Parameters in the grammar of Basque

Parameters in the grammar of Basque
Author: Jon Ortiz de Urbina
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2019-11-18
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110876744

The architecture of the human language faculty has been one of the main foci of the linguistic research of the last half century. This branch of linguistics, broadly known as Generative Grammar, is concerned with the formulation of explanatory formal accounts of linguistic phenomena with the ulterior goal of gaining insight into the properties of the 'language organ'. The series comprises high quality monographs and collected volumes that address such issues. The topics in this series range from phonology to semantics, from syntax to information structure, from mathematical linguistics to studies of the lexicon.

Prolegomena to a Grammar of Basque

Prolegomena to a Grammar of Basque
Author: Terence H. Wilbur
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 199
Release: 1979-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 902720909X

The purpose of this study is to apply experimentally the principles of recent grammatical theories to the facts of the Basque language. This study aims to test out those principles, and endeavours to discover the best form for a grammar of Basque.

Towards a History of the Basque Language

Towards a History of the Basque Language
Author: José Ignacio Hualde
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 374
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027285675

Questions related to the origin and history of the Basque language spark considerable interest, since it is the only surviving pre-Indo-European language in western Europe. However, until now, there was no readily available source in English providing answers to these questions or giving an overview of past and current research in this area. This book is intended to partly fill this void. The book contains both state-of-the-art papers which summarize our knowledge about particular areas of Basque historical linguistics, and articles presenting new hypotheses and points of view based on hard evidence and careful analysis. All contributors to this volume have demonstrated expertise in the topic within Basque historical linguistics that their chapter addresses. Two classical articles by the late Luis Michelena are included in English translation. In addition, the book includes studies on diachronic phonology, morphology and syntax. The relation of Basque to other languages is also investigated in a couple of chapters.

Studies on Fronting

Studies on Fronting
Author: Frank Jansen
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2019-11-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110846292

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Present-day Dialectology

Present-day Dialectology
Author: Johannes Bernardus Berns
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2002
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9783110167818

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert.

Tones and Tunes: Typological studies in word and sentence prosody

Tones and Tunes: Typological studies in word and sentence prosody
Author: Tomas Riad
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2007
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9783110190571

Despite the recent advances in the integration of lexical tone and intonation in phonological theory, all too often the study of intonation and the study of lexical tone are viewed as belonging to different research traditions. This collection aims to strengthen the integrated approach by studying tone and intonation within a common framework, and by tracing their interaction in specific prosodic systems. Some papers deal with the structural properties of lexical tone and intonation, e.g. of Zina Kotoko (Cameroon), Borgloon Dutch (Belgium), and European Portuguese, while others focus on the historical development of the prosodic systems of Basque, Kagoshima Japanese and Scandinavian. The volume also includes a re-evaluation of a classic paper on the typology of tone rules, and a survey of features signalling question intonation in African languages.

Linguistic Realization of Evidentiality in European Languages

Linguistic Realization of Evidentiality in European Languages
Author: Gabriele Diewald
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2010-11-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 311022397X

This book presents a selection of contributions to the workshop "Linguistic realization of evidentiality in European languages", held at the 30th Annual Convention of the German Society of Linguistics in Bamberg (February 27-29, 2008), and additional papers, which have been especially commissioned for this volume. Its main focus lies on providing further empirical evidence about languages that have various - lexical as well as grammatical - evidential expressions. The papers in this volume will offer a cross-linguistic perspective on this topic as they deal with a number of different language families and languages: Romance languages (French, Spanish, Italian), Germanic languages (Dutch, German, English, Icelandic), Baltic and Slavic languages, Greek, Basque, and Turkish.

The Oxford Handbook of Ergativity

The Oxford Handbook of Ergativity
Author: Jessica Coon
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 1297
Release: 2017
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0198739370

This volume examines the phenomenon of ergativity, a grammatical patterning whereby direct objects are in some way treated like intransitive subjects, to the exclusion of transitive subjects. It includes theoretical approaches from generative, typological, and functional paradigms, as well as 16 language-specific case studies.

A Survey of Word Accentual Patterns in the Languages of the World

A Survey of Word Accentual Patterns in the Languages of the World
Author: Harry van der Hulst
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 897
Release: 2010
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 311019631X

This volume contains a wealth of information on the word accentual (metrical, stress) phenomena that we encounter in natural languages. Two types of information will be supplied: language profiles in 'tabular form' and survey articles. Of the total of 10 chapters in Part I, 3 are general in nature, while the other 7 describe and analyze word accentual systems in all continents. The volume's point of departure is a database called StressTyp. StressTyp developed into a database on word prosodic systems of the languages of the world. The over 500 languages, representing a wide geographical distribution, taken from the StressTyp database will be represented in this volume. For all these languages, information regarding identity, sources and stress location(s) will be included, accompanied by some examples in nearly all cases. These language data packages will be organized by language family. This information constitutes Part II of the volume.