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Rethinking Syntactocentrism

Author : Andreas Trotzke
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027268061
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Syntactocentrism written by Andreas Trotzke and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term ‘syntactocentrism’ has been used to criticize the claim that syntax, as regarded in generative linguistics, plays the central role in modeling the mental architecture of the human language faculty. This research monograph explores the conjecture that many of the objections to the generative perspective, as they are formulated in alternative frameworks such as construction grammar, disappear once the consequences of recent minimalist theory are taken seriously. To show this, the book applies recent concepts of minimalist grammar to phenomena like the syntactic flexibility of idioms, the pragmatics of left-periphery-movement, or opacity effects involved in subextraction patterns. The book makes a new contribution to the field, as existing monographs on architectural matters in minimalism neither discuss alternative frameworks at length nor place a premium on pragmatic explanations for syntactic facts. The primary audience of this book are researchers and graduate students interested in a state-of-the-art discussion of grammatical architecture.

Discourse-oriented Syntax

Author : Josef Bayer
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027267723
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Discourse-oriented Syntax written by Josef Bayer and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until recently, little attention has been paid within syntax to components of discourse meaning that go beyond information structure and fall into the domain of non-at-issue meaning operating at the level of illocutionary force. To approach this domain, many of the contributions of this volume deal with the syntax of discourse particles. However, the issue of how to account for discourse particles within a more explicit map of the illocutionary domain is a good starting point for considering further phenomena related to the syntax of speech acts. By focusing on speech-act related particles and/or meaning domains, this volume makes a new contribution to the field, as existing collections either do not offer a comparatively narrow focus on particles or are not limited to syntax-oriented approaches. The primary audience of this volume are researchers and graduate students interested in state-of-the-art approaches to the syntax-discourse interface within the cartographic approach to syntax.

10. Tagung Der Gesellschaft Für Kognitionswissenschaft

Author : Johannes Haack
Publisher : Universitätsverlag Potsdam
ISBN 13 : 3869560878
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (695 download)

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Download or read book 10. Tagung Der Gesellschaft Für Kognitionswissenschaft written by Johannes Haack and published by Universitätsverlag Potsdam. This book was released on 2010 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the latest biannual meeting of the German Society for Cognitive Science (Gesellschaft für Kognitionswissenschaft, GK), KogWis 2010 at Potsdam University reflects the current trends in a fascinating domain of research concerned with human and artificial cognition and the interaction of mind and brain. The Plenary talks provide a venue for questions of the numerical capacities and human arithmetic (Brian Butterworth), of the theoretical development of cognitive architectures and intelligent virtual agents (Pat Langley), of categorizations induced by linguistic constructions (Claudia Maienborn), and of a cross-level account of the “Self as a complex system“ (Paul Thagard). KogWis 2010 integrates a wealth of experimental research, cognitive modelling, and conceptual analysis in 5 invited symposia, over 150 individual talks, 6 symposia, and more than 40 poster contributions. Some of the invited symposia reflect local and regional strenghts of research in the Berlin-Brandenburg area: the two largests research fields of the university Cognitive Sciences Area of Excellence in Potsdam are represented by an invited symposium on “Information Structure” by the Special Research Area 632 (“Sonderforschungsbereich”, SFB) of the same name, of Potsdam University and Humboldt-University Berlin, and by a satellite conference of the research group “Mind and Brain Dynamics”. The Berlin School of Mind and Brain at Humboldt-University Berlin takes part with an invited symposium on “Decision Making” from a perspective of cognitive neuroscience and philosophy and the DFG Cluster of Excellence “Languages of Emotion” of Free University presents interdisciplinary research results in an invited symposium on “Symbolising Emotions”.

The Grammar of Emphasis

Author : Andreas Trotzke
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 1501505866
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The Grammar of Emphasis written by Andreas Trotzke and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reconsiders the linguistic notion of emphasis. For many, the concept of emphasis is confined to information structure. However, our understanding of the grammatical reflexes of emphasis is only partial as long as the expressive side of utterances is not taken into account. The book explores similarities, differences, and interactions between information structure and the expressive dimension of language in the domain of natural language grammar. Specifically, this monograph demonstrates that specific word order options, sometimes in combination with discourse particles, yield meaning effects that are typical for the expressive side of utterances and endow them with an exclamative flavor. Approaching this issue from a syntactic point of view, the book shows that there are syntactic categories (e.g., a certain class of particle verbs) and word orders (e.g., certain fronting patterns involving discourse particles) that directly connect to expressive meaning components. The work presented in this monograph combines theoretical analysis with experimental evidence from both perception and production studies.

