The Essence of Linguistic Analysis : An Integrated Approach / R.M.W. Dixon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dixon, R.M.W., author.

Series:

Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences ; 1.

Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Other Title:

An Integrated Approach

Place of Publication:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2021.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preface VII

Acknowledgements IX

Abbreviations X

Abstract

Keywords

Introduction

1 Preliminaries

2 The Basic Scheme

3 Semantic Types and Semantic Roles

4 Peripheral Arguments

5 Clauses within Phrases and Clauses within Clauses

6 Free and Bound Pronouns

7 Head of a Verb Phrase

8 Copula Clauses and Verbless Clauses

9 Types of Intransitive Subject, S

10 The Sentence and Above

Commentary and Notes

Preliminary Note

Notes to Sections

References

Index

Books by R. M. W. Dixon.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004446519

9004446516

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004446519 DOI