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Rhythmic Grammar
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Author : Julia Schlüter
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2005
Rhythmic Grammar written by Julia Schlüter and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Focusing on the frequently neglected influence of rhythm on variation and change in English grammar, this book provides a groundbreaking study of interactions at the interface between phonology and morphosyntax. It refines available descriptions of
Rhythmic Grammar
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Author : Julia Schlüter
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2009-07-29
Rhythmic Grammar written by Julia Schlüter and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-29 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This groundbreaking book highlights a phonological preference, the Principle of Rhythmic Alternation, as a factor in grammatical variation and change in English from the early modern period to the present. Though frequently overlooked in earlier research, the phonetically motivated avoidance of adjacent stresses is shown to exert an influence on a wide variety of phenomena in morphology and syntax. Based on in-depth analyses of extensive electronic databases, the book presents 20 exemplary studies from different structural categories. Among them are much-debated as well as novel issues, including the double comparative worser, 'predicative only' a- adjectives, variant past participles, the placement of the degree modifier quite, the order of conjuncts in binomials, the negation of attributive adjectives and sentence adverbs, variable adverbial marking, the use or omission of the infinitive marker, and the a- prefix before - ing forms. The studies provide qualitative and quantitative evidence of the importance of rhythmic alternation in synchronic variation as well as diachronic change, without neglecting interactions with a set of competing functional tendencies. Thus, the book contributes essential aspects to the description and explanation of the phenomena considered, calling for a fundamental revision of current thinking about the interface between phonology and morphosyntax. In addition, the empirical findings are brought to bear on theoretical discussions of more general interest, yielding a critical assessment of the merits and limitations of two nonmodular linguistic theories: Optimality Theory and spreading activation models. The latter type is developed into a comprehensive conception integrating functional factors such as the Principle of Rhythmic Alternation in an overarching framework for language variation and change. The wide range of subject areas covered makes the volume essential reading and a source of inspiration for linguists with interests as diverse as the phonology-morphosyntax interface, English grammar, the history of English, functional linguistics, Optimality Theory, as well as neuro- and psycholinguistics.
Rhythm In Cognition And Grammar
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Author : Ralf Vogel
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2015-03-10
Rhythm In Cognition And Grammar written by Ralf Vogel and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-10 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The book contains a collection of papers dealing with the question of how rhythm shapes language. Until now, there was no comprehensive theory that addressed these findings adequately. By bringing together researchers from many different fields, this book will make a first attempt to fill this gap.
Rhythmic Grammar
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Author : Julia SchlÃ1⁄4ter
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2005
Rhythmic Grammar written by Julia SchlÃ1⁄4ter and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with English language categories.
Focusing on the frequently neglected influence of rhythm on variation and change in English grammar, this book provides a groundbreaking study of interactions at the interface between phonology and morphosyntax. It refines available descriptions of grammatical phenomena by examining the explanatory force of the avoidance of adjacent stressed syllables. The main, empirical part presents twenty detailed analyses of a representative set of structures, most of them combining a synchronic and a diachronic perspective. The analysis is based on an extensive collection of electronic corpora covering the sixteenth to twentieth centuries. A theoretical discussion of implications for linguistic models such as Optimality Theory and spreading activation networks rounds off the volume.
A Reference Grammar Of Modern French
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Author : Anne Judge
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Release Date : 1995
A Reference Grammar Of Modern French written by Anne Judge and has been published by McGraw-Hill Companies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Foreign Language Study categories.
"A Reference Grammar of Modern French" has established itself as the standard English-language reference grammar for the French language. It provides teachers, students and others interested in the French language with a comprehensive, accessible, and jargon-free guide to the forms and structures of French as it is currently spoken and written in France and in the rest of the French-speaking world. The scope of the grammar is very broad, dealing with both spoken and written French. Levels of usage (literary, educated, formal, informal, and slang) are specified, so that the importance of context in the use of language is recognized. -- From publisher's description.
English And American Studies In German 2005
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Author : Paul Georg Meyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
English And American Studies In German 2005 written by Paul Georg Meyer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Dissertations, Academic categories.
Constructional Approaches To English Grammar
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Author : Graeme Trousdale
language : en
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Release Date : 2008
Constructional Approaches To English Grammar written by Graeme Trousdale and has been published by De Gruyter Mouton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Presents a series of fresh perspectives on patterns and developments in English grammar from a constructional perspective. This book provides a critical assessment of the role of constructions in key areas of grammatical theory, from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives.
Bright S Old English Grammar Reader
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Author : James Wilson Bright
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Release Date : 1971
Bright S Old English Grammar Reader written by James Wilson Bright and has been published by Houghton Mifflin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A Practical Grammar Of The St Lawrence Island Siberian Yupik Eskimo Language
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Author : Steven A. Jacobson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
A Practical Grammar Of The St Lawrence Island Siberian Yupik Eskimo Language written by Steven A. Jacobson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Foreign Language Study categories.
A grammer of the Yupik or Yuit language as spoken on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska and in Siberia, designed for teaching both speakers and non-speakers.
Hungarian Sentence Prosody And Universal Grammar
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Author : László Hunyadi
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Release Date : 2002
Hungarian Sentence Prosody And Universal Grammar written by László Hunyadi and has been published by Peter Lang Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The book presents a generative account of the relation between the prosodic and syntactic structure in Hungarian. It shows that, in order to account for the various scope readings of a single syntactic structure, one has to consider the respective prosodic realizations suggesting a direct relation between Phonetic Form and Logical Form. Universal principles of this relation are supported by data from a number of languages. Contents: Preliminary Thoughts on Prosody - On Stress and its Manifestations - Stress and Syntactic vs. Semantic Categories - Metrical Phonology and the Syntax of Hungarian - The Outlines of a Metrical Model of Hungarian Sentence - Complex Prosodic Structures and their Logical Interpretation - Operator Scope and Prosody - Logical Form, Prosody and Universal Implications.