English grammar : a function-based introduction

著者

• Givón, Talmy

書誌事項

English grammar : a function-based introduction

T. Givón

J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1993

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注記

Includes bibliographies and indexes

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

v. 1 ISBN 9781556194573

内容説明

The approach to language and grammar that motivates this book is unabashedly functional; grammar is not just a system of empty rules, it is a means to an end, an instrument for constructing concise coherent communication. In grammar as in music, good expression rides on good form. Figuratively and literally, grammar like musical form must make sense. But for the instrument to serve its purpose, it must first exist; the rules must be real, they can be explicitly described and taught. This book is intended for both students and teachers, at college level, for both native and nonnative speakers. With the guidance of a teacher this book will serve as a thorough introduction to the grammar of English. Volume I begins with words and their meanings, then on to propositions and simple state or event clauses - participant roles, verb types, transitivity, subjects and objects. It then covers the grammatical sub systems commonly found in simple clauses: Verbal inflections, auxiliaries and the grammar of tense-aspect modality and negation; articles determiners, pronouns and the grammar of referential coherence; the variety of noun phrases and noun modifiers.

目次

• 1. Foreword
• 2. 1. Introduction
• 3. 2. Vocabulary: Words and morphemes
• 4. 3. Simple verbal clauses
• 5. 4. Verbal inflections: Tense, aspect, modality and negation
• 6. 5. Reference and definiteness
• 7. 6. Noun phrases
• 8. Bibliography
• 9. Index

巻冊次

v. 2 ISBN 9781556194580

内容説明

The approach to language and grammar that motivates this book is unabashedly functional; grammar is not just a system of empty rules, it is a means to an end, an instrument for constructing concise coherent communication. In grammar as in music, good expression rides on good form. Figuratively and literally, grammar like musical form must make sense. But for the instrument to serve its purpose, it must first exist; the rules must be real, they can be explicitly described and taught. This book is intended for both students and teachers, at college level, for both native and nonnative speakers. With the guidance of a teacher this book will serve as a thorough introduction to the grammar of English. Volume II continues with syntactic and communicative complexity: embedded clauses - verb complements, relative clauses; detransitive voice - passive, anti-passive, impersonal and middle voice, reflexive and reciprocal constructions; focus and topic constructions; nondeclarative speech acts. It closes with interclausal connectivity: conjoined and subordinate clauses, the grammar of discourse coherence, clause chains and thematic paragraphs.

目次

• 1. 7. Verbal complements
• 2. 8. Voice and de-transitivization
• 3. 9. Relative clauses
• 4. 10. Contrastive focus constructions
• 5. 11. Topicalizing constructions
• 6. 12. Non-declarative speech acts
• 7. 13. Inter-clausal connections and discourse coherence
• 8. Bibliography
• 9. Index

巻冊次

v. 1 : pbk. : us ISBN 9781556194641

内容説明

The approach to language and grammar that motivates this book is unabashedly functional; grammar is not just a system of empty rules, it is a means to an end, an instrument for constructing concise coherent communication. In grammar as in music, good expression rides on good form. Figuratively and literally, grammar like musical form must make sense. But for the instrument to serve its purpose, it must first exist; the rules must be real, they can be explicitly described and taught. This book is intended for both students and teachers, at college level, for both native and nonnative speakers. With the guidance of a teacher this book will serve as a thorough introduction to the grammar of English. Volume I begins with words and their meanings, then on to propositions and simple state or event clauses - participant roles, verb types, transitivity, subjects and objects. It then covers the grammatical sub systems commonly found in simple clauses: Verbal inflections, auxiliaries and the grammar of tense-aspect modality and negation; articles determiners, pronouns and the grammar of referential coherence; the variety of noun phrases and noun modifiers.

目次

• 1. Foreword
• 2. 1. Introduction
• 3. 2. Vocabulary: Words and morphemes
• 4. 3. Simple verbal clauses
• 5. 4. Verbal inflections: Tense, aspect, modality and negation
• 6. 5. Reference and definiteness
• 7. 6. Noun phrases
• 8. Bibliography
• 9. Index

巻冊次

v. 2 : pbk. : us ISBN 9781556194658

内容説明

The approach to language and grammar that motivates this book is unabashedly functional; grammar is not just a system of empty rules, it is a means to an end, an instrument for constructing concise coherent communication. In grammar as in music, good expression rides on good form. Figuratively and literally, grammar like musical form must make sense. But for the instrument to serve its purpose, it must first exist; the rules must be real, they can be explicitly described and taught. This book is intended for both students and teachers, at college level, for both native and nonnative speakers. With the guidance of a teacher this book will serve as a thorough introduction to the grammar of English. Volume II continues with syntactic and communicative complexity: embedded clauses - verb complements, relative clauses; detransitive voice - passive, anti-passive, impersonal and middle voice, reflexive and reciprocal constructions; focus and topic constructions; nondeclarative speech acts. It closes with interclausal connectivity: conjoined and subordinate clauses, the grammar of discourse coherence, clause chains and thematic paragraphs.

