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Dependencies in language : on the causal ontology of linguistic systems, edited by N. J. Enfield, (electronic resource)

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Dependency is a fundamental concept in the analysis of linguistic systems. The many if-then statements offered in typology and grammar-writing imply a causally real notion of dependency that is central to the claim being made—usually with reference to widely varying timescales and types of processes. But despite the importance of the concept of dependency in our work, its nature is seldom defined or made explicit. This book brings together experts on language, representing descriptive linguistics, language typology, functional/cognitive linguistics, cognitive science, research on gesture and other semiotic systems, developmental psychology, psycholinguistics, and linguistic anthropology to address the following question: What kinds of dependencies exist among language-related systems, and how do we define and explain them in natural, causal terms?
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  • eng
  • eng
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1 online resource (215 pages)
Contents
  • 1. Dependencies in language / N. J. Enfield --2. Implicational universals and dependencies / Sonia Cristofaro --3. New approaches to Greenbergian word order dependencies / Jennifer Culbertson --4. From biology to language change and diversity / Dan Dediu --5. Language intertwined across multiple timescales: processing, acquisition and evolution / Morten H. Christiansen --6. What comes first in language emergence? / Wendy Sandler --7. Is language development dependent on early communicative development? / Elena Lieven --8. Dependency and relative determination in language acquisition: the case of Ku Waru / Alan Rumsey --9. Beyond binary dependencies in language structure / Damián E. Blasi & Seán G. Roberts --10. Real and spurious correlations involving tonal languages / Jeremy Collins --11. What (else) depends on phonology? / Larry H. Hyman --12. Dependencies in phonology: hierarchies and variation / Keren Rice --13. Understanding intra-system dependencies: classifiers in Lao / Sebastian Fedden & Greville G. Corbett --14. Structural and semantic dependencies in word class / William A. Foley --15. On the margins of language: ideophones, interjections and dependencies in linguistic theory / Mark Dingemanse
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9783946234883
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Dependencies in language : on the causal ontology of linguistic systems
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Dependencies in language
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on the causal ontology of linguistic systems
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edited by N. J. Enfield
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On the causal ontology of linguistic systems
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Editor
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Dependency is a fundamental concept in the analysis of linguistic systems. The many if-then statements offered in typology and grammar-writing imply a causally real notion of dependency that is central to the claim being made—usually with reference to widely varying timescales and types of processes. But despite the importance of the concept of dependency in our work, its nature is seldom defined or made explicit. This book brings together experts on language, representing descriptive linguistics, language typology, functional/cognitive linguistics, cognitive science, research on gesture and other semiotic systems, developmental psychology, psycholinguistics, and linguistic anthropology to address the following question: What kinds of dependencies exist among language-related systems, and how do we define and explain them in natural, causal terms?
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400
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  • illustrations
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non fiction
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1966-
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Enfield, N. J.
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Studies in Diversity Linguistics
Series volume
volume 14
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  • Language and languages
  • Language and languages
  • Language and languages
  • Language acquisition
  • Linguistics
  • Psycholinguistics
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specialized
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Dependencies in language : on the causal ontology of linguistic systems, edited by N. J. Enfield, (electronic resource)
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Contents
1. Dependencies in language / N. J. Enfield --2. Implicational universals and dependencies / Sonia Cristofaro --3. New approaches to Greenbergian word order dependencies / Jennifer Culbertson --4. From biology to language change and diversity / Dan Dediu --5. Language intertwined across multiple timescales: processing, acquisition and evolution / Morten H. Christiansen --6. What comes first in language emergence? / Wendy Sandler --7. Is language development dependent on early communicative development? / Elena Lieven --8. Dependency and relative determination in language acquisition: the case of Ku Waru / Alan Rumsey --9. Beyond binary dependencies in language structure / Damián E. Blasi & Seán G. Roberts --10. Real and spurious correlations involving tonal languages / Jeremy Collins --11. What (else) depends on phonology? / Larry H. Hyman --12. Dependencies in phonology: hierarchies and variation / Keren Rice --13. Understanding intra-system dependencies: classifiers in Lao / Sebastian Fedden & Greville G. Corbett --14. Structural and semantic dependencies in word class / William A. Foley --15. On the margins of language: ideophones, interjections and dependencies in linguistic theory / Mark Dingemanse
Extent
1 online resource (215 pages)
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online
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9783946234883
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computer
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rdamedia
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charts; digital, PDF file(s).
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Label
Dependencies in language : on the causal ontology of linguistic systems, edited by N. J. Enfield, (electronic resource)
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapter and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. Dependencies in language / N. J. Enfield --2. Implicational universals and dependencies / Sonia Cristofaro --3. New approaches to Greenbergian word order dependencies / Jennifer Culbertson --4. From biology to language change and diversity / Dan Dediu --5. Language intertwined across multiple timescales: processing, acquisition and evolution / Morten H. Christiansen --6. What comes first in language emergence? / Wendy Sandler --7. Is language development dependent on early communicative development? / Elena Lieven --8. Dependency and relative determination in language acquisition: the case of Ku Waru / Alan Rumsey --9. Beyond binary dependencies in language structure / Damián E. Blasi & Seán G. Roberts --10. Real and spurious correlations involving tonal languages / Jeremy Collins --11. What (else) depends on phonology? / Larry H. Hyman --12. Dependencies in phonology: hierarchies and variation / Keren Rice --13. Understanding intra-system dependencies: classifiers in Lao / Sebastian Fedden & Greville G. Corbett --14. Structural and semantic dependencies in word class / William A. Foley --15. On the margins of language: ideophones, interjections and dependencies in linguistic theory / Mark Dingemanse
Extent
1 online resource (215 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9783946234883
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
c
Other physical details
charts; digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(EXLCZ)993800000000216484
System details
  • Mode of access: internet via World Wide Web
  • System requirements: Adobe Acrobat or other PDF reader (latest version recommended), Internet Explorer or other browser (latest version recommended)

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