The role of functions in syntax : a unified approach to language theory, description, and typology / Zygmunt Frajzyngier ; with Erin Shay.
Material type: TextSeries: Typological studies in language ; v. 111.Publisher: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2016]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
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- Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax
- Functionalism (Linguistics)
- Typology (Linguistics)
- Linguistic models
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax
- Functionalism (Linguistics)
- Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax
- Linguistic models
- Typology (Linguistics)
- Syntax
- Funktionalismus Linguistik
- Sprachtypologie
- 415 23
- P291
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The Role of Functions in Syntax; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; The importance of meaning for syntax; 1. The aim of the book; 2. A sample of open questions; 3. Significance of the book; 4. Content of the present volume; Part I: Theoretical and methodological foundations of the approach; Part II: Case studies; Part III: Typology within the proposed approach; Theoretical foundations of the proposed approach; 1. Introduction; 2. Semantic structure, functional domain and subdomain
4. Consequences of encoding locative predication in the grammatical system: Genitive predication in the locative phrase5. Conclusions; 5.1 Conclusions concerning Mina; 5.2 Theoretical conclusions; Lexical and morphological coding means and their implications; 1. Introduction; 2. Lexical categories, subcategories, and derivational morphology; 2.1 Lexical categories as a coding means; 2.2 An open question in lexical categories: Ideophones; 2.3 Motivation for lexical subcategories; 3. Verbal extensions; 4. Conclusions; Linear orders as coding means; 1. Introduction
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