The Oxford Handbook of English Grammar

2019-08-11
The Oxford Handbook of English Grammar

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  • Author: Bas Aarts
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
  • ISBN: 0198755104
  • Category : English language
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 854

This handbook provides an authoritative, critical survey of current research and knowledge in the grammar of the English language. Following an introduction from the editors, the volume's expert contributors explore a range of core topics in English grammar, beginning with issues in grammar writing and methodology. Chapters in part II then examine the various theoretical approaches to grammar, such as cognitive, constructional, and generative approaches, followed by the chapters in part III, which comprehensively cover the different subdomains of grammar, including compounds, phrase structure, clause types, tense and aspect, and information structure. Part IV offers coverage of the relationship between grammar and other fields - lexis, phonology, meaning, and discourse - while the concluding part of the book investigates grammatical change over time, regional variation, and genre and literary variation. The handbook's wide-ranging coverage will appeal to researchers and students of English language and linguistics from undergraduate level upwards.

Explaining English Grammar

1998-11-12
Explaining English Grammar

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  • Author: George Yule
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 9780194371728
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 354

This book is intended for teachers of English.

The Oxford Handbook of Grammatical Number

2021
The Oxford Handbook of Grammatical Number

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  • Author: Patricia Cabredo Hofherr
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0198795858
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 793

This volume offers detailed accounts of current research in grammatical number in language. Following a detailed introduction, the chapters in the first three parts of the book explore the multiple research questions in the field and the complex problems surrounding the analysis of grammatical number: Part I presents the background and foundational notions, Part II the morphological, semantic, and syntactic aspects, and Part III the different means of expressing plurality in the event domain. The final part offers fifteen case studies that include in-depth discussion of grammatical number phenomena in a range of typologically diverse languages, written by - or in collaboration with - native speakers linguists or based on extensive fieldwork. The volume draws on work from a range of subdisciplines - including morphology, syntax, semantics, and psycholinguistics - and will be a valuable resource for students and scholars in all areas of theoretical, descriptive, and experimental linguistics.

The Oxford Handbook of Language and Law

2012-03-08
The Oxford Handbook of Language and Law

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  • Author: Peter Meijes Tiersma
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 9780199572120
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 665

This book provides a state-of-the-art account of past and current research in the interface between linguistics and law. It outlines the range of legal areas in which linguistics plays an increasing role and describes the tools and approaches used by linguists and lawyers in this vibrant new field. Through a combination of overview chapters, case studies, and theoretical descriptions, the volume addresses areas such as the history and structure of legal languages, its meaning and interpretation, multilingualism and language rights, courtroom discourse, forensic identification, intellectual property and linguistics, and legal translation and interpretation. Encyclopedic in scope, the handbook includes chapters written by experts from every continent who are familiar with linguistic issues that arise in diverse legal systems, including both civil and common law jurisdictions, mixed systems like that of China, and the emerging law of the European Union.

The Oxford Handbook of Universal Grammar

2017
The Oxford Handbook of Universal Grammar

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  • Author: Ian G. Roberts
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0199573778
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 673

''This handbook provides a critical guide to the most central proposition in modern linguistics: the notion, generally known as universal grammar, that a universal set of structural principles underlies the grammatical diversity of the world's languages. It will be a vital reference for linguists, philosophers, and cognitive scientists.''--

The Oxford Handbook of Construction Grammar

2013-04-18
The Oxford Handbook of Construction Grammar

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  • Author: Thomas Hoffmann
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0195396685
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 609

The last decade has seen a rise in popularity in construction-based approaches to grammar. The various approaches within the rubric 'construction grammar' all see language as a network of constructions-pairings of form and meaning. Construction Grammar, as a kind of cognitive linguistics, differs significantly from mainstream generative grammar as espoused by Chomsky and his followers. Advocates of Construction Grammar see it as a psychologically plausible theory of human language. As such, it is capable of providing a principled account of language acquisition, language variation and language change. Research in Construction Grammar also includes multidisciplinary cognitive studies in psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, and computational linguistics. The Oxford Handbook of Construction Grammar is the first authoritative reference work solely dedicated to Construction Grammar. Divided into five sections, the book will be an invaluable resource that students and scholars alike can turn to for a comprehensive account of current work on Construction Grammar, its theoretical foundations, and its applications to and relationship with other kinds of linguistic enquiry.

The Oxford Handbook of Language and Society

2017
The Oxford Handbook of Language and Society

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  • Author: Ofelia García
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0190212896
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 585

Contributors explore a range of sociolinguistic topics, including language variation, language ideologies, bi/multilingualism, language policy, linguistic landscapes, and multimodality. Each chapter provides a critical overview of the limitations of modernist positivist perspectives, replacing them with novel, up-to-date ways of theorizing and researching. [Publisher]

The Oxford Handbook of Grammaticalization

2011-10-13
The Oxford Handbook of Grammaticalization

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  • Author: Heiko Narrog
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0191618055
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 952

This book presents the state of the art in research on grammaticalization, the process by which lexical items acquire grammatical function, grammatical items get additional functions, and grammars are created. Leading scholars from around the world introduce and discuss the core theoretical and methodological bases of grammaticalization, report on work in the field, and point to promising directions for new research. They represent every relevant theoretical perspective and approach. Research on grammaticalization and its role in linguistic change encompasses work on languages from every major linguistic family. Its results offer valuable insights for all theoretical frameworks, including generative, construction, and cognitive grammar, and relate to work in fields such as phonology, sociolinguistics, and language acquisition. The handbook is divided into five parts, of which the first two are devoted to theory and method, the third and fourth to work in linguistic domains, classes, and cateogories, and the fifth to case studies of grammaticalization in a range of languages. It will be an indispensable source of information and inspiration for all those who wish to know more about this fascinating and important field.

The Oxford Handbook of English Literature and Theology

2007-03-15
The Oxford Handbook of English Literature and Theology

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  • Author: Andrew Hass
  • Publisher: Oxford Handbooks Online
  • ISBN: 0199271976
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 909

A defining volume of essays in which leading international scholars apply an interdisciplinary approach to the long and evolving relationship between English Literature and Theology.

The Oxford Handbook of Ellipsis

2019
The Oxford Handbook of Ellipsis

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  • Author: Jeroen van Craenenbroeck
  • Publisher: Oxford Handbooks
  • ISBN: 0198712391
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 1147

This handbook is the first volume to provide a comprehensive, in-depth, and balanced discussion of ellipsis, a phenomena whereby expressions in natural language appear to be incomplete but are still understood. It explores fundamental questions about the workings of grammar and provides detailed case studies of inter- and intralinguistic variation.