Evan's Glossary will become an interesting tool for students and researchers, in linguistics and coming from other neighbouring fields, who want to know what is going on in Cognitive Linguistics, what is going on in Linguistics in the 21st century. -- Maria-Josep Cuenca, Universidad de Valencia Annual Review of Cognitive Linguistics Evan's Glossary will become an interesting tool for students and researchers, in linguistics and coming from other neighbouring fields, who want to know what is going on in Cognitive Linguistics...
Just the textbook for those who prefer a thorough introduction to historical, social, and textual aspects of English before tackling formal linguistics.
Description : Analyzing Grammar is a clear introductory textbook on grammatical analysis, designed for students beginning to study the discipline. Covering both syntax (the structure of phrases and sentences) and morphology (the structure of words), it equips them with the tools and methods needed to analyze grammatical patterns in any language...
With this textbook, Yehuda N. Falk provides an introduction to the theory of Lexical-Functional Grammar, aimed at both students and professionals who are familiar with other generative theories and now wish to approach LFG. Falk examines LFG`s relation to more conventional theories—like Government/Binding or the Minimalism Program—and, in many respects, establishes its superiority.
In this extraordinarily original and profound work, Noam Chomsky discusses themes in the study of language and mind since the end of the sixteenth century in order to explain the motivations and methods that underlie his work in linguistics, the science of mind, and even politics. This edition includes a new and specially written introduction by James McGilvray, contextualising the work for the twenty-first century...
