The theory of functional grammar. Part 1, Structure of the clause / Simon C. Dik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dik, S. C. (Simon C.)

Contributor:

Hengeveld, Kees, 1957-

Series:

Functional Grammar Series [FGS]

Functional grammar series ; 20

Functional Grammar Series [FGS] ; 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Syntax.

English language.

Functionalism (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (532 p.)

Edition:

Second revised edition / edited by Kees Hengeveld.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Mouton de Gruyter, [1997]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Introduction When one takes a functional approach to the study of natural languages, the ultimate questions one is interested in can be formulated as: How does the natural language user (NLU) work? How do speakers and addressees succeed ...

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of contents

List of tables and figures

Abbreviations used in FG-representations

1. Methodological preliminaries

2. Some basic concepts of linguistic theory

3. Preview of Functional Grammar

4. The nuclear predication

5. States of Affairs and semantic functions

6. On the function and structure of terms

7. Term operators

8. Non-verbal predicates

9. Nuclear, core, and extended predication

10. Perspectivizing the State of Affairs: Subject and Object assignment

11. Reconsidering the Semantic Function Hierarchy; Raising; Ergativity

12. Predication, proposition, clause

13. Pragmatic functions

14. Expression rules

15. The operation of expression rules

16. Principles of constituent ordering

17. Constituent ordering: problems and complications

18. Prosodic features

Backmatter

Notes:

First edition: 1989.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 1, 2013).

ISBN:

1-283-39864-8

9786613398642

3-11-021836-4

OCLC:

876507439