Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics: General papers

Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics: General papers
Title Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics: General papers PDF eBook
Author Mike Darnell
Publisher John Benjamins Publishing
Pages 520
Release 1999
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9027230447

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The 23rd UWM Linguistics Symposium (1996) brought together linguists of opposing theoretical approaches — functionalists and formalists — in order to determine to what extent these approaches really differ from each other and to what extent the approaches complement each other. The two volumes of Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics contain a careful selection of the papers originally presented at the symposium. Volume I includes papers discussing the two basic approaches to linguistics; with contributions by: Werner Abraham, Stephen R. Anderson, Joan L. Bybee, William Croft, Alice Davidson, Mark Durie, Ken Hale, Michael Hammond, Bruce P. Hayes, Nina Hyams, Howard Lasnik, Brian MacWhinney, Geoffrey S. Nathan, Daniell Nettle, Frederick J. Newmeyer, Edith A. Moravcsik, Doris Payne, Janet Pierrehumbert, Kathleen M. Wheatley. Volume II consists of case studies which draw upon the strengths of both approaches and thus help to bridge the gap between the two camps; with contributions by: Mira Ariel, Melissa Axelrod, Robbin Clamons, Bernard Comrie, Kees Hengeveld, Erika Hoff-Ginsberg, James Hurford, Lizanne Kaiser, Nicholas Kibre, Simon Kirby, Feng-hsi Liu, André Meinunger , Viola Miglio, Ann Mulkern, Waturu Nakamura, Maria Polinsky, Elizabeth Purnell, Gerald Sanders, Nancy Stenson, Maggie Tallerman, Ronnie Wilbur.

Formalism and Functionalism in Linguistics

Formalism and Functionalism in Linguistics
Title Formalism and Functionalism in Linguistics PDF eBook
Author Margaret Thomas
Publisher Routledge
Pages 185
Release 2019-08-02
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 0429849974

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This volume is a concise introduction to the lively ongoing debate between formalist and functionalist approaches to the study of language. The book grounds its comparisons between the two in both historical and contemporary contexts where, broadly speaking, formalists’ focus on structural relationships and idealized linguistic data contrasts with functionalists’ commitment to analyzing real language used as a communicative tool. The book highlights key sub-varieties, proponents, and critiques of each respective approach. It concludes by comparing formalist versus functionalist contributions in three domains of linguistic research: in the analysis of specific grammatical constructions; in the study of language acquisition; and in interdisciplinary research on the origins of language. Taken together, the volume opens insight into an important tension in linguistic theory, and provides students and scholars with a more nuanced understanding of the structure of the discipline of modern linguistics.

Functionalism in Linguistics

Functionalism in Linguistics
Title Functionalism in Linguistics PDF eBook
Author René Dirven
Publisher John Benjamins Publishing
Pages 508
Release 1987-01-01
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9027215243

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This volume offers a variety of viewpoints on the functional approach to the study of language. After an exposition of the Prague School functionalism, and Dik's and Halliday's functional approaches, it presents a wider area of text-linguistic, psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic, theoretical, descriptive and applied issues from a functional point of view, testifying of the very wide-spread and in-depth impact of functionalist thought on the present-day linguistic scene.

Structuralism, Formalism and Functionalism

Structuralism, Formalism and Functionalism
Title Structuralism, Formalism and Functionalism PDF eBook
Author Franz Kröber
Publisher GRIN Verlag
Pages 29
Release 2011-09
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 3656000506

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Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject English - Grammar, Style, Working Technique, grade: 1,0, Free University of Berlin (Institut für Englische Philologie), course: Levels of Linguistic Analysis: Theorie and Grammar, language: English, abstract: Die bedeutensten linguistischen Strömungen des 20. Jahrhunderts sind zweifelsohne der Strukturalismus, Formalismus und Funktionalsismus. Neben knappen aber verständlichen Definitionen dieser drei Strömungen versucht der Aufsatz den grundsätzlichen Übereinstimmungen der Theorien näherzukommen und gleichzeitig ihre jeweiligen Unterschiede zu erklären.

Language Form and Language Function

Language Form and Language Function
Title Language Form and Language Function PDF eBook
Author Frederick J. Newmeyer
Publisher MIT Press
Pages 452
Release 2000
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9780262640442

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The two basic approaches to linguistics are the formalist and the functionalist approaches. In this engaging monograph, Frederick J. Newmeyer, a formalist, argues that both approaches are valid. However, because formal and functional linguists have avoided direct confrontation, they remain unaware of the compatability of their results. One of the author's goals is to make each side accessible to the other. While remaining an ardent formalist, Newmeyer stresses the limitations of a narrow formalist outlook that refuses to consider that anything of interest might have been discovered in the course of functionalist-oriented research. He argues that the basic principles of generative grammar, in interaction with principles in other linguistic domains, provide compelling accounts of phenomena that functionalists have used to try to refute the generative approach.

Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics: Case studies

Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics: Case studies
Title Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics: Case studies PDF eBook
Author Mike Darnell
Publisher John Benjamins Publishing
Pages 416
Release 1999
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9027230455

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The 23rd UWM Linguistics Symposium (1996) brought together linguists of opposing theoretical approaches — functionalists and formalists — in order to determine to what extent these approaches really differ from each other and to what extent the approaches complement each other. The two volumes of Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics contain a careful selection of the papers originally presented at the symposium. Volume I includes papers discussing the two basic approaches to linguistics; with contributions by: Werner Abraham, Stephen R. Anderson, Joan L. Bybee, William Croft, Alice Davidson, Mark Durie, Ken Hale, Michael Hammond, Bruce P. Hayes, Nina Hyams, Howard Lasnik, Brian MacWhinney, Geoffrey S. Nathan, Daniell Nettle, Frederick J. Newmeyer, Edith A. Moravcsik, Doris Payne, Janet Pierrehumbert, Kathleen M. Wheatley. Volume II consists of case studies which draw upon the strengths of both approaches and thus help to bridge the gap between the two camps; with contributions by: Mira Ariel, Melissa Axelrod, Robbin Clamons, Bernard Comrie, Kees Hengeveld, Erika Hoff-Ginsberg, James Hurford, Lizanne Kaiser, Nicholas Kibre, Simon Kirby, Feng-hsi Liu, André Meinunger , Viola Miglio, Ann Mulkern, Waturu Nakamura, Maria Polinsky, Elizabeth Purnell, Gerald Sanders, Nancy Stenson, Maggie Tallerman, Ronnie Wilbur.

The Oxford Handbook of Universal Grammar

The Oxford Handbook of Universal Grammar
Title The Oxford Handbook of Universal Grammar PDF eBook
Author Ian G. Roberts
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 673
Release 2017
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 0199573778

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This handbook provides a critical guide to the most central proposition in modern linguistics: the notion, generally known as Universal Grammar, that a universal set of structural principles underlies the grammatical diversity of the world's languages. Part I considers the implications of Universal Grammar for philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language, and examines the history of the theory. Part II focuses on linguistic theory, looking at topics such as explanatory adequacy and how phonology and semantics fit into Universal Grammar. Parts III and IV look respectively at the insights derived from UG-inspired research on language acquisition, and at comparative syntax and language typology, while part V considers the evidence for Universal Grammar in phenomena such as creoles, language pathology, and sign language. The book will be a vital reference for linguists, philosophers, and cognitive scientists.