Exploring Interfaces

Exploring Interfaces
Author: Mónica Cabrera
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2019-08-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1108488277

An innovative exploration of the interface between grammar, meaning and form.

The Cambridge Handbook of Spanish Linguistics

The Cambridge Handbook of Spanish Linguistics
Author: Kimberly L. Geeslin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1098
Release: 2018-08-23
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1316800717

Written for both researchers and advanced students, this Handbook provides a state-of-the-art survey of the field of Spanish linguistics. Balancing different theoretical perspectives among expert scholars, it provides an in-depth examination of all sub-fields of research in Hispanic linguistics, with a focus on recent advances.

A Reference Grammar of Spanish

A Reference Grammar of Spanish
Author: R. E. Batchelor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 574
Release: 2010-04-29
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780521728751

A Reference Grammar of Spanish is a comprehensive handbook on the structure of the Spanish language. Keeping technical terminology to a minimum, it provides a detailed yet clear point of reference on all the intricacies of Spanish grammar, covering word order, parts of speech, verb use, syntax, gender, number, alphabet, and pronunciation. Accompanied by a wealth of carefully chosen examples, it looks at Spanish in Iberia, the USA, Mexico, and Argentina, and demonstrates the differences between these varieties. It is designed specifically with English-speaking learners in mind, and contains useful tools such as a glossary of terms, an index, and a detailed examination of different registers of the language. Clearly structured and systematically organised, this volume is set to become the standard guide to the grammar of contemporary Spanish, and will be an invaluable resource for teachers and students, as well as a practical supplement to textbooks and classroom study.

Word Order Universals

Word Order Universals
Author: John A Hawkins
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2014-05-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1483296601

Word Order Universals

The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Phonology

The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Phonology
Author: Sonia Colina
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 553
Release: 2019-12-12
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1351855166

The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Phonology brings together leading experts in Spanish phonology to provide a state-of-the-art survey of the field. The five sections present current research on the phonological structure of Spanish including the most prominent segmental processes, suprasegmental features, the ways Spanish phonology interacts with other modules of grammar, the acquisition of Spanish phonology by first and second language learners, and an analysis of phonological variation and sound change. This volume provides comprehensive and detailed coverage of Spanish phonology. It addresses major burning questions and pressing issues that have arisen in the study of Spanish phonology, and is an essential reading resource for graduate students and researchers in the field.

The Syntax of Spanish

The Syntax of Spanish
Author: Karen Zagona
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2002
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780521576840

A clear and well-organised introduction to Spanish syntax, assuming no prior knowledge of current theory.

Of Grammar, Words, and Verses

Of Grammar, Words, and Verses
Author: Esther Torrego
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2012
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027208255

This book offers new work by some major figures in the field of linguistics, addressing old debates from the perspective of current explanatory grammatical theory. These include paradigmatic relations among words, and agreeing adjectives and their grammatical source. Covering a broad range of empirical domains, the contributors of this volume examine the role of Economy in syntax and in syntactic interfaces with phonology and semantics, and their implications for processing. The evidence is taken from a great variety of languages, including Arabic dialects, Basque, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, and Spanish. Two chapters on metrics complete honoring Carlos Piera s longstanding scholarship in linguistic theory within Spain and abroad."

Functional Approaches to Spanish Syntax

Functional Approaches to Spanish Syntax
Author: J. Clements
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2005-11-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0230522688

The first usage-based approach of its kind, this volume contains twelve studies on key issues in Spanish syntax: word order, arguments, grammatical-relation marking, inalienable possession, ser and estar , adjective placement, small clauses and causatives. The studies are approached within a broad functionalist perspective. The studies strengthen the view that components of grammar intricately interact and that a usage-based approach to analyzing them offers new and insightful perspectives on some stubborn problems.

The Theme–Topic Interface

The Theme–Topic Interface
Author: María de los Ángeles Gómez González
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2001-03-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027299005

The Theme-Topic Interface (TTI) gives a useful catalogue of approaches to the concept Theme in the analysis of Natural Language. The book is written with both theoretical and descriptive goals and aims to synthesize and revise current approaches to pragmatic functions. In addition, TTI explains that different thematic constructions in natural language reveal different discourse strategies related to point of view and speaker subjectivity, which shows the mutually supportive role of form and discourse function vis-á-vis each other. The book’s value is enhanced by the use of natural language corpora, the Lancaster IBM Spoken English Corpus (LIBMSEC), and by running multivariate statistical tests, taking into account both segmental and suprasegmental features. The bibliography lists more than 600 publications providing ample material for further research into an integrated theory of language and its use. The indexes provide easy access to most authors mentioned and to the major concepts covered.

Mouton Classics

Mouton Classics
Author: Mouton Publishers
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 888
Release: 2002
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9783110173468

Mouton proudly presents this collection of articles considered to be representative of author achievements over the past quarter-century of its publishing history. A selection, of course, can do little more than make the readers wish for more; it is hoped that these volumes will do just that. The book contains essays on Phonology, Morphology, Formal Syntax, Functional Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Language and Cognition, Language Acquisition, Discourse and Text, Sociology of Language, Semiotics.