Theoretical issues in contrastive linguistics / edited by Jacek Fisiak.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fisiak, Jacek.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; Series IV, v. 12.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series 4, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contrastive linguistics.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (442 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : John Benjamins B.V., 1980.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contrastive Linguistics, roughly defined as a subdiscipline of linguistics which is concerned with the comparison of two or more (subsystems of) languages, has long been associated primarily with language teaching. Apart from this applied aspect, however, it also has a strong theoretical purpose, contributing to our understanding of language typology and language universals. Issues in theoretical CL, which also feature in this volume, are the choice of model, the notions of equivalence and contrast, and directionality of descriptions. Languages used for illustration in this volume include English, German, Danish, and Polish.

Contents:

THEORETICAL ISSUES IN CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTICS

Editorial page

Title page

Copyright page

FOREWORD

Table of contents

INTRODUCTION

REFERENCES

PART I: ISSUES IN CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTIC THEORY

CONTRASTIVE SOCIOLINGUISTICS

NOTES

EQUIVALENCE AND CONGRUENCE IN TRANSFORMATIONAL CONTRASTIVE STUDIES

THE MEASUREMENT OF CONTRAST IN CONTRASTIVELINGUISTICS1

1. INTRODUCTION

2. TRANSFORMATIONS IN CL

3. PHRASE STRUCTURES IN CL

4. CONCLUSION

THEORETICAL CONTRASTIVE STUDIES" SOME METHODOLOGICAL REMARKS

ON CROSS-LINGUISTIC ARGUMENTATION

PART II: LINGUISTIC MODELS IN CONTRASTIVE STUDIES OF LANGUAGE

SOME REMARKS ON CASE GRAMMARS AS BASES FOR CONTRASTILESTUDIES

CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS

1.0 Introduction

2.0 Some approaches to contrastive analysis

3.0 Some aspects of yes / no interrogatives in English and Chinese

3.1 The data

3.2 Writing a contrastive grommar for the data

3.3 A contrastive grammar for English and Chinese data Base component

4.0 Conclusion

Appendix I : Further comments on common-base rules for English and Chinese (See pp. 101-102)

Appendix II: Further comments on the grafting component of a contrastive grammar (See pp. 104-105)

A BRIEF REAPPRAISAL OF CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTICS1

Abstract

CONTRASTILE ANALYSIS AND THE MODERN THEORY OF LANGUAGE

I. LINGUISTICS AND OTHER DISCIPLINES GOALS AND METHODS OF INVESTIGATION

II. MAIN THEORETICAL ASSUMPTIONS OF TG

III. MAIN METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF TG

IV. PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS OF LANGUAGE RELATED TO TG

V. CONTROVERSIAL POINTS IN THE THEORY OF TG

VI. THE GENERATIVE SEMANTICS APPROACH TO LANGUAGE.

VII.IMPLICATIONS OF MODERN LINGUISTICS FOR CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS

CONTRASTIVE GENERATIVE GRAMMAR

ON SOME LINGUISTIC LIMITATIONS OF CLASSICAL CONTRASTIVE ANALYSES

DEEPER AND DEEPER CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS

PART III: PHONOLOGY IN CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS

THE CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

HOW DO PHONOLOGICAL RULES COMPARE?

AUTOSEGMENTAL PHONOLOGY IN CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTICS

Jackendoff's model of FOCUS interpretation

Problems with the analysis of English

Problems with the analysis of Polish

Autosegmental analysis of oontrastive stress in Polish

CONCLUSIONS

CONTRASTIVE PHONOSTYLISTICS

PART IV: CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTICS AND THE LEXICON

THE LEXICON AND CONTRASTIVE LANGUAGE STUDIES

A NOTE ON SEMANTIC REPRESENTATION OF LEXICAL ITEMSAND LEXICAL GAPS

A. SEMANTIC REPRESENTATION

B. LEXICAL GAPS

LEXICAL ENTRIES FOR VERBS IN A CONTRASTIVE GERMAN - ENGLISH LEXICON

PART V: SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS IN CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTICS

SOME CONTRASTIVE CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT SEMANTICS IN THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS

1. GENERAL REMARKS

2. SOME VIEWS ON LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION

3. DETERMINATION GRAMMAR

4. ADHERENCE GRAMMAR

5. THE STRATEGY OF NAMING ON THE LEXEMIC LEVEL

6. DETERMINATION CONNEXITY2

7. CONVERGENT STRATEGIES

8. DIVERGENT STRATEGIES

CLOSING REMAKKS

EXISTENTIAL SENTENCES IN ENGLISH AND POLISH

A CONTRASTIVE DESCRIPTION OF DEIXISIN DANISH AND ENGLISH

I

II

III

IV

THE ROLE OF SENTENCE STRESS IN THE INTERPRETATIONOF COREFERENTIALITY IN ENGLISH AND POLISH

TOWARDS AN ERASURE PRINCIPLE FOR GERMAN AND ENGLISH INFINITIVE COMPLEMENTS

REFERENCES.

SOME REMARKS ON ELLIPSIS IN POLISH AND ENGLISH1

1. A command of ellipsis is part of knowing a language

2. The scope of contrastive analysis studies

3. The grammatical analysis of ellipsis

INDEX OF AUTHORS

INDEX OF TERMS AND SUBJECTS.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-04738-1

9786613047380

90-272-8650-7

OCLC:

720603356