目次

• 1. 7. Verbal complements
• 2. 8. Voice and de-transitivization
• 3. 9. Relative clauses
• 4. 10. Contrastive focus constructions
• 5. 11. Topicalizing constructions
• 6. 12. Non-declarative speech acts
• 7. 13. Inter-clausal connections and discourse coherence
• 8. Bibliography
• 9. Index

巻冊次

v. 1 ISBN 9789027220981

内容説明

The approach to language and grammar that motivates this book is unabashedly functional; grammar is not just a system of empty rules, it is a means to an end, an instrument for constructing concise coherent communication. In grammar as in music, good expression rides on good form. Figuratively and literally, grammar like musical form must make sense. But for the instrument to serve its purpose, it must first exist; the rules must be real, they can be explicitly described and taught. This book is intended for both students and teachers, at college level, for both native and nonnative speakers. With the guidance of a teacher this book will serve as a thorough introduction to the grammar of English. Volume I begins with words and their meanings, then on to propositions and simple state or event clauses - participant roles, verb types, transitivity, subjects and objects. It then covers the grammatical sub systems commonly found in simple clauses: Verbal inflections, auxiliaries and the grammar of tense-aspect modality and negation; articles determiners, pronouns and the grammar of referential coherence; the variety of noun phrases and noun modifiers.

目次

• 1. Foreword
• 2. 1. Introduction
• 3. 2. Vocabulary: Words and morphemes
• 4. 3. Simple verbal clauses
• 5. 4. Verbal inflections: Tense, aspect, modality and negation
• 6. 5. Reference and definiteness
• 7. 6. Noun phrases
• 8. Bibliography
• 9. Index

巻冊次

v. 2 ISBN 9789027220998

内容説明

The approach to language and grammar that motivates this book is unabashedly functional; grammar is not just a system of empty rules, it is a means to an end, an instrument for constructing concise coherent communication. In grammar as in music, good expression rides on good form. Figuratively and literally, grammar like musical form must make sense. But for the instrument to serve its purpose, it must first exist; the rules must be real, they can be explicitly described and taught. This book is intended for both students and teachers, at college level, for both native and nonnative speakers. With the guidance of a teacher this book will serve as a thorough introduction to the grammar of English. Volume II continues with syntactic and communicative complexity: embedded clauses - verb complements, relative clauses; detransitive voice - passive, anti-passive, impersonal and middle voice, reflexive and reciprocal constructions; focus and topic constructions; nondeclarative speech acts. It closes with interclausal connectivity: conjoined and subordinate clauses, the grammar of discourse coherence, clause chains and thematic paragraphs.

目次

• 1. 7. Verbal complements
• 2. 8. Voice and de-transitivization
• 3. 9. Relative clauses
• 4. 10. Contrastive focus constructions
• 5. 11. Topicalizing constructions
• 6. 12. Non-declarative speech acts
• 7. 13. Inter-clausal connections and discourse coherence
• 8. Bibliography
• 9. Index

巻冊次

v. 1 : pbk. : ne ISBN 9789027221155

内容説明

The approach to language and grammar that motivates this book is unabashedly functional; grammar is not just a system of empty rules, it is a means to an end, an instrument for constructing concise coherent communication. In grammar as in music, good expression rides on good form. Figuratively and literally, grammar like musical form must make sense. But for the instrument to serve its purpose, it must first exist; the rules must be real, they can be explicitly described and taught. This book is intended for both students and teachers, at college level, for both native and nonnative speakers. With the guidance of a teacher this book will serve as a thorough introduction to the grammar of English. Volume I begins with words and their meanings, then on to propositions and simple state or event clauses - participant roles, verb types, transitivity, subjects and objects. It then covers the grammatical sub systems commonly found in simple clauses: Verbal inflections, auxiliaries and the grammar of tense-aspect modality and negation; articles determiners, pronouns and the grammar of referential coherence; the variety of noun phrases and noun modifiers.

目次

• 1. Foreword
• 2. 1. Introduction
• 3. 2. Vocabulary: Words and morphemes
• 4. 3. Simple verbal clauses
• 5. 4. Verbal inflections: Tense, aspect, modality and negation
• 6. 5. Reference and definiteness
• 7. 6. Noun phrases
• 8. Bibliography
• 9. Index

巻冊次

v. 2 : pbk. : ne ISBN 9789027221162

内容説明

The approach to language and grammar that motivates this book is unabashedly functional; grammar is not just a system of empty rules, it is a means to an end, an instrument for constructing concise coherent communication. In grammar as in music, good expression rides on good form. Figuratively and literally, grammar like musical form must make sense. But for the instrument to serve its purpose, it must first exist; the rules must be real, they can be explicitly described and taught. This book is intended for both students and teachers, at college level, for both native and nonnative speakers. With the guidance of a teacher this book will serve as a thorough introduction to the grammar of English. Volume II continues with syntactic and communicative complexity: embedded clauses - verb complements, relative clauses; detransitive voice - passive, anti-passive, impersonal and middle voice, reflexive and reciprocal constructions; focus and topic constructions; nondeclarative speech acts. It closes with interclausal connectivity: conjoined and subordinate clauses, the grammar of discourse coherence, clause chains and thematic paragraphs.

