Australian languages : their nature and development / / R.M.W. Dixon |
Autore | Dixon Robert M. W |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, U.K. ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xlii, 734 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 499/.15 |
Collana | Cambridge language surveys |
Soggetto topico |
Australian languages
Australian languages - Grammar Language - Linguistics |
ISBN |
1-316-08475-2
1-280-41689-0 0-511-17777-1 0-511-03957-3 0-511-14818-6 0-511-33022-7 0-511-48686-3 0-511-05307-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; MAPS; ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED; LANGUAGES AND LANGUAGE GROUPS; 1 The language situation in Australia; 2 Modelling the language situation; 3 Overview; 4 Vocabulary; 5 Case and other nominal suffixes; 6 Verbs; 7 Pronouns; 8 Bound pronouns; 9 Prefixing and fusion; 10 Generic nouns, classifiers, genders and noun classes; 11 Ergative/accusative morphological and syntactic profiles; 12 Phonology; 13 Genetic subgroups and small linguistic areas; 14 Summary and conclusion; References; INDEX OF LANGUAGES, DIALECTS AND LANGUAGE GROUPS; SUBJECT INDEX |
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Basic linguistic theory [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 2 Grammatical topics / / R.M.W. Dixon |
Autore | Dixon Robert M. W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (508 p.) |
Disciplina | 410 |
Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general
Linguistics - Research - Methodology Linguistics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-299-31352-3
0-19-157145-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of tables and figures; How to read this book; Preface; Abbreviations and conventions; 10. Grammatical Word and Phonological Word; 10.1. Types of word; 10.2. What is a word?; 10.3. Phonological word; 10.4. Grammatical word; 10.5. Clitics; 10.6. Relationship between grammatical and phonological words; 10.7. Interjections; 10.8. The social and mental status of words; 10.9. Summary; 10.10. What to investigate; Sources and notes; 11. Distinguishing Noun and Verb; 11.1. Preliminaries; 11.2. Major functions; 11.3. Multiple functions or zero derivation?
11.4. Structures of noun phrases with difierent heads11.5. Properties of predicates with difierent heads; 11.6. Grammatical categories associated with verbs; 11.7. Grammatical categories associated with nouns; 11.8. Further criteria; 11.9. Summary; 11.10. What to investigate; Sources and notes; 12. The Adjective Class; 12.1. Parameters of variation; 12.2. Why recognize an adjective class?; 12.3. Criteria for recognition; 12.4. The semantic content of adjective classes; 12.5. Distinguishing types of adjective class; 12.5.1. Distinguishing between adjective and verb classes 12.5.2. Distinguishing between adjective and noun classes12.5.3. Adjectives grammatically similar to both verbs and nouns; 12.5.4. Adjectives grammatically difierent from both verbs and nouns; 12.6. Languages with restricted functional possibilities for adjectives; 12.7. Languages with two adjective classes; 12.8. Correlations with other grammatical parameters; 12.9. Semantic overlapping between word classes; 12.10. Summary; 12.11. What to investigate; Appendix Distinguishing Noun, Verb, and Adjective in Fijian; Sources and notes; 13. Transitivity; 13.1. Clausal transitivity 13.2. Marking of core arguments13.2.1. Recognizing cases; 13.3. Transitivity classes of verbs; 13.4. More complex types; 13.5. The semantic bases; 13.5.1. Identifying A; 13.5.2. Identifying O; 13.5.3. Ways of expressing 'giving'; 13.5.4. Split systems of marking; 13.5.5. Transitivity classes; 13.6. Non-canonical marking of core arguments; 13.6.1. ATTENTION and LIKING verbs; 13.7. Summary; 13.8. What to investigate; Appendix 1. Beyond 'accusative' and 'ergative'; Appendix 2. Confusing uses of terms 'unaccusative' and 'unergative'; Sources and notes; 14. Copula Clauses and Verbless Clauses 14.1. Introduction14.2. Contrasting functions of adjectives and nouns; 14.3. Syntax; 14.4. Relational meanings; 14.4.1. Multiple copulas; 14.5. Forms; 14.5.1. Negative copulas; 14.6. Occurrence and omission; 14.7. Historical development; 14.8. Summary; 14.9. What to investigate; Sources and notes; 15. Pronouns and Demonstratives; 15.1. The category of pronoun; 15.1.1. Person and number; 15.1.2. 'Me and you'; 15.1.3. Neutralization; 15.1.4. Gender; 15.1.5. Social niceties; 15.1.6. A further 'person', and impersonal/indefinite; 15.1.7. Grammatical properties; 15.1.8. Pronoun elaboration 15.1.9. Bound pronouns |
