Spontaneous spoken language : syntax and discourse /
Miller, J. E. 1942-
Spontaneous spoken language : syntax and discourse / Jim Miller and Regina Weinert. - Oxford [England] : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, ©1998. - 1 online resource (xii, 457 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-442) and index.
Introduction -- Sentences and Clauses -- Clauses: Type, Combination, and Integration -- Noun Phrases: Complexity and Configuration -- Focus Constructions -- Focus Constructions: Clefts and like -- Historical Linguistics and Typology -- Written Language, First Language Acquisition, and Education. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Jim Miller and Regina Weinert investigate syntactic structure and the organization of discourse in spontaneous spoken language. Using data from English, German, and Russian, they develop a systematic analysis of spoken English and highlight properties that hold across languages. The authors argue that the differences in syntax and the construction of discourse between spontaneous speech and written language bear on various areas of linguistic theory, apart from having obvious implications for syntactic analysis. In particular, they bear on typology, Chomskyan theories of first language acquisition, and the perennial problem of language in education. In current typological practice written and spontaneous spoken texts are often compared; the authors show convincingly that typological research should compare like with like. The consequences for Chomskyan, and indeed all, theories of first language acquisition flow from the central fact that children acquire spoken language but learn written language.
English.
0585483981 (electronic bk.) 9780585483986 (electronic bk.) 1280375078 9781280375071 (Cloth) 9786610375073 6610375070
97039156
Chomsky, Noam 1928-
Colloquial language.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Discourse analysis.
Typology (Linguistics)
Language acquisition.
Language Development
Langue familière.
Syntaxe.
Analyse du discours.
Typologie (Linguistique)
Langage--Acquisition.
pragmatics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Syntax.
Colloquial language.
Discourse analysis.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Language acquisition.
Typology (Linguistics)
Taalgebruik.
Spreektaal.
Schrijftaal.
Vergelijkende linguïstiek.
Zinsconstructies.
Discourse analysis.
Taalverwerving.
Taaltypologie.
Taalonderwijs.
Philology & Linguistics.
Languages & Literatures.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
P408 / .M55 1998eb
415
Spontaneous spoken language : syntax and discourse / Jim Miller and Regina Weinert. - Oxford [England] : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, ©1998. - 1 online resource (xii, 457 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-442) and index.
Introduction -- Sentences and Clauses -- Clauses: Type, Combination, and Integration -- Noun Phrases: Complexity and Configuration -- Focus Constructions -- Focus Constructions: Clefts and like -- Historical Linguistics and Typology -- Written Language, First Language Acquisition, and Education. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Jim Miller and Regina Weinert investigate syntactic structure and the organization of discourse in spontaneous spoken language. Using data from English, German, and Russian, they develop a systematic analysis of spoken English and highlight properties that hold across languages. The authors argue that the differences in syntax and the construction of discourse between spontaneous speech and written language bear on various areas of linguistic theory, apart from having obvious implications for syntactic analysis. In particular, they bear on typology, Chomskyan theories of first language acquisition, and the perennial problem of language in education. In current typological practice written and spontaneous spoken texts are often compared; the authors show convincingly that typological research should compare like with like. The consequences for Chomskyan, and indeed all, theories of first language acquisition flow from the central fact that children acquire spoken language but learn written language.
English.
0585483981 (electronic bk.) 9780585483986 (electronic bk.) 1280375078 9781280375071 (Cloth) 9786610375073 6610375070
97039156
Chomsky, Noam 1928-
Colloquial language.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Discourse analysis.
Typology (Linguistics)
Language acquisition.
Language Development
Langue familière.
Syntaxe.
Analyse du discours.
Typologie (Linguistique)
Langage--Acquisition.
pragmatics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Syntax.
Colloquial language.
Discourse analysis.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Language acquisition.
Typology (Linguistics)
Taalgebruik.
Spreektaal.
Schrijftaal.
Vergelijkende linguïstiek.
Zinsconstructies.
Discourse analysis.
Taalverwerving.
Taaltypologie.
Taalonderwijs.
Philology & Linguistics.
Languages & Literatures.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
P408 / .M55 1998eb
415