目次

• 1. 7. Verbal complements
• 2. 8. Voice and de-transitivization
• 3. 9. Relative clauses
• 4. 10. Contrastive focus constructions
• 5. 11. Topicalizing constructions
• 6. 12. Non-declarative speech acts
• 7. 13. Inter-clausal connections and discourse coherence
• 8. Bibliography
• 9. Index

巻冊次

: set : pbk. : ne ISBN 9789027221179

内容説明

The approach to language and grammar that motivates this book is unabashedly functional: Grammar is not just a system of empty rules, it is a means to an end, an instrument for constructing concise coherent communication. In grammar as in music, good expression rides on good form. Figuratively and literally, grammar like musical form must make sense. But for the instrument to serve its purpose, it must first exist; the rules must be real, they can be explicitly described and taught. This book is intended for both students and teachers, at both the highschool and college levels, for both native and nonnative speakers. With the guidance of a teacher this book will serve as a thorough introduction to the grammar of English. Volume I begins with words and their meanings, then on to propositions and simple state or event clauses - participant roles, verb types, transitivity, subjects and objects. It then covers the grammatical subsystems commonly found in simple clauses: Verbal inflections, auxiliaries and the grammar of tense-aspect modality and negation; articles, determiners, pronouns and the grammar of referential coherence; the variety of noun phrases and noun modifiers. Volume II continues with syntactic and communicative complexity: embedded clauses - verb complements, relative clauses; detransitive voice - passive, anti-passive, impersonal and middle voice, reflexive and reciprocal constructions; focus and topic constructions; nondeclarative speech acts. It closes with interclausal connectivity: conjoined and subordinate clauses, the grammar of discourse coherence, clause chains and thematic paragraphs. Prof. Givon is a leading exponent of the functional approach to grammar. He teaches linguistics and cognitive science at the University of Oregon.

目次

• Part 1 Introduction: grammar and communication
• whose grammar?
• grammar for communication
• theme and variation in syntactic description
• parsing - tree diagrams
• deep structure, surface structure and meaning. Part 2 Vocabulary - words and morphemes: preliminaries
• lexical vs. grammatical vocabulary
• the morphemic status of English vocabulary
• lexical word-classes
• minor word classes. Part 3 Simple verbal clauses: preliminaries
• parsing and tree diagrams - recapitulation
• classification of verbs and simple clauses
• multiple membership in verb classes
• verbs that incorporate prepositions
• summary of the structure of simple clauses. Part 4 Verbal inflections - tense, aspect, modality and negation: tense
• aspect
• modality
• communicative and cognitive aspects of tense-aspect-modality
• the syntax of tense-aspect-modality
• negation. Part 5 Reference and definiteness: reference
• definiteness
• generic subjects, definiteness and reference
• definiteness, reference and text processing - a cognitive overview. Part 6 Noun phrases: nouns and modifiers
• ordering of elements within the noun phrase
• restrictive vs. non-restrictive modifiers
• modifiers used as anaphoric pronouns
• scattered noun phrases
• complex noun phrases. Part 7 Verbal complements: the semantics of event integration
• the syntax of clause integration
• modality verbs
• for-to complements
• "if" complements
• WH-complements
• post-posed P-C-U verbs
• non-verbal predicates with verbal complements. Part 8 Voice and de-transitivization: functional dimensions of voice
• the frequency-distribution of voice in text
• the syntax of de-transitive clauses
• other de-transitive constructions
• the antipassive voice
• reciprocal constructions
• reflective clauses. Part 9 Relative clauses: functional aspects of relativization
• the syntax or relativization
• the syntax of non-restrictive REL-clauses
• headless relative clauses
• subject REL-clauses with the main verb "be"
• extraposed relative clauses
• relativization and syntactic complexity
• non-finite relative clauses. Part 10 Contrastive focus constructions: functional aspects of contrastive focus
• contrastive grammatical devices
• the discourse-pragmatics of contrast
• focus attraction, assertion scope and contrastive focus
• other focus-attracting grammatical devices
• strong contrastive focus and relativization
• restrictions on clefting
• some cognitive considerations. Part 11 Topicalizing constructions: functional aspects of topicality
• the variety of topicalizing constructions.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA20659029
• ISBN:
  • 1556194595
  • 1556194668
  • 9027221170
  • 1556194579
  • 9027220980
  • 1556194641
  • 9027221154
  • 1556194587
  • 9027220999
  • 155619465X
  • 9027221162
• LCCN: 93018295
• 出版国コード: ne
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia
• ページ数/冊数: 2 v.
• 大きさ: 21 cm
• 分類:
  • NDC8 : 835
  • LCC : PE1106
  • DC20 : 428.2
• 件名:
  • LCSH : English language -- Grammar