| Functional Structure(s), Form and Interpretation: Perspectives from East Asian Languages Contributor(s): Simpson, Andrew (Editor), Yen-Hui, Audrey-Li (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415297451 ISBN-13: 9780415297455 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2003 Annotation: The issue of how interpretation results from the form and type of syntactic structures present in language is one which is central and hotly debated in both theoretical and descriptive linguistics. This volume brings together a series of eleven new cutting edge essays by leading experts in East Asian languages which shows how the study of formal structures and functional morphemes in Chinese, Japanese and Korean adds much to our general understanding of the close connections between form and interpretation. This specially commissioned collection will be of interest to linguists of all backgrounds working in the general area of syntax and language change, as well as those with a special interest in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Southeast Asian Languages (see Also Vietnamese) - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - History | Asia - General |
| Dewey: 495 |
| LCCN: 2002037040 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.38" W x 9.44" (1.26 lbs) 292 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The issue of how interpretation results from the form and type of syntactic structures present in language is one which is central and hotly debated in both theoretical and descriptive linguistics. This volume brings together a series of eleven new cutting-edge essays by leading experts in East Asian languages which shows how the study of formal structures and functional morphemes in Chinese, Japanese and Korean adds much to our general understanding of the close connections between form and interpretation. This specially commissioned collection will be of interest to linguists of all backgrounds working in the general area of syntax and language change, as well as those with a special interest in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. |
