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Typological Discourse Analysis
John Myhill
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Description for Typological Discourse Analysis
Hardback. Gives an account of a field of fast increasing importance in both theoretical and descriptive linguistics. The aim of this book is to establish a universally valid framework for the objective description of linguistic function. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 616.
A book for linguists and qualitative discourse analysts
Those working in the areas of theoretical or descriptive linguistics will find Typological Discourse Analysis a valuable resource. It provides tools for linguists and offers a framework for the description of linguistic function. Functional parameters are presented that have been identified as important in the world's languages. This book also shares data from various languages for those linguists involved in language typology. It presents quantitative methods of analysis, while discussing topics of interest such as word order, clause-chaining and noun incorporation.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631176145
SKU
V9780631176145
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99-50
Reviews for Typological Discourse Analysis
"This is an excellent book. It provides the reader with a good account of recent work on quantitative discourse approaches to language universals and typology, with plenty of exemplification, in a way that shows the reader not only how one can do this kind of work but why it is interesting and revealing to do so. No other book comes ... Read more