Dependencies in language: On the causal ontology of linguistic systems (Studies in Diversity Linguistics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3946234747 ISBN 13: 9783946234746

Verlag: Freie Universität Berlin Universitätsbibliothek, 2017

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Dependency is a fundamental concept in the analysis of linguistic systems. The many if-then statements offered in typology and grammar-writing imply a casually real notion of dependency that is central to the claim being made―usually with reference to widely varying timescales and types of processes. But despite the importance of the concept of dependency in our work, its nature is seldom defined or made explicit. This book brings together experts on language, representing descriptive linguistics, language typology, functional/cognitive linguistics, cognitive science, research on gesture and other semiotic systems, developmental psychology, psycholinguistics, and linguistic anthropology to address the following question: What kinds of dependencies exist among language-related systems, and how do we define and explain them in natural, causal terms?

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N. J. Enfield is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. His wide-ranging research on language, culture, and cognition is based on extensive field work in mainland Southeast Asia, especially Laos. His books include "A Grammar of Lao" (Mouton 2007), "The Utility of Meaning" (Oxford 2015), and "Natural Causes of Language" (Language Science Press 2014).

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• Verlag: Freie Universität Berlin Universitätsbibliothek
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3946234747
• ISBN 13: 9783946234746
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 215
• Herausgeber: Enfield N. J.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: LangSci Press gUG (haftungsbeschränkt); support@langsci-press.org; ; Bänschstraße 29; Berlin; 10247; Deutschland