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This book illustrates the structuralist idea that language creates the reality we perceive. The data presented in this volume focus on the problematic issues of the passive construction and irregular (strong) verbs, with examples taken primarily from English with separate subsections on German and Russian. The author presents a new and different analysis of these complex topics which proceeds from the levels of form to meaning rather than the traditional and generative methodologies that follow the opposite path from meaning to form. This book will be of interest to all linguists who have ever confronted the controversial question of the interaction between lexical exceptions and grammatical rules. The scope of this volume is rather broad and it compares and contrasts text grammar versus sentence grammar in an innovative way.Product Identifiers
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Co
ISBN-139789027215697
eBay Product ID (ePID)115692518
Product Key Features
Number of Pages225 Pages
Publication NameLanguage and Meaning: the Structural Creation of Reality
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TypeStudy Guide
Subject AreaData Analysis
AuthorChristopher Beedham
SeriesStudies in Functional and Structural Linguistics
Dimensions
Item Height240 mm
Item Weight435 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureNetherlands
Title_AuthorChristopher Beedham