Language form and language function /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newmeyer, Frederick J.
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1998.
©1998
Series:Language, speech, and communication.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=9356
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. The Form-Function Problem in Linguistics
  • 2. The Boundaries of Grammar
  • 3. Internal and External Explanation in Linguistics
  • 4. On Syntactic Categories
  • 5. Deconstructing Grammaticalization
  • 6. Language Typology and Its Difficulties
  • hapter 7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Name Index
  • {Subject Index.