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First published in 1988, this book is concerned with the definite
and indefinite articles in English. It provides an integrated
pragmatic-semantic theory of definite and indefinite reference, on
the basis of which, many co-occurance restrictions between articles
and non-modifiers are explained. At the general theoretical level,
the book looks at the role of semantics in the prediction of all
and only the grammatical sentences of a language. At a more
particular level, it explores the nature of reference, examining an
important selection of subjects such as the contrast between
definiteness and indefiniteness, the relationship between definite
and demonstrative reference, and the relationship between pragmatic
and logical aspects of determining meaning.
First published in 1986, this book draws together analyses of
English and German. It defines the contrasts and similarities
between the two languages and, in particular, looks at the question
of whether contrasts in one area of the grammar is systematically
related to contrasts in another, and whether there is any
'directionality' or unity to contrast throughout grammar as a
whole. It is suggested that there is, and that English and German
can serve as a case study for a more general typology of languages
than we now have. This volume will be of interest to a wide range
of linguists, including students of Germanic languages; language
typologists; generative grammarians attempting to 'fix the
parameters' on language variation;' historical linguists; and
applied linguists.
First published in 1988, this book is concerned with the definite
and indefinite articles in English. It provides an integrated
pragmatic-semantic theory of definite and indefinite reference, on
the basis of which, many co-occurance restrictions between articles
and non-modifiers are explained. At the general theoretical level,
this book looks at the role of semantics in the prediction of all
and only the grammatical sentences of a language. A generalisation
is proposed uniting semantic oppositions underlying
ungrammaticality with syntactic oppositions between conditions of
application on transformational generative rules. A procedure is
suggested for distinguishing semantic from syntactic causes of
ungrammaticality. At a more particular level, the book explores the
nature of reference. It examines an important selection of subjects
such as the contrast between definiteness and indefiniteness, the
relationship between definite and demonstrative reference, and the
relationship between pragmatic and logical aspects of determining
meaning.
First published in 1986, this book draws together analyses of
English and German. It defines the contrasts and similarities
between the two languages and, in particular, looks at the question
of whether contrasts in one area of the grammar is systematically
related to contrasts in another, and whether there is any
'directionality' or unity to contrast throughout grammar as a
whole. It is suggested that there is, and that English and German
can serve as a case study for a more general typology of languages
than we now have. This volume will be of interest to a wide range
of linguists, including students of Germanic languages; language
typologists; generative grammarians attempting to 'fix the
parameters' on language variation;' historical linguists; and
applied linguists.
Provocative and highly controversial, The Nazi Hydra In America
presents an overview of the fascist influence in America. While
Eisenhower's troops defeated The Third Reich on the battlefields of
Europe, the war against fascism was lost on the home front, to the
same cadre of American elitists who built Hitler's war machine. At
the center of this small confederacy two firms stand out: Brown
Brothers & Harriman, and Sullivan & Cromwell. At the very
eye of this oligarchy one family name stands above all others.
Spanning over 90 years and 4 generations, the Bush family has
chosen to ally themselves with Nazism and warmongering at home and
abroad, ever willing to advance the Nazi agenda of global
corporatism.
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