Linguistics and philosophy : essays in honor of Rulon S. Wells / edited by Adam Makkai and Alan K. Melby.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Makkai, Adam.

Melby, Alan K.

Wells, Rulon.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; Series IV, v. 42.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; v. 42

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics.

Wells, Rulon.

Physical Description:

xii, 472 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, 1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume contains papers by a large number of influencial linguists, written as a tribute to the work of Rulon S. Wells. The volume is subdivided into sections on the Philosophy of Language, Phonology, Syntax, Historical and Typological Linguistics, and Diachronic and Synchronic Derivation.

Contents:

LINGUISTICS AND PHILOSOPHY ESSAYS IN HONOR OF RULON S.WELLS

Editorial page

Title page

Copyright page

Table of Contents

Preface

Works of Rulon S. Wells

I. ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE AND GENERAL THEORETICAL ISSUES

INNATE CAPACITY, KNOW-HOW AND USE IN LANGUAGE

ENDNOTES

REFERENCES CITED

LANGUAGE, COGNITION, AND LINGUISTICS

CONCLUSION.

KUHNIAN PARADIGMS AS SYSTEMS OF MARKEDNESS CONVENTIONS

A HIERARCHY IN CONCEPTUAL SPACE

IMPERFECT MODELS AND THEIR USES

Introduction

Finite State Models

Context-free Models

Transformational Grammar

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ENDNOTE

RASK'S LECTURE ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE

CONTRAST

Paradigmatic Contrast and its Components

Sameness and Identification

Restricted Varieties of Contrast

Endnotes

II. PHONOLOGY

PHONOLOGICAL "NEUTRALIZATION" IN CLASSICAL AND STRATIFICATIONAL THEORIES

1. Types of Neutralization: Suspension vs. Syncretization.

1.1 Suspension.

1.2 Syncretization.

1.3 Distinguishing Suspension from Syncretization.

2. Interpretations of Suspension Phenomena.

2.1 Interpretations in the Prague School.

2.11 The Archiphonemic Approach.

2.12 The Unmarked-Member Approach.

2.13 The Phonetic Identification Approach.

2.2 Suspension in Stratificational Phonology.

2.20 Historical Preliminaries.

2.21 Translations of the Archiphonemic and Unmarked-Member Approaches

2.22 A Reinterpretation of the Archiphonemic Approach.

2.23 Comparison and Evaluation of the Stratification al Approaches.

III. SYNTAX AND BEYOND

GRAMMATICAL PHRASES AND LEXICAL PHRASES

Furthermore:

ON GRAMMARS OF SCIENCE.

CONSTITUENCY, DEPENDENCY AND APPLICATIVE STRUCTURE

1. THE PROBLEM

2. AN INTEGRATED REPRESENTATION OF SYNTACTIC STRUCTURE

3. The Advantages of Applicative Grammar

4. THE SYNTACTIC SYSTEM OF APPLICATIVE GRAMMAR

5. MORPHOLOGICAL REALIZATIONS OF SYNTACTIC CATEGORIES.

6. COMBINATORS IN APPLICATIVE GRAMMAR

7. APPLICATIVE GRAMMAR AND THE UNIVERSALITY OF SUBJECTS

8. A COMPARISON OF APPLICATIVE GRAMMAR AND MONTAGUE GRAMMAR

9. CONCLUSIONS

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS: RULON WELLS AS A PALEO-SYNTHESJZER OF EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN SYNTAX

0. INTRODUCTION

1. THE ARCHITECTURE OF LANGUAGE

II. SYNTACTIC STUDIES IN EUROPE

III. SYNTACTIC STUDIES IN AMERICA

IV. THE ECUMENICAL IMPULSE

V. TWO RAYS OF HOPE

VI. MY DEBT TO RULON WELLS

REFERENCES

COME ON UP

I. PRELIMINARY REMARKS

II. THE GENERALIZATIONS

III. SOME DIAGNOSTICS

IV. THE ANALYSIS

WHY "JUNCTION" THEORY?

Junction Theory's Place in the Linguistic Community

Adjunction

InterJunction

Sub junction

Other Junctions

Conclusion

GENERALIZATION AND PREDICTION OF SYNTACTIC PATTERNS IN JUNCTION GRAMMAR

In Astronomy

in Chemistry

In Linguistics

Observing Interjunction

Generalizing Interjunction

Predicting a New Type of Interjunction

A Second Generalization

A Second Prediction

An On-going Process

Epilogue

'ACTIVITY'-'ACCOMPUSHMENT'-'ACHIEVEMENT'

A LANGUAGE THAT CAN'T SAY Ί BURNED IT, BUT IT DIDN'T BURN' AND ONE THAT CAN

Compare also the following sentences:

2. 'Achievement' as an Aspectual Category and as a Lexico-semantic Category

3. Types of Contrast

4. Other Related Contrasts in Language.

5. Conclusion

- Factors contributing to the intranst-tivization of transitive verbs in Japanese

POSITIONAL TENDENCIES OF ENGLISH RELATIVE CLAUSES AS EVIDENCE FOR PROCESSING STRATEGIES

ENONOTES

IV. HISTORICA L AND TYPOLOGICAL LINGUISTICS

NOTES AND REFERENCES

LEXICAL RECONSTRUCTION AND THE SEMANTIC HISTORY HYPOTHESIS

Differences of Approach

The DA Method

Inclusion

Earlier Approaches to Lexical Reconstruction

The Semantic History Hypothesis

Benveniste's Methods and Lexical Reconstruction

Blust's Suggested Additional Procedures

The "Better Candidate

Combination of Differences

Blust's Criticisms of the DA Method

The "Gradient of Probability

Blust's Phonetic Analog

Excessive" Synonymy

ABBREVIATIONS

HOMONYMY, HETEROCLYSIS, AND HISTORY IN THE JAPANESE VERB

Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Literature

KNOWLEDGE OF THE PAST

V. ON DIACHRONIC AND SYNCHRONIC DERIVATION

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF BACK-FORMATION

HOW TO BECOME A KWA LANGUAGE

1. Introduction

2. Loss of final consonants

3. Loss of noun prefixes

4. Conclusion

WHERE DO EXCLAMATIONS COME FROM?

0. The Problem: Wow!

1. One Word Exclamations from the Sublime to You Know What

2. No Kidding! Enter Syntax

2.1 Approval via Denial

2.2 Some Construction!

2.3 What a What!

2.4 Adjective Noun!

2.4.1 How About Generating These? Good Grief!

2.4.2 Oh, no! Enter Sociolinguistics and All Hell Breaks Loose

2.5 FAMOUS LAST WORDS! Enter longer Citations and Exit Syntax

3. SOME THEORETICAL CONCLUSIONS

3.1 EXCLAMATIONS AS A SPECIAL CASE OF IOIOMATICITY

4. PSYCHOPHONOSEMANTICS AND MULTIPLE CODING IN LIVE SPEECH

ENONOTES.

REFERENCES CITED.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

"Works of Rulon S. Wells": p. [vii]-xii.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-31403-7

9786613314031

90-272-7976-4

OCLC:

816868659