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Basic linguistic theory [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 1 Methodology / / R.M.W. Dixon |
Autore | Dixon Robert M. W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (398 p.) |
Disciplina | 410 |
Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general
Linguistics - Research - Methodology Linguistics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-299-31351-5
0-19-157144-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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
2.2. 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 3.14. 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 4.6. 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 7.2. 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 9.3. Working in the field |
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Dixon Robert M. W | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basic linguistic theory [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 1 Methodology / / R.M.W. Dixon |
Autore | Dixon Robert M. W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | xvi, 381 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 410 |
Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general
Linguistics - Research - Methodology Linguistics |
ISBN |
1-383-04655-7
1-299-31351-5 0-19-157144-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basic linguistic theory [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 1 Methodology / / R.M.W. Dixon |
Autore | Dixon Robert M. W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | xvi, 381 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 410 |
Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general
Linguistics - Research - Methodology Linguistics |
ISBN |
1-383-04655-7
1-299-31351-5 0-19-157144-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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I am a linguist [[electronic resource] /] / by R.M.W. Dixon ; with a foreword by Peter Matthews |
Autore | Dixon Robert M. W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (412 p.) |
Disciplina | 410.92 |
Collana | Brill eBook titles |
Soggetto topico | Linguistics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-85215-2
90-04-19517-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / R. M. W. Dixon -- A day in the field / R. M. W. Dixon -- What is linguistics? — a journey of discovery / R. M. W. Dixon -- Getting there / R. M. W. Dixon -- Discography, and a bit of fiction / R. M. W. Dixon -- Into the field / R. M. W. Dixon -- Frustration and fulfilment / R. M. W. Dixon -- The role of universities / R. M. W. Dixon -- More lovely fieldwork, and some comparison / R. M. W. Dixon -- The science of linguistics, and other approaches to the study of language / R. M. W. Dixon -- Fijian, English and some novels / R. M. W. Dixon -- Academic standards / R. M. W. Dixon -- The delegate from Tasmania / R. M. W. Dixon -- Into the Amazonian jungle / R. M. W. Dixon -- God and Magog in Brazil / R. M. W. Dixon -- A productive partnership / R. M. W. Dixon -- Living a life / R. M. W. Dixon -- Solutions to problems from the end of Chapter 6 / R. M. W. Dixon -- Bibliography / R. M. W. Dixon -- Index / R. M. W. Dixon -- List of plates / R. M. W. Dixon. |
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I am a linguist / / by R.M.W. Dixon ; with a foreword by Peter Matthews |
Autore | Dixon Robert M. W |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (412 p.) |
Disciplina | 410.92 |
Collana | Brill eBook titles |
Soggetto topico | Linguistics |
ISBN |
1-283-85215-2
90-04-19517-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / R. M. W. Dixon -- A day in the field / R. M. W. Dixon -- What is linguistics? — a journey of discovery / R. M. W. Dixon -- Getting there / R. M. W. Dixon -- Discography, and a bit of fiction / R. M. W. Dixon -- Into the field / R. M. W. Dixon -- Frustration and fulfilment / R. M. W. Dixon -- The role of universities / R. M. W. Dixon -- More lovely fieldwork, and some comparison / R. M. W. Dixon -- The science of linguistics, and other approaches to the study of language / R. M. W. Dixon -- Fijian, English and some novels / R. M. W. Dixon -- Academic standards / R. M. W. Dixon -- The delegate from Tasmania / R. M. W. Dixon -- Into the Amazonian jungle / R. M. W. Dixon -- God and Magog in Brazil / R. M. W. Dixon -- A productive partnership / R. M. W. Dixon -- Living a life / R. M. W. Dixon -- Solutions to problems from the end of Chapter 6 / R. M. W. Dixon -- Bibliography / R. M. W. Dixon -- Index / R. M. W. Dixon -- List of plates / R. M. W. Dixon. |
