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Tense, aspect, and action : empirical and theoretical contributions to language typology / edited by Carl Bache, Hans Basbll, Carl-Erik Lindberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Empirical approaches to language typology ; 12
- Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT] , 0933-761X ; 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grammar, Comparative and general--Verb--Congresses.
- Grammar, Comparative and general.
- Generative grammar--Congresses.
- Generative grammar.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 428 p. : ill.
- Edition:
- Reprint 2011
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Research on language universals and research on linguistic typology are not antagonistic, but rather complementary approaches to the same fundamental problem: the relationship between the amazing diversity of languages and the profound unity of language. Only if the true extent of typological divergence is recognized can universal laws be formulated. In recent years it has become more and more evident that a broad range of languages of radically different types must be carefully analyzed before general theories are possible. Typological comparison of this kind is now at the centre of linguistic research. The series empirical approaches to language typology presents a platform for contributions of all kinds to this rapidly developing field. The distinctive feature of the series is its markedly empirical orientation. All conclusions to be reached are the result of a deepened study of empirical data. General problems are focused on from the perspective of individual languages, language families, language groups, or language samples. Special emphasis is given to the analysis of phenomena from little known languages, which shed new light on long-standing problems in general linguistics. The series is open to contributions from different theoretical persuasions. It thus reflects the methodological pluralism that characterizes the present situation. Care is taken that all volumes be accessible to every linguist and, moreover, to every reader specializing in some domain related to human language. A deeper understanding of human language in general, based on a detailed analysis of typological diversity among individual languages, is fundamental for many sciences, not only for linguists. Therefore, this series has proven to be indispensable in every research library, be it public or private, which has a specialization in language and the language sciences. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Introduction: An overview / Bache, Carl
- Verbal semantics in Functional Grammar / Dik, Simon C.
- Verbal categories, form-meaning relationships and the English perfect / Bache, Carl
- Verbal time reference in English: Structure and functions / Harder, Peter
- Russian aspect as different statement models / Durst-Andersen, Per
- Temporal reference, aspect and actionality: Their neutralization and interactions, mostly exemplified in Italian / Bertinetto, Pier Marco
- Change in homogeneity in verbal and nominal reference / Vikner, Carl
- Did Aktionsart ever "compensate" verbal aspect in Old and Middle French? / Schøsler, Lene
- Some peculiarities of the aspectual system in Hungarian / Kiefer, Ferenc
- Aspect as boundedness in Finnish / Heinämäki, Orvokki
- From aspect to tense in Lulubo: Morphosyntactic and semantic restructuring in a Central Sudanic language / Andersen, Torben
- Tense, mood and aspect in Kammu / Svantesson, Jan-Olof
- Aspect in Chinese / Egerod, Søren
- Tense, aspect and actionality in the Ainu language / Refsing, Kirsten
- Aleut tenses and aspects / Bergsland, Knut
- The expression of temporal and aspectual relations in Tokelau narratives / Vonen, Arnfinn Muruvik
- Ideophones in Sign Language? The place of reduplication in the tense-aspect system of Swedish Sign Language / Bergman, Brita / Dahl, Östen
- Index of Languages
- Index of Names
- Notes:
- Some papers were originally presented at two seminars held at Odense University in 1986 and 1987.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9783110883077
- 3110883074
- OCLC:
- 979589062
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