Papers in theoretical linguistics / Niels Danielsen ; edited by Per Bærentzen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Danielsen, Niels.

Contributor:

Bærentzen, Per.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; Series IV, v. 23.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; v. 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume contains eight papers by the late Niels Danielsen, Danish linguist and philologist, and serves as a fine introduction to this theory of linguistic universality. The papers highlight the most important universals introduced by him, such as Linguistic Polarity, the Constitutional Axis of Language, the Verbal Nuclei, the Nomic Structure of Sentences, the Transversal Relations and the Critical Field of Distribution. All articles are reprinted in their original form, except for the paper originally entitled "Zur Universalität der Sprache", which is here presented in an English translati

Contents:

PAPERSIN THEORETICAL LINGUISTICS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; FOREWORD; NIELS DANIELSEN: LIST OF PUBLICATIONS; NIELS DANIELSEN IN MEMORIAM; ON THE UNIVERSALITY OF LANGUAGE; REFERENCES; DIE RELATIVA IM NEUHOCHDEUTSCHENUND - UND ANDREN SPRACHEN; Anhang; ON THE NUCLEUS CONSTRUCTIONS IN HUMAN LANGUAGE; A FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL STEP TOWARDS A UNIVERSAL SYNTAX; THE CASES UNRAVELLED (OR: BACK TO LINGUISTICS!); Notes; Bibliography; A FINAL WREST: ON EXISTENCE, EXISTENTIAL DISSEMINATIONS AND THEIR DELEGATIONS; Notes; PLÄDOYER GEGEN DIE GENERATIVEN TIEFENOPERATIONEN

KINETIC ANALYSIS OF SENTENCESA CONCISE LIST OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN A NOMIC ANALYSIS; INDEX OF LANGUAGES; INDEX OF AUTHORS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-31329-4

9786613313294

90-272-7755-9

OCLC:

759863541