Comparative Typology of English and German - Unifying the Contrasts

First published in 1986, this book draws together analyses of English and German. It defines the contrasts and similarities between the two languages and, in particular, looks at the question of whether contrasts in one area of the grammar is systematically related to contrasts in another, and whether there is any 'directionality' or unity to contrast throughout grammar as a whole. It is suggested that there is, and that English and German can serve as a case study for a more general typology of languages than we now have.

Sommario

Acknowledgements; Preface; Part One: An Overview of Some English/German Contrasts 1. Introduction: the Theoretical Interest of English/German Contrasts 2. Grammatical Morphology 3. Word Order Freedom 4. Basic Grammatical relations and their Semantic Diversity 5. Raising Structures 6. Extractions 7. Deletions 8. The Unity of English/German Contrasts: a Realignment in the Mapping between Form and Meaning Part Two: The Position of the Verb in English and German 9. Verb-final Order in German 10. Leaking Behing the Verb in German 11. Verb-first Structures in English and German; Overview and Further Prospects; Notes; References; Index

Info autore

Hawkins, John

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Hawkins, John A Hawkins
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.06.2015
• EAN: 9781138919174
• ISBN: 978-1-138-91917-4
• Pagine: 262
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: The English Language
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, Language: history & general works, Language: history and general works