Function and Class in Linguistic Description: The Taxonomic Foundations of Grammar

Perini, Mário Alberto

ISBN 10: 3030781755 / ISBN 13: 9783030781750

Edité par Palgrave Macmillan, 2022

In. N° de réf. du vendeur ria9783030781750_new

Synopsis :

This book deals with the traditional problem of the classification of linguistic units, with a primary focus on word classes. The approach is descriptive rather than theoretical, and is based on the use of distinctive features analogous to the ones used in phonology, which entails a radical reworking of the traditional classification. The first part presents some basic notions such as the use of distinctive features and the role of word classes in grammar; classification by prototypes; and the use of world knowledge as a resource to assign thematic relations to constituents in the sentence. In the second part, some descriptive problems are examined, namely the classification of verbs according to valency; connectives, adverbs, and the internal constituents of the NP; and the classification of units larger than words. This book will be of use as a guide for linguists working on the description of natural languages, as well as aresource for students on courses in linguistic theory and description.

À propos de l?auteur:

Mário A. Perini is Professor Emeritus at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He is the author of Describing Verb Valency (2015) and Thematic Relations (2019).

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Titre : Function and Class in Linguistic Description...
Éditeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Date d'édition : 2022
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New