Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics – serie
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Negative Contexts
Collocation, Polarity and Multiple Negation
Inbunden, 1997
2600 kr
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This research emphasizes semantic, syntactic and pragmatic considerations illustrating a wide array of linguistic approaches. Written from within the theoretical framework of Generalized Quantifiers, the three main areas considered are collocations, polarity items and multiple negations.
Grammar of Irish English
Language in Hibernian Style
Inbunden, 1999
2600 kr
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Irish English, also termed 'Anglo-Irish' or 'Hiberno-English', as in this book, is not usually perceived as having a grammatical system of its own. Markku Filppula here challenges this misconception and offers a descriptive and contact-linguistic account of the grammar of Hiberno-English.Drawing on …
When-Clauses and Temporal Structure
Inbunden, 1997
2842 kr
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Tense is one of the central issues of linguistics, and has been the focus of much attention in recent years. In this book, Declerck offers a detailed discussion of the temporal structures that are expressed by the combination of tense forms with the conjunction when.
Aspectual Grammar and Past Time Reference
Inbunden, 1998
2600 kr
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This study presents a semantic framework for analysing all aspectual constructions in terms of the event state distinction, and describes the grammatical expression of aspectual meaning in terms of a theory of grammatical constructions. In this theory, grammatical constructions, like words, are …
Meaning of Topic and Focus
The 59th Street Bridge Accent
Inbunden, 1997
2600 kr
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This study provides an illuminating and ground-breaking account of the complex interaction of intonational phenomena, semantics and pragmatics. Based on examples from German and English, and centred on an analysis of the fall-rise intonation contour, a semantic interpretation for two different …
Intensifiers in English and German
A Comparison
Inbunden, 1999
2600 kr
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This book deals with expressions like English myself, yourself, himself and so on, and German selbst from a perspective of language comparison. It is the first book-length study of intensifiers ever written. The study investigates the syntax and semantics of these expressions and provides a …
Stretched Verb Constructions in English
Inbunden, 2001
2600 kr
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Constructions such as 'make an accusation against', or 'give one's approval for' can be seen as 'stretched' versions of simple verbs, such as 'accuse' or 'approve of'. What is the precise linguistic nature of stretched verbs, and how many basic types are there? What kinds of grammatical connections …
Negation in Non-Standard British English
Gaps, Regularizations and Asymmetries
Inbunden, 2002
2600 kr
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Despite the advances of radio and television and increasing mobility and urbanization, spoken English is by no means becoming more like the written standard. English dialect grammar, however, is still a new and relatively undeveloped area of research, and most studies to date are either restricted …
English and Celtic in Contact
Av Markku Filppula, Juhani Klemola m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
2904 kr
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This book provides the first comprehensive account of the history and extent of Celtic influences in English. Drawing on both original research and existing work, it covers both the earliest medieval contacts and their linguistic effects and the reflexes of later, early modern and modern contacts, …
Language Processing in Discourse
A Key to Felicitous Translation
Inbunden, 2002
2600 kr
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This book argues that language systems determine language use to a greater extent than is generally assumed. The author demonstrates how the typological characteristics of a language determine even the most general aspects of our stylistic preferences.Through extensive analysis of examples in …
Grammar of Identity
Intensifiers and Reflexives in Germanic Languages
Av Volker Gast
Inbunden, 2006
2600 kr
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English self-forms and related words from other Germanic languages (e.g. Dutch zelf, Swedish själv, etc.) are used in two different functions: as ‘intensifiers’ (e.g. The president himself made the decision) and as markers of reflexivity (John criticized himself). On the basis of a comparative …
Dislocated Elements in Discourse
Syntactic, Semantic, and Pragmatic Perspectives
Av Benjamin Shaer, Philippa Cook m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
3038 kr
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This volume is about 'dislocation' – the removal of phrases from their canonical positions in a sentence to its left or right edge. Dislocation encompasses a wide range of linguistic phenomena, related to nominal and adverbial expressions and to the information structuring notions of topic and …
Pronominal Gender in English
A Study of English Varieties from a Cross-Linguistic Perspective
Häftad, 2013
942 kr
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This book investigates the use of English third person pronouns (he, she, it) across different varieties of English, where we frequently find he and she used for inanimate objects (the tree – he, the house – he, the bucket – he, but the water – it). It is the first book-length study of this …
English and Celtic in Contact
Av Markku Filppula, Juhani Klemola m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
1052 kr
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This book provides the first comprehensive account of the history and extent of Celtic influences in English. Drawing on both original research and existing work, it covers both the earliest medieval contacts and their linguistic effects and the reflexes of later, early modern and modern contacts, …
Language Processing in Discourse
A Key to Felicitous Translation
Häftad, 2012
882 kr
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This book argues that language systems determine language use to a greater extent than is generally assumed. The author demonstrates how the typological characteristics of a language determine even the most general aspects of our stylistic preferences.Through extensive analysis of examples in …
Aspectual Grammar and Past Time Reference
