27.1974, Books: The Role of Functions in Syntax: Frajzyngier, Shay

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Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:12:03
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: The Role of Functions in Syntax: Frajzyngier, Shay

 


Title: The Role of Functions in Syntax 
Subtitle: A unified approach to language theory, description, and typology 
Series Title: Typological Studies in Language 111  

Publication Year: 2016 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/
	

Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/tsl.111 


Author: Zygmunt Frajzyngier
Author: Erin Shay

Electronic: ISBN:  9789027267283 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 99.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027267283 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 149.00
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Hardback: ISBN:  9789027206923 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027206923 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 83.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027206923 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 104.94


Abstract:

The main aim of this book is to address a fundamental question in linguistics,
namely why languages are similar and why they are different. The study
proposes that languages are fundamentally similar when they encode the same
meanings in their grammatical systems and that languages are different when
they encode different meanings. Even if languages encode the same meaning,
they may differ with respect to the formal means used to code those meanings.
This approach allows for a typology based on functional domains, subdomains
and functions coded in individual languages. The outcome of the study is a
unified approach to language theory, linguistic typology, and descriptive
linguistics. The argumentation for the hypotheses and the proposed approach is
supported by analyses of data from more than a dozen languages, including
English, Polish, French, Wandala, Mina, Hdi, and several other Chadic
languages. The study is accessible to a wide variety of linguists.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Linguistic Theories
                     Syntax
                     Typology

Subject Language(s): English (eng)
                     French (fra)
                     Hdi (xed)
                     Mina (hna)
                     Polish (pol)
                     Wandala (mfi)


Written In: English  (eng)

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