2 Social factors; 3.3 Geographical factors; 3.4 Natural factors; 3.5 Human biology; 3.6 Meta-perception of language; Bibliography; Part 1. Grammar and culture
On the logical necessity of a cultural and cognitive connection for the origin of all aspects of linguistic structure1. Cognition: Inference in understanding our surroundings; 2. The nature of communication: Ostension and inference; 3. The nature of language: Language is culture; 4. How the grammars of languages differ; Do they constrain or not constrain the interpretation of a particular semantic domain?; If they constrain the interpretation of a particular domain, how much do they constrain it?; If they constrain the interpretation of a particular domain, how do they constrain it? 5. Final remarksReferences; The body, the universe, society and language; 1. Introduction; 2. Modern Germanic in the grip of the unknown; 3. Changes in PG grammar as enactments of the Anabaptist worldview; 3.1 The grammaticalization of zehle: From 'counting' to 'predicting'; 3.2 The degrammaticalization of wotte from subjunctive modal to 'desire'; 3.3 The rise of fer 'for' in purposive complement clauses; 4. The speed of changes in PG grammar; 5. Early Germanic in the grip of the unknown; 6. Experiencing illness; 6.1 The impersonal verb construction and its variants 6.2 The construction of inalienability and its variants6.3 Other oblique curiosities; 6.4 The accusative subject in Middle Dutch; 7. In sum; 8. The decline of the dative-marked participant; 9. A final note on the expression of sickness and disease in Modern English; 10. In conclusion; Bibliography; Middle Dutch sources; Old and Middle English sources; When culture grammaticalizes; 1. The Onya Darat language and its speakers; 2. Encoding social information in pronouns: A Southeast Asian phenomenon; 3. The pronominal system of Onya Darat; 4. The origins of generational affiliation marking 5. ConclusionIn Memoriam; Bibliography; The cultural bases of linguistic form; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Culture and linguistic form; 1.2 Linguistic and ethnographic background; 2. Towards a sociocultural theory of linguistic form; 3. Quotatives evidentials and reported speech constructions; 3.1 Lexical quotative construction; 3.2 Quotative evidentials; 4. Reported speech in Nanti communicative practice; 4.1 Talking about others' actions; 4.2 Talking about others' internal states; 4.3 Conflict, intimacy, and the evidential ethic 5. A practice-based account of the grammaticalization of Nanti quotatives and reportives |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824121403321 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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