The papers in this volume reflect the renewed interest in the semantics of grammatical categories and the issues of invariance and variation in grammar. In particular, this collection presents the current understanding of invariance of grammar with respect to the synchronic and diachronic analyses of specific languages, and as realized in work on typology and universals.The book is divided into five sections:
| ISBN: | 9789027235855 |
| Publication date: | 27th December 1991 |
| Author: | Linda R Waugh, Stephen Rudy |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 550 pages |
| Series: | Current Issues in Linguistic Theory |
| Genres: |
Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics |
The papers in this volume reflect the renewed interest in the semantics of grammatical categories and the issues of invariance and variation in grammar. In particular, this collection presents the current understanding of invariance of grammar with respect to the synchronic and diachronic analyses of specific languages, and as realized in work on typology and universals.The book is divided into five sections: The Question of Invariance; Invariance and Grammatical Categories; Grammar and Discourse; Grammar and Pragmatics; Typology and Universals.
New Vistas in Grammar features in the following genres: Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics
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New Vistas in Grammar was written by Linda R Waugh, Stephen Rudy and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company
New Vistas in Grammar has 550 pages
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