The Grammar of Repetition
Title | The Grammar of Repetition PDF eBook |
Author | Jason Kandybowicz |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Pages | 187 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027255199 |
Displacement is a fundamental property of grammar. Typically, when an occurrence moves it is pronounced in only one environment. This was previously viewed as a primitive/irreducible property of grammar. Recent work, however, suggests that it follows from principled interactions between the syntactic and phonological components of grammar. As such, the phonetic character of movement chains can be seen as both a reflection of and probe into the syntax-phonology interface. This volume deals with repetition, an atypical outcome of movement operations in which displaced elements are pronounced multiple times. Although cross-linguistically rare, the phenomenon obtains robustly in Nupe, a Benue-Congo language of Nigeria. Repetition raises a tension of the descriptive-explanatory variety. In order to achieve both measures of adequacy, movement theory must be supplemented with an account of the conditions that drive and constrain multiple pronunciation. This book catalogs these conditions, bringing to light a number of undocumented aspects of Nupe grammar.
Exact Repetition in Grammar and Discourse
Title | Exact Repetition in Grammar and Discourse PDF eBook |
Author | Rita Finkbeiner |
Publisher | De Gruyter Mouton |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9783110589986 |
The exact iteration of phonemes, morphemes, words, sentences, and utterances is a ubiquitous phenomenon in language. While much has been said about how to separate reduplication from 'mere' repetition, the fuzzy grey area in between these two domain
The Copy Theory of Movement
Title | The Copy Theory of Movement PDF eBook |
Author | Norbert Corver |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 2007-06-27 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027292302 |
This volume brings together papers which address issues regarding the copy theory of movement. According to this theory, a trace is a copy of the moved element that is deleted in the phonological component but is available for interpretation at L(ogical) F(orm). Thus far, the bulk of the research on the copy theory has mainly focused on interpretation issues at LF. The consequences of the copy theory for syntactic computation per se and for the syntax–phonology mapping, in particular, have received much less attention in the literature, despite its crucial relevance for the whole architecture of the model. As a contribution to fill this gap, this volume congregates recent work that deals with empirical and conceptual consequences of the copy theory of movement for the inner working of syntactic computations within the Minimalist Program, with special emphasis on the syntax–phonology mapping.
Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning
Title | Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning PDF eBook |
Author | Norbert M. Seel |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 3643 |
Release | 2011-10-05 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1441914277 |
Over the past century, educational psychologists and researchers have posited many theories to explain how individuals learn, i.e. how they acquire, organize and deploy knowledge and skills. The 20th century can be considered the century of psychology on learning and related fields of interest (such as motivation, cognition, metacognition etc.) and it is fascinating to see the various mainstreams of learning, remembered and forgotten over the 20th century and note that basic assumptions of early theories survived several paradigm shifts of psychology and epistemology. Beyond folk psychology and its naïve theories of learning, psychological learning theories can be grouped into some basic categories, such as behaviorist learning theories, connectionist learning theories, cognitive learning theories, constructivist learning theories, and social learning theories. Learning theories are not limited to psychology and related fields of interest but rather we can find the topic of learning in various disciplines, such as philosophy and epistemology, education, information science, biology, and – as a result of the emergence of computer technologies – especially also in the field of computer sciences and artificial intelligence. As a consequence, machine learning struck a chord in the 1980s and became an important field of the learning sciences in general. As the learning sciences became more specialized and complex, the various fields of interest were widely spread and separated from each other; as a consequence, even presently, there is no comprehensive overview of the sciences of learning or the central theoretical concepts and vocabulary on which researchers rely. The Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning provides an up-to-date, broad and authoritative coverage of the specific terms mostly used in the sciences of learning and its related fields, including relevant areas of instruction, pedagogy, cognitive sciences, and especially machine learning and knowledge engineering. This modern compendium will be an indispensable source of information for scientists, educators, engineers, and technical staff active in all fields of learning. More specifically, the Encyclopedia provides fast access to the most relevant theoretical terms provides up-to-date, broad and authoritative coverage of the most important theories within the various fields of the learning sciences and adjacent sciences and communication technologies; supplies clear and precise explanations of the theoretical terms, cross-references to related entries and up-to-date references to important research and publications. The Encyclopedia also contains biographical entries of individuals who have substantially contributed to the sciences of learning; the entries are written by a distinguished panel of researchers in the various fields of the learning sciences.
Learning Language Through Task Repetition
Title | Learning Language Through Task Repetition PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Bygate |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN | 9789027201140 |
After more than 20 years of research, this is the first book-length treatment of second language task repetition - the repetition of encounters with a task that involve re-using the same content with the same overall purpose. The topic links task performance with the growing mastery of both the task and of relevant language, and constitutes a site with special potential to promote learning within and across language lessons, and for preparing students for assessment and of course real-world language performance. The volume assembles chapters that complement each other in interesting ways: significant background reviews, studies of patterns of change across task repetition iterations, and reports on the use and nature of task repetition in language classes in on-going programmes. Contributors draw on a variety of interpretive frameworks and report from a range of language educational contexts. The volume will be of interest to language researchers, teacher educators, teachers, and students, as well as others interested in the contribution of task repetition to learning.
The Grammar of Genres and Styles
Title | The Grammar of Genres and Styles PDF eBook |
Author | Dominique Legallois |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2018-04-09 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110595869 |
The book provides new findings about the grammar of genres and styles. It combines new methods with different kinds of empirical material, from social reports to live TV sports commentaries or 16th century newspapers, in English, French, Latin and Spanish. The study of non-discrete units suggests new ways of seeing the linguistic variation between genres and styles and the ways in which belonging to a genre predetermines linguistic choices.
A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language
Title | A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language PDF eBook |
Author | Randolph Quirk |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1802 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN |
An indispensable store of information on the English language, written by some of the best-known grammarians in the world.