Language And The Lexicon
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| Author | : David Singleton |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 281 |
| Release | : 2016-05-06 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 131783593X |
The lexicon represents the building blocks of language: words and vocabulary. Most of us think of language in terms of words, and words are also integral to the way in which linguists approach language as an object of study. The lexicon and lexical issues must be taken in consideration in every domain of language study and, conversely, the lexicon cannot be viewed in isolation from other aspects of language. 'Language and the Lexicon' provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of lexicology, introducing the reader to the lexicon by exploring the lexical aspects of a range of different areas of language: syntax, morphology, semantics, phonology, language variation, language change, language acquisition and language processing. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, the book introduces the key concepts employing examples from a wide variety of languages in order to illustrate the points made. This book is ideally suited to those approaching lexicology for the first time. With its wide breadth of focus and diverse topics, it can equally serve as a first introduction to linguistics.
| Author | : Thomas E. Payne |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 453 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 0521763290 |
Unlike other textbooks, it helps students to understand grammar rather than see it as a set of facts and rules.
| Author | : David Michael Singleton |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 364 |
| Release | : 1999-02-11 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 9780521555340 |
This volume does not offer a complex perspective of the L2 lexicon, but rather represents a sustained attempt to answer some very basic questions clustered around the relationship between the L2 mental lexicon and the L1 mental lexicon. It provides a review of L1 and L2 lexical research issues such as similarities and differences between the conditions of L1 and L2 acquisition, the respective roles of forming and meaning in L1 and L2 processing, and the degree of separation/integration between L1 and L2 lexical operations.
| Author | : Sabine Arndt-Lappe |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 282 |
| Release | : 2018-01-22 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 3110498162 |
The creation of new lexical units and patterns has been studied in different research frameworks, focusing on either system-internal or system-external aspects, from which no comprehensive view has emerged. The volume aims to fill this gap by studying dynamic processes in the lexicon – understood in a wide sense as not being necessarily limited to the word level – by bringing together approaches directed to morphological productivity as well as approaches analyzing general types of lexical innovation and the role of discourse-related factors. The papers deal with ongoing changes as well as with historical processes of change in different languages and reflect on patterns and specific subtypes of lexical innovation as well as on their external conditions and the speakers’ motivations for innovating. Moreover, the diffusion and conventionalization of innovations will be addressed. In this way, the volume contributes to understanding the complex interplay of structural, cognitive and functional factors in the lexicon as a highly dynamic domain.
| Author | : Dan McIntyre |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2021 |
| Genre | : LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES |
| ISBN | : 9781108886062 |
"Do you know the difference between an accent and a dialect? Are you unsure what uptalk is? Have you ever pondered how we produce speech? Perhaps you're confused by creole or perplexed by the passive. If so, then this book is for you. The Babel Lexicon of Language is aimed at new linguists and non-linguists and explains over 500 of the most commonly used terms in language study. We hope it will be useful to anyone with an interest in language. If you're studying language at school or college, then it will be of direct benefit in helping you to understand some of the specialist terms used in language study"--
| Author | : Eve V. Clark |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9780521484640 |
Without words, children can't talk about people, places, things, actions, relations, or states, and they have no grammatical rules. Without words, there would be no sound structure, no word structure, and no syntax. The lexicon is central in language, and in language acquisition. Eve Clark argues for this centrality and for the general principles of conventionality and contrast at the core of language acquisition. She looks at the hypotheses children draw on about possible word meanings, and how they map their meanings on to forms. The book is unusual in dealing with data from a wide variety of languages, in its emphasis on the general principles children rely on as they analyse complex word forms, and in the broad perspective it takes on lexical acquisition.
| Author | : Robert Schreuder |
| Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 317 |
| Release | : 1993-08-06 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9027282854 |
In the study of bilingualism, the lexical level of language is of prime importance because, in practical terms, vocabulary acquisition is an essential prerequisite for the development of skill in language use; from a theoretical point of view, the mental lexicon, as a bridge between form and meaning, plays a crucial role in any model of language processing. A central issue in this volume is at which level of the bilingual speaker's lexicon languages share representations and how language-specific representations may be linked. The contributors favor a dynamic, developmental perspective on bilingualism, which takes account of the change of the mental lexicon over time and pays considerable attention to the acquisition phase. Several papers deal with the level of proficiency and its consequences for bilingual lexical processing, as well as the effects of practice. This discussion raises numerous questions about the notion of (lexical) proficiency and how this can be established by objective standards, an area of study that invites collaboration between researchers working from a theoretical and from a practical background.
| Author | : D. Geoffrey Hall |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 678 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9780262582490 |
The contributors to this volume examine the multidimensional way in which infants and children acquire the lexicon of their native language.
| Author | : James Pustejovsky |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 443 |
| Release | : 2019-01-17 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 0521839327 |
An accessible introduction to lexical structure and design, and the relation of the lexicon to grammar as a whole. The Lexicon can be used for introductory and advanced courses, and includes a range of exercises and in-class activities designed to engage students, and help them acquire the knowledge and skills they need.
| Author | : Lila R. Gleitman |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 508 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9780262571098 |
This text brings together investigations from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds (with an emphasis on linguistics, psycholinguistics, and computer science) to examine how young children rapidly acquire the vocabulary of their native tongue, and with few errors along the way.