Defining Construction: Insights into the Emergence and Generation of Linguistic Representations

Author : Mike Putnam
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889719359
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book Defining Construction: Insights into the Emergence and Generation of Linguistic Representations written by Mike Putnam and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Measuring Grammatical Complexity

Author : Frederick J. Newmeyer
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191508446
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Book Synopsis Measuring Grammatical Complexity by : Frederick J. Newmeyer

Download or read book Measuring Grammatical Complexity written by Frederick J. Newmeyer and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the question of whether languages can differ in grammatical complexity and, if so, how relative complexity differences might be measured. The volume differs from others devoted to the question of complexity in language in that the authors all approach the problem from the point of view of formal grammatical theory, psycholinguistics, or neurolinguistics. Chapters investigate a number of key issues in grammatical complexity, taking phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic considerations into account. These include what is often called the 'trade-off problem', namely whether complexity in one grammatical component is necessarily balanced by simplicity in another; and the question of interpretive complexity, that is, whether and how one might measure the difficulty for the hearer in assigning meaning to an utterance and how such complexity might be factored in to an overall complexity assessment. Measuring Grammatical Complexity brings together a number of distinguished scholars in the field, and will be of interest to linguists of all theoretical stripes from advanced undergraduate level upwards, particularly those working in the areas of morphosyntax, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, and cognitive linguistics.

Journal of Linguistics

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 952 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Journal of Linguistics written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Simpler Syntax

Author : Peter W. Culicover
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191533807
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Simpler Syntax written by Peter W. Culicover and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking book offers a new and compelling perspective on the structure of human language. The fundamental issue it addresses is the proper balance between syntax and semantics, between structure and derivation, and between rule systems and lexicon. It argues that the balance struck by mainstream generative grammar is wrong. It puts forward a new basis for syntactic theory, drawing on a wide range of frameworks, and charts new directions for research. In the past four decades, theories of syntactic structure have become more abstract, and syntactic derivations have become ever more complex. Peter Culicover and Ray Jackendoff trace this development through the history of contemporary syntactic theory, showing how much it has been driven by theory-internal rather than empirical considerations. They develop an alternative that is responsive to linguistic, cognitive, computational, and biological concerns. At the core of this alternative is the Simpler Syntax Hypothesis: the most explanatory syntactic theory is one that imputes the minimum structure necessary to mediate between phonology and meaning. A consequence of this hypothesis is a far richer mapping between syntax and semantics than is generally assumed. Through concrete analyses of numerous grammatical phenomena, some well studied and some new, the authors demonstrate the empirical and conceptual superiority of the Simpler Syntax approach. Simpler Syntax is addressed to linguists of all persuasions. It will also be of central interest to those concerned with language in psychology, human biology, evolution, computational science, and artificial intellige

Language, Consciousness, Culture

Author : Ray S. Jackendoff
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262303647
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Language, Consciousness, Culture written by Ray S. Jackendoff and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2009-01-23 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An integrative approach to human cognition that encompasses the domains of language, consciousness, action, social cognition, and theory of mind that will foster cross-disciplinary conversation among linguists, philosophers, psycholinguists, neuroscientists, cognitive anthropologists, and evolutionary psychologists. Ray Jackendoff's Language, Consciousness, Culture represents a breakthrough in developing an integrated theory of human cognition. It will be of interest to a broad spectrum of cognitive scientists, including linguists, philosophers, psycholinguists, neuroscientists, cognitive anthropologists, and evolutionary psychologists. Jackendoff argues that linguistics has become isolated from the other cognitive sciences at least partly because of the syntax-based architecture assumed by mainstream generative grammar. He proposes an alternative parallel architecture for the language faculty that permits a greater internal integration of the components of language and connects far more naturally to such larger issues in cognitive neuroscience as language processing, the connection of language to vision, and the evolution of language. Extending this approach beyond the language capacity, Jackendoff proposes sharper criteria for a satisfactory theory of consciousness, examines the structure of complex everyday actions, and investigates the concepts involved in an individual's grasp of society and culture. Each of these domains is used to reflect back on the question of what is unique about human language and what follows from more general properties of the mind. Language, Consciousness, Culture extends Jackendoff's pioneering theory of conceptual semantics to two of the most important domains of human thought: social cognition and theory of mind. Jackendoff's formal framework allows him to draw new connections among a large variety of literatures and to uncover new distinctions and generalizations not previously recognized. The breadth of the approach will foster cross-disciplinary conversation; the vision is to develop a richer understanding of human nature.

