Syntax : An Introduction. Volume II

Syntax : An Introduction. Volume II

This new edition of Syntax: A functional-typological introduction is at many points radically revised. In the previous edition (1984) the author deliberately chose to de-emphasize the more formal aspects of syntactic structure, in favor of a more comprehensive treatment of the semantic and pragmatic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Givón, T
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2001
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Functionalism (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax
Typology (Linguistics)
Table of Contents:
  • Syntax
  • Title page
  • LCC page
  • Dedication
  • Table of contents
  • Chapter 11. Noun phrases
  • Chapter 12. Verbal omplements and clause union
  • Chapter 13. De-transitive voice
  • Chapter 14. Relative clauses
  • Chapter 15. Contrastive focus constructions
  • Chapter 16. Marked topic constructions
  • Chapter 17. Non-declarative speech-acts
  • Chapter 18. Inter-clausal coherence
  • References
  • Index

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