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Table of Contents:
Part 1 The form-function problem in linguistics: setting the stage with a (not totally) imaginary dialogue; the goals of this book; the two orientations in modern linguistics; on the variety of generativist approaches; on the variety of functionalist approaches; a look ahead. Part 2 The boundaries of grammar: overview; the three autonomy hypotheses; the autonomy of syntax; the autonomy of knowledge of language with respect to use of language; the autonomy of grammar as a cognitive system; conclusion. Part 3 Internal and external explanation in linguistics: overview; on explanation in linguistics, internal and external; internal explanation; external explanation; convincing and unconvincing external explanations; the problem of competing motivations; external explanation and the autonomy of syntax; conclusion. Part 4 On syntactic categories: prototypes, fuzzy categories and grammatical theory; prototype theory and syntactic catagories; syntagmatic simplicity and prototypes - an evaluation; paradigmatic complexity and prototypes - an evaluation; prototypes and markedness; the nonexistence of fuzzy categories; against Langacker's notional definitions of "noun" and "verb"; conclusion; appendix on prototype constructions. Part 5 Deconstructing grammaticalization: overview; grammaticalization - a capsule description; what is the "true nature" of grammaticalization?; the epiphenomenal nature of grammaticalization; on unidirectionality; two issues in grammaticalization research; grammaticalization and generative grammar; conclusion. Part 6 Language typology and its difficulties: overview; the field of language typology; barriers to language typology; what is to be done?; formal prerequisites to typological analysis; implicational hierarchies and a new argument for functionalism; typology and generative grammar; summary. Part 7 Conclusion.

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"Newmeyer is surely the most authoritative and fairest voice urgingformalist and functionalist linguists to attend to one another'swork. This book makes a strong case that the two sides do have thingsto say to one another, and I hope each will heed Newmeyer's injunctionto listen to the other." Stephen R. Anderson , Yale University


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780262640442
  • Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Bradford Books
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 444
  • Series Title: Language, Speech, and Communication
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0262640449
  • Publisher Date: 24 Jul 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Series Title: Language Form and Language Function
  • Weight: 567 gr


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