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Perspectives on grammar writing /
With over half the languages of the world currently in danger of extinction within a century, the need for high quality grammatical descriptions is more urgent than ever. Potential grammar writers, however, often find themselves paralyzed by the daunting task of describing a language. The papers in...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
©2007.
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| Series: | Benjamins current topics ;
v. 11. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Perspectives on Grammar Writing; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Introduction; Contextualizing a grammar; Writing grammars for the community; Collective field work: Advantages or disadvantages?; Grammars and the community; From parts of speech to the grammar; Grammar writing for a grammar-reading audience; A grammar as a communicative act or What does a grammatical description really describe?; A typology of good grammars; Thoughts on growing a grammar; The linguistic example; Index; The series Benjamins Current Topics (BCT).