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The Joy of grammar : a Festschrift in honor of James D. McCawley /

Two threads run through this collection of 22 papers by students and colleagues of James D. McCawley. The first is a commitment to deep reflection on the direction of linguistic study, sometimes resulting in challenges to the writings of major figures or new appreciations, sometimes questioning our...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: McCawley, James D., Brentari, Diane, Larson, Gary N., 1954-, MacLeod, Lynn A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1992.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • THE JOY OF GRAMMAR; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; Japanese Modals are Conditionals; 1. Introduction; 2. WISH, ADVICE and PERMISSION; 3. Obligation and double-negation; 4. Concluding remarks; NOTES; REFERENCES; The Cairene Arabic Verb Without Form Classes; NOTES; REFERENCES; The Transition from Oral to Written Competence: Evidence from Teaching Freshman Composition; REFERENCES; Two Types of 'World-Creating' Predicates; 0. Introduction; 1. The model; 1.1 Partial worlds; 1.2 Necessity and Possibility; 2. Cognitive Verbs; 2.1 Problems with the standard analysis.