product iamge

The Essence of Linguistic Analysis: An Integrated Approach

This document was uploaded by one of our users. The uploader already confirmed that they had the permission to publish it. If you are author/publisher or own the copyright of this documents, please report to us by using this DMCA report form.

Download
Search on Amazon

Simply click on the Download Book button.

Yes, Book downloads on Ebookily are 100% Free.

Sometimes the book is free on Amazon As well, so go ahead and hit "Search on Amazon"

Many works on linguistic typology deal in some detail with one or more particular grammatical topics without clearly demonstrating how these relate to other categories or construction types. The Essence of Linguistic Analysis by R. M. W. Dixon presents a framework which connects individual topics in a cogent and coherent way, showing their dependencies and locating each in its place within the overall tapestry of a language. A clear distinction is made between semantic roles and syntactic functions. And it is held that the basic constituents of a language are lexical elements. Grammatical items serve to link together lexical units. At every level of analysis, the central units are lexical with grammar providing ancillary indicators.

Author(s): R. M. W. Dixon
Series: Brill Research Perspectives in Linguistics, 1
Publisher: Brill
Year: 2021

Language: English

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
The Essence of Linguistic Analysis: An Integrated Approach
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
1 Preliminaries
2 The Basic Scheme
2a Types of Clause
2b Phrases Filling Slots in Clause Structure
2c Transitivity Classes of Verbs
2d Distinguishing A and O Arguments
2e Marking Core Arguments
2f ‘Accusative’ and ‘Ergative’ Labels
2g Phrase Structure
2h Word Formation
2i The Storeys and Their Different Characters
3 Semantic Types and Semantic Roles
4 Peripheral Arguments
4a Marking of Peripheral Arguments
4b Meaning of Peripheral Arguments
4c Extended Intransitive and Extended Transitive Clause Types
5 Clauses within Phrases and Clauses within Clauses
5a Relative Clauses
5b Complement Clauses
5c Complement Clauses and Semantic Roles
5d Conclusion
6 Free and Bound Pronouns
6a The Heterogeneous Class of Pronouns
6b Pronouns and Nouns
6c Bound Pronouns
6d The Limited Role of Bound Pronouns
7 Head of a Verb Phrase
7a Varieties of Structure for a Verb Phrase
7b Something Other Than a Verb as Head of a Verb Phrase
8 Copula Clauses and Verbless Clauses
8a Contrasting Copula Complement with Non-verbal VP Head
9 Types of Intransitive Subject, S
9a Split-S Marking
9b Fluid-S Marking
10 The Sentence and Above
10a The Syntax of Clause Linking
10b The Semantics of Clause Linking
10c Above the Sentence
Commentary and Notes
Preliminary Note
Notes to Sections
References
Index
Books by R. M. W. Dixon