[PDF] The Oxford Handbook Of English Grammar eBook

Author : Bas Aarts
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 854 pages
File Size : 50,73 MB
Release : 2019-08-11
Category : English language
ISBN : 0198755104

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This handbook provides an authoritative, critical survey of current research and knowledge in the grammar of the English language. Following an introduction from the editors, the volume's expert contributors explore a range of core topics in English grammar, beginning with issues in grammar writing and methodology. Chapters in part II then examine the various theoretical approaches to grammar, such as cognitive, constructional, and generative approaches, followed by the chapters in part III, which comprehensively cover the different subdomains of grammar, including compounds, phrase structure, clause types, tense and aspect, and information structure. Part IV offers coverage of the relationship between grammar and other fields - lexis, phonology, meaning, and discourse - while the concluding part of the book investigates grammatical change over time, regional variation, and genre and literary variation. The handbook's wide-ranging coverage will appeal to researchers and students of English language and linguistics from undergraduate level upwards.

Author : George Yule
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 31,8 MB
Release : 1998-11-12
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780194371728

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This book is intended for teachers of English.

Author : Thomas Hoffmann
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 21,43 MB
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0195396685

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This Handbook is the first authoritative reference work solely dedicated to the theory, method, and applications of Construction Grammar, and will be a resource that students and scholars alike can turn to for a representative overview of its many sub-theories and applications.

Author : Peter Meijes Tiersma
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 20,25 MB
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199572127

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This book provides a state-of-the-art account of past and current research in the interface between linguistics and law. It outlines the range of legal areas in which linguistics plays an increasing role and describes the tools and approaches used by linguists and lawyers in this vibrant new field. Through a combination of overview chapters, case studies, and theoretical descriptions, the volume addresses areas such as the history and structure of legal languages, its meaning and interpretation, multilingualism and language rights, courtroom discourse, forensic identification, intellectual property and linguistics, and legal translation and interpretation. Encyclopedic in scope, the handbook includes chapters written by experts from every continent who are familiar with linguistic issues that arise in diverse legal systems, including both civil and common law jurisdictions, mixed systems like that of China, and the emerging law of the European Union.

Author : Terttu Nevalainen (linguiste)
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 983 pages
File Size : 43,12 MB
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 0190627883

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This ambitious handbook takes advantage of recent advances in the study of the history of English to rethink the understanding of the field.

Author : Patricia Cabredo Hofherr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 793 pages
File Size : 27,50 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0198795858

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This volume offers detailed accounts of current research in grammatical number in language. Following a detailed introduction, the chapters in the first three parts of the book explore the multiple research questions in the field and the complex problems surrounding the analysis of grammatical number: Part I presents the background and foundational notions, Part II the morphological, semantic, and syntactic aspects, and Part III the different means of expressing plurality in the event domain. The final part offers fifteen case studies that include in-depth discussion of grammatical number phenomena in a range of typologically diverse languages, written by - or in collaboration with - native speakers linguists or based on extensive fieldwork. The volume draws on work from a range of subdisciplines - including morphology, syntax, semantics, and psycholinguistics - and will be a valuable resource for students and scholars in all areas of theoretical, descriptive, and experimental linguistics.

Author : Markku Filppula
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 841 pages
File Size : 25,40 MB
Release : 2017-02-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0190671440

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As the most widely documented language in human history, English holds a unique key to unlocking some of the mysteries of the uniquely human endowment of language. Yet the field of World Englishes has remained somewhat marginal in linguistic theory. This collection heralds a more direct and mutually constructive engagement with current linguistic theories, questions, and methodologies. It achieves this through areal overviews, theoretical chapters, and case studies. The 36 articles are divided between four themes: Foundations, World Englishes and Linguistic Theory, Areal Profiles, and Case Studies. Part I sets out the complex history of the global spread of English. This is followed, in Part II, by chapters addressing the mutual relevance and importance of World Englishes and numerous theoretical subfields of Linguistics. Part III offers detailed accounts of the structure and social histories of specific varieties of English spoken across the globe, highlighting points of theoretical interest. The collection closes with a set of case studies that exemplify the type of analysis encouraged by the volume. As attention is focused on innovative work at the interface of dialect description and theoretical explanation, the book is more succinct in its treatment of applied themes, which are given complementary coverage in other works.

Author : Andrew Hass
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks Online
Page : 909 pages
File Size : 40,55 MB
Release : 2007-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199271976

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A defining volume of essays in which leading international scholars apply an interdisciplinary approach to the long and evolving relationship between English Literature and Theology.

Author : Heiko Narrog
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 952 pages
File Size : 47,37 MB
Release : 2011-10-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0191618055

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This book presents the state of the art in research on grammaticalization, the process by which lexical items acquire grammatical function, grammatical items get additional functions, and grammars are created. Leading scholars from around the world introduce and discuss the core theoretical and methodological bases of grammaticalization, report on work in the field, and point to promising directions for new research. They represent every relevant theoretical perspective and approach. Research on grammaticalization and its role in linguistic change encompasses work on languages from every major linguistic family. Its results offer valuable insights for all theoretical frameworks, including generative, construction, and cognitive grammar, and relate to work in fields such as phonology, sociolinguistics, and language acquisition. The handbook is divided into five parts, of which the first two are devoted to theory and method, the third and fourth to work in linguistic domains, classes, and cateogories, and the fifth to case studies of grammaticalization in a range of languages. It will be an indispensable source of information and inspiration for all those who wish to know more about this fascinating and important field.