Autore	Zwartjes Otto
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, 2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (374 p.)
Disciplina	410.88/266
Collana	Studies in the history of the language sciences
Soggetto topico	Portuguese language - Grammar - History Portuguese language - Brazil - History Portuguese language - Asia - History Portuguese language - Africa - History Missions - Linguistics work - History
ISBN	1-283-32902-6 9786613329028 90-272-8325-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Portuguese Missionary Grammars in Asia, Africa and Brazil, 1550-1800; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface & acknowledgements; Chapter 1.Introduction; 1.1 Goal of the study; 1.2 The historiographical neglect of missionary linguistics; 1.3 The contribution of missionary linguistics to the study of the typology of languages; 1.4 Missionary linguists as field-workers: Their attitudes; 1.5 The description of exotic languages and the development of linguistic concepts; 1.6 The goals and structure of this study; 1.6.1 What do we want to know? 1.6.1.1 Phonology and orthography1.6.1.2 Morphosyntax; 1.6.1.3 The lexicon; 1.6.1.4 Extra-grammatical information; 1.6.2 What do we have?; References; Chapter 2. The Indian subcontinent; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Historical background; 2.1.2 The Indian grammatical tradition; 2.2 Tamil. Henrique Henriques (or, Anrique Anriquez) (1520-1600); 2.2.1 The life and work of Henrique Henriques; 2.2.2 Henriques's Tamil grammar: Authorship and sources; 2.2.3 Henriques's Tamil grammar and the Tamil language; 2.2.3.1 Malabar and Tamil; 2.2.3.2 The structure of Henriques's grammar 2.2.3.3 Henriques's treatment of Tamil orthography and phonology2.2.3.4 Henriques's treatment of Tamil nominal declension; 2.2.3.5 Henriques's treatment of the Tamil verb; 2.2.3.6 Henriques's explicit comparisons between Tamil and Portuguese; 2.2.3.7 Henriques's treatment of Tamil word order; 2.2.3.8 Henriques's treatment of agreement in Tamil; 2.2.3.9 Henriques's treatment of variation within Tamil; 2.2.3.10 Henriques's meta-language; 2.2.4 The reputation of Henriques's work; 2.2.5 Other Tamil grammars; 2.3 Konkani. Thomas Stephens (Thomaz Estevão 1549-1619) 2.3.1 The life of Thomas Stephens2.3.2 Other early grammars of Konkani and neighbouring languages; 2.3.3 The Konkani language; 2.3.4 Stephens's Konkani grammar; 2.3.4.1 Stephens's treatment of phonology and orthography; 2.3.4.2 Stephens's treatment of Konkani nominal morphology; 2.3.4.3 Stephens's treatment of Konkani verbal morphology; 2.3.4.4 Stephens's treatment of Konkani syntax. Word order and agreement; 2.3.4.5 Stephens's treatment of ergativity; 2.3.4.6 Stephens's metalanguage; 2.4 Bengali. Manoel da Assumpçam (fl. 1743); 2.4.1 Manoel da Assumpçam and his grammar 2.4.2 The Bengali language2.4.3 The grammar; 2.4.3.1 Assumpçam's treatment of orthography and phonology; 2.4.3.2 Assumpçam's treatment of nominal declension; 2.4.3.3 Assumpçam's treatment of verbal morphology; 2.4.3.4 Assumpçam's treatment of syntax; 2.4.3.5 Assumpçam's treatment of word order and agreement; 2.5 Marathi (Anonymous 1778a); 2.5.1 The Marathi language; 2.5.2 The 1778 Marathi grammar; 2.5.2.1 The grammar's treatment of Marathi phonology and orthography; 2.5.2.2 The grammar's treatment of Marathi nominal morphology; 2.5.2.3 The grammar's treatment of Marathi verbal morphology 2.5.2.4 The grammar's treatment of Marathi syntax, word order and agreement
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Autore	Melby Alan K
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c1995
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (300 p.)
Disciplina	418/.02/0285
Altri autori (Persone)	WarnerC. Terry
Collana	Benjamins translation library
Soggetto topico	Machine translating Translating and interpreting Language and languages - Philosophy
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-283-17448-0 9786613174482 90-272-8357-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	THE POSSIBILITY OF LANGUAGE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; 1. Limits in Search of a Cause; 2. Machine Translation; 3. The Wall; 4. Possibilities; 5. Implications; Appendix; Endnotes; Bibliography; Glossary; Subject Index; Author Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910456957103321

Autore	Adler Melvin Joseph
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam, : J. Benjamins, 1980
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (139 p.)
Disciplina	415
Collana	Pragmatics & beyond
Soggetto topico	Commands (Logic) Pragmatics
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-283-35983-9 9786613359834 90-272-8110-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	A PRAGMATIC LOGIC FOR COMMANDS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; INTRODUCTION; 1. THE PRAGMATICS OF COMMANDS; 1.1 Commands and Imperatives; 1.2 Institutions and Speech Acts; 1.3 The Institution of Commands; 1.3.1 The Authority (I); 1.3.2 The Addressee (I); 1.3.3 Other Institutional Factors; 1.3.4 Partial Summary; 1.4 The Authority (II); 1.5 The Addressee (II); 1.6 The Required Action or Result; 1.7 The Period During Whioh a Command is in Force; 1.8.1 Execution-Preconditions; 1.8.2 Hypothetical Imperatives; 2. A SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS FOR COMMANDS 2.1 Goals2.2 Commands; 2.3 The Algebra of Commands; 2.4 Rules of Inference; 2. 5 Semantics (I); 2.6 Semantics (II); 2. 7 Semantics (III); 2.8 Presuppositions; 3. OUTLOOK AND PERSPECTIVES; FOOTNOTES; REFERENCES
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910457362403321

Autore	Andersen Gisle
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Amsterdam ; ; [Great Britain], : J. Benjamins, c2001
Descrizione fisica	viii, 352 p. : ill
Disciplina	306.44
Collana	Pragmatics & beyond
Soggetto topico	Pragmatics Discourse markers Language and languages - Variation Linguistic change Teenagers - England - London - Language
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-25463-4 9786612254635 0-585-46255-0 90-272-9814-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910450266203321