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Refurbishing our foundations : elementary linguistics from an advanced point of view /
This essay challenges several patterns of thinking common in twentieth-century linguistics. The most pervasive of these is our habit of looking at language from the point of view of the speaker. When we take, instead, that of the hearer, matters fall into place in a new way. In syntax, we are led to...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins,
1987.
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| Series: | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ;
v. 56. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- REFURBISHING OUR FOUNDATIONS ELEMENTARY LINGUISTICS FROM AN ADVANCED POINT OF VIEW; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; PREFACE; Table of contents; 0. INTRODUCTION; 0.1. Attitude.; 0.2. Angle of Approach.; 0.3. Prospectus.; 1. THE SHAPE OF SPEECH; 1.1. The Dimensions of Syntax.; 1.2. Order.; 1.3. Spacing.; 1.4. Direction; More Dimensions.; 1.5. Iconic and Arbitrary.; 1.6. Iconicity and Dimensionality.; 1.7. Iconicity in Language.; 1.8. The Proximity Principle.; 1.9. Tension.; 1.10. Multidimensional Language?; 1.11. Summary.; 2. HEARING UTTERANCES; 2.1. Depth Perception.