Häftad, 2012
882 kr
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This study presents a semantic framework for analysing all aspectual constructions in terms of the event state distinction, and describes the grammatical expression of aspectual meaning in terms of a theory of grammatical constructions. In this theory, grammatical constructions, like words, are …
Elliptical Noun Phrase in English
Structure and Use
Inbunden, 2012
2600 kr
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This book presents a detailed analysis of structural as well as pragmatic aspects underlying the phenomenon of noun ellipsis in English. Here Günther examines the structure of elliptical noun phrases to account for the conditions on noun ellipsis and those on one-insertion, with special emphasis on …
Reciprocity in English
Historical Development and Synchronic Structure
Av Florian Haas
Inbunden, 2009
1575 kr
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Although the grammatical expression of reciprocal (or ‘mutual’) situations in the languages of the world has received a surprising amount of attention in recent years, so far no comprehensive study specifically dealing with the historical development and synchronic structure of English reciprocal …
Dislocated Elements in Discourse
Syntactic, Semantic, and Pragmatic Perspectives
Av Benjamin Shaer, Philippa Cook m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
786 kr
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This volume is about 'dislocation' – the removal of phrases from their canonical positions in a sentence to its left or right edge. Dislocation encompasses a wide range of linguistic phenomena, related to nominal and adverbial expressions and to the information structuring notions of topic and …
Vernacular Universals and Language Contacts
Evidence from Varieties of English and Beyond
Av Markku Filppula, Juhani Klemola m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
942 kr
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In this book, contributors have been brought together to discuss the role of two major factors shaping the grammars of different varieties of English (and of other languages) all over the world: so-called vernacular universals and contact-induced change. Rather than assuming a general typological …
Stretched Verb Constructions in English
Häftad, 2014
882 kr
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Constructions such as 'make an accusation against', or 'give one's approval for' can be seen as 'stretched' versions of simple verbs, such as 'accuse' or 'approve of'. What is the precise linguistic nature of stretched verbs, and how many basic types are there? What kinds of grammatical connections …
Vernacular Universals and Language Contacts
Evidence from Varieties of English and Beyond
Av Markku Filppula, Juhani Klemola m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
2842 kr
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In this book, contributors have been brought together to discuss the role of two major factors shaping the grammars of different varieties of English (and of other languages) all over the world: so-called vernacular universals and contact-induced change. Rather than assuming a general typological …
Reciprocity in English
Historical Development and Synchronic Structure
Av Florian Haas
E-bok, 2009
698 kr
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Although the grammatical expression of reciprocal (or ‘mutual’) situations in the languages of the world has received a surprising amount of attention in recent years, so far no comprehensive study specifically dealing with the historical development and synchronic structure of English reciprocal …
Reciprocity in English
Historical Development and Synchronic Structure
Av Florian Haas
E-bok, 2009
714 kr
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Although the grammatical expression of reciprocal (or ‘mutual’) situations in the languages of the world has received a surprising amount of attention in recent years, so far no comprehensive study specifically dealing with the historical development and synchronic structure of English reciprocal …
Negative Contexts
Collocation, Polarity and Multiple Negation
Häftad, 2015
897 kr
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This research emphasizes semantic, syntactic and pragmatic considerations illustrating a wide array of linguistic approaches. Written from within the theoretical framework of Generalized Quantifiers, the three main areas considered are collocations, polarity items and multiple negations.
Grammar of Identity
Intensifiers and Reflexives in Germanic Languages
Av Volker Gast
Häftad, 2015
897 kr
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English self-forms and related words from other Germanic languages (e.g. Dutch zelf, Swedish själv, etc.) are used in two different functions: as ‘intensifiers’ (e.g. The president himself made the decision) and as markers of reflexivity (John criticized himself). On the basis of a comparative …
Grammar of Irish English
Language in Hibernian Style
Häftad, 2014
882 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Irish English, also termed 'Anglo-Irish' or 'Hiberno-English', as in this book, is not usually perceived as having a grammatical system of its own. Markku Filppula here challenges this misconception and offers a descriptive and contact-linguistic account of the grammar of Hiberno-English.Drawing on …
Reciprocity in English
Historical Development and Synchronic Structure
Av Florian Haas
Häftad, 2015
610 kr
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Although the grammatical expression of reciprocal (or ‘mutual’) situations in the languages of the world has received a surprising amount of attention in recent years, so far no comprehensive study specifically dealing with the historical development and synchronic structure of English reciprocal …
Elliptical Noun Phrase in English
Structure and Use
Häftad, 2015
836 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book presents a detailed analysis of structural as well as pragmatic aspects underlying the phenomenon of noun ellipsis in English. Here Günther examines the structure of elliptical noun phrases to account for the conditions on noun ellipsis and those on one-insertion, with special emphasis on …
Intensifiers in English and German
A Comparison
Häftad, 2016
218 kr
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This book deals with expressions like English myself, yourself, himself and so on, and German selbst from a perspective of language comparison. It is the first book-length study of intensifiers ever written. The study investigates the syntax and semantics of these expressions and provides a …
