Language and Its Structure
Title | Language and Its Structure PDF eBook |
Author | Ronald W. Langacker |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN |
The Structure of Language
Title | The Structure of Language PDF eBook |
Author | Emma L. Pavey |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 423 |
Release | 2010-08-19 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1139488694 |
Most of the time we communicate using language without considering the complex activity we are undertaking, forming words and sentences in a split second. This book introduces the analysis of language structure, combining both description and theory within a single, practical text. It begins by examining words and parts of words, and then looks at how words work together to form sentences that communicate meaning. Sentence patterns across languages are also studied, looking at the similarities and the differences we find in how languages communicate meaning. The book also discusses how context can affect how we structure our sentences: the context of a particular language and its structures, the context of old and new information for us and our addressee(s), and the context of our culture.
Language
Title | Language PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Finegan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 562 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN |
LANGUAGE: ITS STRUCTURE AND USE explains core concepts in an interactive style that you can understand no matter what your major. With features like "What Do You Think?" and "Try It Yourself," you'll understand what you're experiencing on campus and in the classroom from a linguistics perspective. The expanded study sections and the available workbook provide you with the tools you'll need for effective test prep.
Structure of Language and Its Mathematical Aspects
Title | Structure of Language and Its Mathematical Aspects PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | American Mathematical Soc. |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | Language and languages |
ISBN | 0821813129 |
Syntactic Structures
Title | Syntactic Structures PDF eBook |
Author | Noam Chomsky |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 120 |
Release | 2020-05-18 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3112316002 |
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Meaning and the Structure of Language
Title | Meaning and the Structure of Language PDF eBook |
Author | Wallace L. Chafe |
Publisher | |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Perspectives on Language Structure and Language Change
Title | Perspectives on Language Structure and Language Change PDF eBook |
Author | Lars Heltoft |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Pages | 431 |
Release | 2019-06-15 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027262632 |
This volume centers on three important theoretical concepts for the study of language change and the ways in which language structure emerges and turns into new structure: reanalysis, actualization, and indexicality. Reanalysis is a part of ongoing everyday language use, a process through which language is reproduced and changed. Actualization refers to the processes through which a reanalyzed structure spreads throughout single communities and society. Indexicality covers the way in which parts of a linguistic system can point to other parts of the system, both syntagmatically and paradigmatically. The inclusion of indexicality leads to fine-grained analysis in morphology, word order, and constructional syntax.