Lexical Categories
Title | Lexical Categories PDF eBook |
Author | Mark C. Baker |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 2003-03-13 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780521001106 |
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Semi-lexical Categories
Title | Semi-lexical Categories PDF eBook |
Author | Norbert Corver |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 564 |
Release | 2013-05-22 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110874008 |
The distinction between functional categories and lexical categories is at the heart of present-day grammatical theory, in theories on language acquisition, code-switching and aphasia. At the same time, it has become clear, however, that there are many lexical items for which it is less easy to decide whether they side with the lexical categories or the functional ones. This book deals with the grammatical behavior of such in- between-categories, which are referred to here as "semi-lexical categories".
Lexical Categories and Root Classes in Amerindian Languages
Title | Lexical Categories and Root Classes in Amerindian Languages PDF eBook |
Author | Ximena Lois |
Publisher | Peter Lang |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9783039108312 |
The problem of lexical categories and root class determination is fundamental in linguistic description and theory. Research on this topic has been particularly stimulated by studies of Amerindian languages. The essays in this collection, written by specialists in languages from South, Middle and North America, provide new insights into processes, levels, functions, and the aquisition of lexical categories, from various recent theoretical perspectives. The volume also addresses recent debates about root indeterminacy. Focusing on morphosyntax, phonology, and semantics, the contributions offer invaluable material for typological generalizations and for comprehension of the nature of the mental lexicon.
Lexical categories in early child English
Title | Lexical categories in early child English PDF eBook |
Author | Helga Mebus |
Publisher | GRIN Verlag |
Pages | 26 |
Release | 2008-06-19 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 363806560X |
Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,3, University of Cologne, language: English, abstract: In terms of Universal Grammar, our language is made up out of grammatical categories, namely lexical categories and functional categories (compare 1997 Radford: 29-60). What are grammatical categories? When little babies enter our world – do they carry categories within them? What are their first words? Do they belong to a certain category and is the child aware of that? How do children’s first word-combinations look like? Are there similarities to the adults’ language? This paper suggests answers to these questions. Since every language has a more or less different grammar, the focus stays on the English language. This makes it possible to go into detail. Moreover, the concern lies in early child English up to the age of about two years. The overall claim is that children up to that age only produce words and word combinations belonging to thematic or lexical classes. This is also Radford’s thesis presented in his book Syntactic Theory and the Acquisition of Syntax (1990). To be able to understand what lexical categories are, the following chapter provides a definition of grammatical categories. Afterwards, Radford’s theory will be described. In the next section, examples of children up to the age of about two years are given and analyzed concerning the occurrence of lexical categories. Other opinions will be presented and discussed in the following section. The paper closes with a conclusion.
Lexical Categories and Argument Structure
Title | Lexical Categories and Argument Structure PDF eBook |
Author | Nadezhda Vinokurova |
Publisher | |
Pages | 492 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Categorization (Linguistics) |
ISBN |
Linguistics of American Sign Language
Title | Linguistics of American Sign Language PDF eBook |
Author | Clayton Valli |
Publisher | Gallaudet University Press |
Pages | 516 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9781563680977 |
New 4th Edition completely revised and updated with new DVD now available; ISBN 1-56368-283-4.
Modern Syntax
Title | Modern Syntax PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Carnie |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 371 |
Release | 2011-01-13 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1139495046 |
This practical coursebook introduces all the basics of modern syntactic analysis in a simple step-by-step fashion. Each unit is constructed so that the reader discovers new ideas, formulates hypotheses and practises fundamentals. The reader is presented with short sections of explanation with examples, followed by practice exercises. Feedback and comment sections follow to enable students to monitor their progress. No previous background in syntax is assumed. Students move through all the key topics in the field including features, rules of combination and displacement, empty categories, and subcategorization. The theoretical perspective in this work is unique, drawing together the best ideas from three major syntactic frameworks (minimalism, HPSG and LFG). Students using this book will learn fundamentals in such a way that they can easily go on to pursue further study in any of these frameworks.