Functional Syntax and Universal Grammar

Zusammenfassung A great deal of the grammatical machinery in a language is devoted to the speaker's ability to signal the temporal relations between different events and different people making it clear who is being talked about. Functional Syntax and Universal Grammar explores how different grammatical systems accomplish this. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables; List of figures; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Theoretical preliminaries; 2. The semantic structure of the clause; 3. Case marking; 4. Intraclausal syntax; 5. Juncture and operators; 6. Nexus; 7. Systems of discourse cohesion: reference-tracking mechanisms; List of tables; List of figures.

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• Autori: Foley, William A. Foley, Jr. Valin, Robert D. Jr. van Valin, Robert D. Van Valin, Robert D. Van Valin Jr, Robert D. Van Valin, Robert D. Jr. Van Valin, Robert D. Van Valin Jr
• Editore: External catalogues UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.12.2009
• EAN: 9780521269049
• ISBN: 978-0-521-26904-9
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Linguisti
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Corsi per adulti / università popolare > Materiali per università popolare / materiali per corsi di lingua; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata