Discourse Grammar and Typology Papers in Honor of John W. M. Verhaar
| Author/creator | Abraham, Werner Editor |
| Other author | Givon, T. Editor |
| Other author | Thompson, Sandra A. Editor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company Poole : BEBC Distribution [Distributor] |
| Description | 352 p. ill 23.000 x 015.000 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in Language Companion Vol. 27. |
| Summary | Annotation 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 frequently investigated. The papers are arranged in 5 groups: Transitivity and voice; Clausal modality; Typology and discourse categories; Language and Culture; Functionality. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9789027230300 |
| ISBN | 9027230307 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9789027230300 |
| Stock number | 00003516 |
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