Jon Jonz

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An Introduction to English Sentence Structure: Clauses, Markers, Missing ElementsPaperback, 31 December 2012

An Introduction to English Sentence Structure: Clauses, Markers, Missing Elements
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Equinox Textbooks and Surveys in Linguistics
Part of Series
Textbooks and Surveys in Linguistics
Print Length
256 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Equinox Publishing (UK)
Date Published
31 Dec 2012
ISBN-10
1845531469
ISBN-13
9781845531461

Description

An Introduction to English Sentence Structure puts the study of English sentences into the meaningful perspective provided by the broad essentials of functionalism. The book starts from the premise that the structure of language reflects the structure of events in everyday experience. By contrast, grammars that are more structural in nature often begin with gross facts about language structure, such as the observation that clauses can be divided into subjects and predicates. The book's premise reflects the fundamental Hallidayan principle that language simultaneously codes for three dimensions of structure: clause as representation, clause as exchange, and clause as message. This approach has the effect of situating the study of language in the student's familiar world of ideas, relationships, and discourses.

An Introduction to English Sentence Structure blends insights from three prominent modern schools of grammatical thought (functionalism, structuralism, and generativism) using functionalism as the philosophical and organizational motif. It focuses on the representational function of language, encouraging students to use their knowledge of the way the world works in order to understand how language works. The approach taken is hybrid: It assumes that form matters, and in this sense it is structural. It also assumes that form follows function, and in this sense it is functional.

As its subtitle suggests, this book is concerned with the argument structure of clauses, the boundary markers of clause combinations, and the syntactic and experiential resources that permit language users to supply the content of empty categories, which are the missing elements.

Product Details

Author:
Jon Jonz
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
31 December 2012
Dimensions:
23.11 x 18.8 x 1.78 cm
ISBN-10:
1845531469
ISBN-13:
9781845531461
Language:
English
Location:
Sheffield
Pages:
256
Weight:
544.31 gm

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