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The Jarawara language of Southern Amazonia [[electronic resource] /] / R.M.W. Dixon ; with the assistance of Alan R. Vogel |
Autore | Dixon Robert M. W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (661 p.) |
Disciplina | 498/.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | VogelAlan R |
Collana | Oxford linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
Jaruára language - Grammar
Jaruára language - Lexicology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-84109-5
0-19-151507-8 1-4294-6956-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Plates; List of Tables; Organization and Cross-references; Abbreviations and Conventions; Map 1 Approximate locations of languages of the Arawá family; Map 2 Location of Madi dialects, and of Paumarí; 1 Introduction: The Language and its Speakers; 2 Phonology; 3 Grammatical Overview; 4 Predicate Structure: General; 5 Predicate Structure: Miscellaneous Suffixes; 6 Predicate Structure: The Tense-Modal System; 7 Predicate Structure: Secondary Verbs, Mood, and Negation; 8 Verbal Derivations: Causative and Applicative; 9 Verbal Reduplication; 10 Noun Phrase Structure
11 Possessed Nouns, and Adjectives12 Demonstratives and Related Forms; 13 Copula Clauses; 14 Structure of a Verbal Main Clause; 15 Commands and Questions; 16 A-Constructions and O-Constructions; 17 Complement Clauses; 18 Dependent Clauses; 19 Nominalized Clauses; 20 Peripheral Markers jaa and ni-jaa; 21 Other Peripheral Markers; 22 The Relational Noun ihi/ehene 'Due to, Because of'; 23 List Constructions; 24 Syntactic Organization; 25 Word Class Derivations; 26 Topics in Semantics; 27 Prehistory; Texts; References; Vocabulary; List of Affixes; Index |
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Dixon Robert M. W | ||
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The Jarawara language of Southern Amazonia / / R.M.W. Dixon ; with the assistance of Alan R. Vogel |
Autore | Dixon Robert M. W |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 636 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 498/.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | VogelAlan R |
Collana | Oxford linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
Jaruára language - Grammar
Jaruára language - Lexicology |
ISBN |
1-383-04142-3
0-19-926257-8 1-280-84109-5 0-19-151507-8 1-4294-6956-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Plates; List of Tables; Organization and Cross-references; Abbreviations and Conventions; Map 1 Approximate locations of languages of the Arawá family; Map 2 Location of Madi dialects, and of Paumarí; 1 Introduction: The Language and its Speakers; 2 Phonology; 3 Grammatical Overview; 4 Predicate Structure: General; 5 Predicate Structure: Miscellaneous Suffixes; 6 Predicate Structure: The Tense-Modal System; 7 Predicate Structure: Secondary Verbs, Mood, and Negation; 8 Verbal Derivations: Causative and Applicative; 9 Verbal Reduplication; 10 Noun Phrase Structure
11 Possessed Nouns, and Adjectives; 12 Demonstratives and Related Forms; 13 Copula Clauses; 14 Structure of a Verbal Main Clause; 15 Commands and Questions; 16 A-Constructions and O-Constructions; 17 Complement Clauses; 18 Dependent Clauses; 19 Nominalized Clauses; 20 Peripheral Markers jaa and ni-jaa; 21 Other Peripheral Markers; 22 The Relational Noun ihi/ehene 'Due to, Because of'; 23 List Constructions; 24 Syntactic Organization; 25 Word Class Derivations; 26 Topics in Semantics; 27 Prehistory; Texts; References; Vocabulary; List of Affixes; Index |
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A semantic approach to English grammar [[electronic resource] /] / R.M.W. Dixon |
Autore | Dixon Robert M. W |
Edizione | [Rev. and enl. 2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (562 p.) |
Disciplina | 425 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DixonRobert M. W |
Collana | Oxford textbooks in linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Grammar
English language - Semantics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
9786611345792
1-281-34579-2 0-19-153004-2 1-4356-0698-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. A. Introduction -- pt. B. The semantic types -- pt. C. Some grammatical topics. |
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Dixon Robert M. W | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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