17.3673, Diss: Ling Theories: Meyer: 'Grammatische Praxis'

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Date: 12-Dec-2006
From: Markus Meyer < mm at mr-meyer.de >
Subject: Grammatische Praxis 

	
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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:51:49
From: Markus Meyer < mm at mr-meyer.de >
Subject: Grammatische Praxis 
 


Institution: University of Wuppertal 
Program: Department of General Linguistics 
Dissertation Status: Completed 
Degree Date: 2004 

Author: Markus Richard Meyer

Dissertation Title: Grammatische Praxis 

Linguistic Field(s): Linguistic Theories
                     Syntax


Dissertation Director(s):
Danièle Clément
Rolf Elberfeld
Joachim Jacobs

Dissertation Abstract:

Investigating into the well-formedness, the 'grammaticality' of sentences
opens up not only the possiblity to draw a 'boundary of grammaticality'
between grammatical and ungrammatical sentences, but also to draw a
'boundary of grammar' as languages are constructed as objects of linguistic
inquiry by describing only the structure of 'grammatical' sentences. So
what is 'grammaticality'? In what way does 'grammaticality' limit the study
of languages? How can it be modeled theoretically? How can one decide
whether a given sentence it grammatical or not? What role do rules and
examples play?

In this book, science will be described as a specific form of 'practice'
according to the late Wittgnstein. It will be shown which consequences such
a 'practical point of view' has for the description and explanation of the
structure of languages.

>From this 'practical point of view' different approaches will be described
and criticised (Chomsky's Generative Grammar, Optimality Theory).
Eisenberg's 'Grundriß der deutschen Grammatik' and the 'IDS-Grammatik der
deutschen Sprache' will be described in detail as examples of grammar writing.
Altogether this investigation shows which skills are fundamental for
grammarians in opposition to ordinary speakers of a language. 




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