How the Mind Comes into Being

Author : Martin V. Butz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191060178
Total Pages : 607 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book How the Mind Comes into Being written by Martin V. Butz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 2000 years ago Greek philosophers were pondering the puzzling dichotomy between our physical bodies and our seemingly non-physical minds. Yet even today, it remains puzzling how our mind controls our body, and vice versa, how our body shapes our mind. How is it that we can think highly abstract thoughts, seemingly fully detached from the actual, physical reality? This book offers an interdisciplinary introduction to embodied cognitive science, addressing the question of how the mind comes into being while actively interacting with and learning from the environment by means of the own body. By pursuing a functional and computational perspective, concrete answers are provided about the fundamental mechanisms and developing structures that must bring the mind about, taking into account insights from biology, neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy as well as from computer science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. The book provides introductions to the most important challenges and available computational approaches on how the mind comes into being. The book includes exercises, helping the reader to grasp the material and understand it in a broader context. References to further studies, methodological details, and current developments support more advanced studies beyond the covered material. While the book is written in advanced textbook style with the primary target group being undergraduates in cognitive science and related disciplines, readers with a basic scientific background and a strong interest in how the mind works will find this book intriguing and revealing.

Chomskyan Linguistics and Its Competitors

Author : Pius ten Hacken
Publisher : Equinox Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chomskyan Linguistics and Its Competitors written by Pius ten Hacken and published by Equinox Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains Chomskyan linguistics in an accessible and balanced way, Explains the differences between Chomskyan linguistics and its main competitors without bias, helping the reader to understand research articles in different framework, Shows how areas of linguistics that are not central to Chomskyan linguistics can be incorporated within this framework.

With Literacy and Justice for All

Author : Carole Edelsky
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0805855076
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book With Literacy and Justice for All written by Carole Edelsky and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book helps education professionals understand the changing social, political, and economic conditions for language and literacy instruction and second language learning in particular contexts.

With Literacy and Justice for All

Author : Carole Edelsky
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317433807
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book With Literacy and Justice for All written by Carole Edelsky and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-03-21 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book helps education professionals understand the changing social, political, and economic conditions for language and literacy instruction and second language learning in particular contexts.

Rethinking Syntactocentrism

Author : Andreas Trotzke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789027257086
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Syntactocentrism written by Andreas Trotzke and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: his research monograph explores the conjecture that, once the consequences of recent minimalist theory are taken seriously, many of the objections to the generative perspective, as they are formulated in alternative frameworks such as Construction Grammar, disappear.

The Influence of the Lexifier

Author : Debra Ziegeler
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110785323
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis The Influence of the Lexifier by : Debra Ziegeler

Download or read book The Influence of the Lexifier written by Debra Ziegeler and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-04-22 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of language contact in the „new" English varieties is frequently influenced by sociolinguistic approaches and reference to substrate languages but much less often to functionally-based contact linguistic theory. In The Influence of the Lexifier, Ziegeler applies grammaticalization and other explanations of language change to many under-researched features of Singapore English, highlighting the role of the co-existing lexifier in the unique contact setting of Singapore.

Combinatory Linguistics

Author : Cem Bozsahin
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 311029687X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Book Synopsis Combinatory Linguistics by : Cem Bozsahin

Download or read book Combinatory Linguistics written by Cem Bozsahin and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines to what extent the mediating relation between constituents and their semantics can arise from combinatory knowledge of words. It traces the roots of Combinatory Categorial Grammar, and uses the theory to promote a Humean question in linguistics and cognitive science: Why do we see limited constituency and dependency in natural languages, despite their diversity and potential infinity? A potential answer is that constituents and dependencies might have arisen from a single resource: adjacency. The combinatory formulation of adjacency constrains possible grammars.

Linguistic Anthropology

Author : Anita Sujoldzic
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
ISBN 13 : 1848262256
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (482 download)

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Download or read book Linguistic Anthropology written by Anita Sujoldzic and published by EOLSS Publications. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linguistic Anthropology theme is a component of Encyclopedia of Social Sciences and Humanities in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. Linguistic anthropology is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to the study of language from an anthropological perspective. This means that, over the years, linguistic anthropologists have regarded language as a sophisticated sign system that contributes to the constitution of society and the reproduction of specific cultural practices. In addition to being a powerful tool for exchanging information, language has been shown to play a crucial role in the classification of experience, the identification of people, things, ideas, and emotions, the recounting of the past and the imagining of the future that is so critical for joint activities and problem solving. The Theme on Linguistic Anthropology discusses essential aspects such as History of Linguistic Anthropology; Language Socialization; Languages in Contact; Comparative and Historical Linguistics; Language and Culture; Social Use of Language (Sociolinguistics); Language and Gender; Multilingualism and Language Planning; Language and Education; Non-Human Primates and Communication; Ape Language Studies; Language, Cognition and Thought; Language Shift and Maintenance; Gesture as Cultural and Linguistic Practice; Linguistic Relativity and Spatial Language; Documenting Endangered Languages and Maintaining Language Diversity. This volume is aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College Students Educators, Professional Practitioners, Research Personnel and Policy Analysts, Managers, and Decision Makers, NGOs and GOs.