Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics : Volume I: General papers.
Title:
Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics : Volume I: General papers.
Author:
Darnell, Michael.
ISBN:
9789027298799
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (520 pages)
Series:
Studies in Language Companion Series
Contents:
FUNCTIONALISM AND FORMALISM IN LINGUISTICS -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Syntax -- Non-structuralist Syntax -- On the Locality of Movement: Formalist syntax position paper -- Discussant Paper Referring to the "Syntax Position Papers" by Howard Lasnik and Mickey Noonan -- What (Some) Functionalists Can Learn from (Some) Formalists -- A Formalist's Reading of Some Functionalist Work in Syntax -- What Counts as Explanation? A functionalist approach to word order -- Conflicting Truths -- Ergativity: Functional and formal issues -- Part II. Phonology -- Usage-based Phonology -- Phonetically Driven Phonology: The role of Optimality Theory and Inductive Grounding -- Formalizing Functionalism -- What Functionalists can Learn from Formalists in Phonology -- Lexical Frequency and Rhythm -- Part III. First Language Acquisition -- Emergent Language -- Underspecification and Modularity in Early Syntax: A formalist perspective on language acquisition -- Part IV. Global Issues -- The Temporal Mediation of Structure and Function -- Functionalism and Its Difficulties in Biology and Linguistics -- Some Remarks on the Functionalist-Formalist Controversy in Linguistics -- Index of Authors -- Index of Languages -- Index of Subjects.
Abstract:
The 23rd UWM Linguistics Symposium (1996) brought together linguists of opposing theoretical approaches - functionalists and formalists - in order to determine to what extent these approaches really differ from each other and to what extent the approaches complement each other. The two volumes of Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics contain a careful selection of the papers originally presented at the symposium. Volume I includes papers discussing the two basic approaches to linguistics; with contributions by: Werner Abraham, Stephen R. Anderson, Joan L. Bybee, William Croft, Alice Davidson, Mark Durie, Ken Hale, Michael Hammond, Bruce P. Hayes, Nina Hyams, Howard Lasnik, Brian MacWhinney, Geoffrey S. Nathan, Daniell Nettle, Frederick J. Newmeyer, Edith A. Moravcsik, Doris Payne, Janet Pierrehumbert, Kathleen M. Wheatley.Volume II consists of case studies which draw upon the strengths of both approaches and thus help to bridge the gap between the two camps; with contributions by: Mira Ariel, Melissa Axelrod, Robbin Clamons, Bernard Comrie, Kees Hengeveld, Erika Hoff-Ginsberg, James Hurford, Lizanne Kaiser, Nicholas Kibre, Simon Kirby, Feng-hsi Liu, André Meinunger , Viola Miglio, Ann Mulkern, Waturu Nakamura, Maria Polinsky, Elizabeth Purnell, Gerald Sanders, Nancy Stenson, Maggie Tallerman, Ronnie Wilbur.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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