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The architecture of the human language faculty has been one of the
main foci of the linguistic research of the last half century. This
branch of linguistics, broadly known as Generative Grammar, is
concerned with the formulation of explanatory formal accounts of
linguistic phenomena with the ulterior goal of gaining insight into
the properties of the 'language organ'. The series comprises high
quality monographs and collected volumes that address such issues.
The topics in this series range from phonology to semantics, from
syntax to information structure, from mathematical linguistics to
studies of the lexicon. To discuss your book idea or submit a
proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert
The architecture of the human language faculty has been one of the
main foci of the linguistic research of the last half century. This
branch of linguistics, broadly known as Generative Grammar, is
concerned with the formulation of explanatory formal accounts of
linguistic phenomena with the ulterior goal of gaining insight into
the properties of the 'language organ'. The series comprises high
quality monographs and collected volumes that address such issues.
The topics in this series range from phonology to semantics, from
syntax to information structure, from mathematical linguistics to
studies of the lexicon.
The architecture of the human language faculty has been one of the
main foci of the linguistic research of the last half century. This
branch of linguistics, broadly known as Generative Grammar, is
concerned with the formulation of explanatory formal accounts of
linguistic phenomena with the ulterior goal of gaining insight into
the properties of the 'language organ'. The series comprises high
quality monographs and collected volumes that address such issues.
The topics in this series range from phonology to semantics, from
syntax to information structure, from mathematical linguistics to
studies of the lexicon.
The architecture of the human language faculty has been one of the
main foci of the linguistic research of the last half century. This
branch of linguistics, broadly known as Generative Grammar, is
concerned with the formulation of explanatory formal accounts of
linguistic phenomena with the ulterior goal of gaining insight into
the properties of the 'language organ'. The series comprises high
quality monographs and collected volumes that address such issues.
The topics in this series range from phonology to semantics, from
syntax to information structure, from mathematical linguistics to
studies of the lexicon. To discuss your book idea or submit a
proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the different ways in which bilingual speakers switch from one language to another in the course of conversation. Pieter Muysken identifies three distinct patterns of mixing and explores how different mixing strategies depend on the contrasting grammatical properties of the languages involved, the degree of bilingual competence of the speaker and various social factors. The book synthesizes a vast array of recent research in a rapidly growing field of study that has much to reveal about the structure and function of language.
In South America indigenous languages are extremely diverse. There
are over one hundred language families in this region alone.
Contributors from around the world explore the history and
structure of these languages, combining insights from archaeology
and genetics with innovative linguistic analysis. The book aims to
uncover regional patterns and potential deeper genealogical
relations between the languages. Based on a large-scale database of
features from sixty languages, the book analyses major language
families such as Tupian and Arawakan, as well as the Quechua/Aymara
complex in the Andes, the Isthmo-Colombian region and the Andean
foothills. It explores the effects of historical change in
different grammatical systems and fills gaps in the World Atlas of
Language Structures (WALS) database, where South American languages
are underrepresented. An important resource for students and
researchers interested in linguistics, anthropology and language
evolution.
In every language there are descriptive lexical elements, such as
evening and whisper, as well as grammatical elements, such as the
and -ing. The distinction between these two elements has proven
useful in a number of domains, but what is covered by the terms,
lexical and grammatical, and the basis on which the distinction is
made, appear to vary according to the domain involved. This book
analyses the grammatical elements ('functional categories') in
language, a topic that has drawn considerable attention in
linguistics, but has never been approached from an integrated,
cross-disciplinary perspective. Muysken considers functional
categories from the perspective of grammar, language history,
language contact and psychology (including child language and
aphasia). Empirically based, the book examines the available
converging evidence from these various disciplines, and draws on
comparative data from a wide range of different languages.
In every language there are descriptive lexical elements, such as
evening and whisper, as well as grammatical elements, such as the
and -ing. The distinction between these two elements has proven
useful in a number of domains, but what is covered by the terms,
lexical and grammatical, and the basis on which the distinction is
made, appear to vary according to the domain involved. This book
analyses the grammatical elements ('functional categories') in
language, a topic that has drawn considerable attention in
linguistics, but has never been approached from an integrated,
cross-disciplinary perspective. Muysken considers functional
categories from the perspective of grammar, language history,
language contact and psychology (including child language and
aphasia). Empirically based, the book examines the available
converging evidence from these various disciplines, and draws on
comparative data from a wide range of different languages.
This book provides an in depth analysis of the different ways in
which bilingual speakers switch from one language to another in the
course of conversation. This phenomenon, known as code-mixing or
code-switching, takes many forms. Pieter Muysken adopts a
comparative approach to distinguish between the different types of
code-mixing, drawing on a wealth of data from bilingual settings
throughout the world. His study identifies three fundamental and
distinct patterns of mixing - 'insertion', 'alternation' and
'congruent lexicalization' - and sets out to discover whether the
choice of a particular mixing strategy depends on the contrasting
grammatical properties of the languages involved, the degree of
bilingual competence of the speaker or various social factors. The
book synthesizes a vast array of recent research in a rapidly
growing field of study which has much to reveal about the structure
and function of language.
This book addresses the complex question of how and why languages
have spread across the globe: why do we find large language
families distributed over a wide area in some regions, while
elsewhere we find clusters of very small families or language
isolates? What roles have agriculture, geography, climate, ethnic
identity, and language ideologies played in language spread? In
this volume, international experts in the field provide new answers
to these and related questions, drawing on the increasingly large
databases available and on novel analytical research techniques.
The first part of the volume outlines some general issues and
approaches in the study of language dispersal, diversification, and
contact. In the rest of the volume, chapters compare the language
and population histories of three major regions - Island Southeast
Asia/Oceania, Africa, and South America - which show particularly
interesting contrasts in the distribution of languages and language
families. The volume is interdisciplinary in approach, with
insights from archaeology, genetics, anthropology, and geography,
and will be of interest to a wide range of scholars interested in
language diversity and contact.
Code-switching--the alternating use of several languages by bilingual speakers--does not usually indicate lack of competence on the part of the speaker, but results from complex language skills. The reasons why people switch their codes are as varied as the directions from which linguists approach this issue. This volume of essays by leading scholars explores code-switching in particular social and institutional contexts, and brings together current research into the social, grammatical and psycholinguistic issues raised by this highly significant form of speech behavior.
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