Author: Georges Rebuschi
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9789027227454
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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The grammar of focus has been studied in generative grammar from its inception. It has been the subject of intense, detailed cross-linguistic investigation for over 20 years, particularly within the Principles and Parameters framework. It is appropriate at this point, therefore, to take stock. Appraisal at this particular point is all the more legitimate because it comes at a time of general evaluation of the results of the profound activity that has characterized the Principles and Parameters framework. This general assessment has produced a radical new direction within that framework. The volume starts off with an introductory chapter that aims to provide an outline for the assessment, to be followed by an overview of the evolution of the study of focus in generative grammar, and a recapitulation of the principal issues associated with focus. These issues are taken up in the remaining chapters of the book, where various grammatical means of marking focus (as well as grammaticalization of focus marking) are analyzed in a wide variety of languages.
Author: Michael S. Rochemont
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027286337
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 235
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The topic of this book is the notion of ‘focus’ and its linguistic characterization. The main thesis is that focus has a uniform grammatical identification only as a syntactic element with – in English at least – a certain systematic phonological interpretation and – presumably universally – a range of semantic interpretations. In broad respects, the framework within this investigation is conducted is that of Chomsky & Lasnik (1977) and the subsequent Government and Binding framework. After considering defining the location of prominence in a focused phrase in terms of constituent structure, the author argues that an argument structure approach to the focus phrase/prominence relation is more promising. This is then exemplified in analyses of cleft focus and constructional focus.
Author: Adrian Akmajian
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Author: Carsten Breul
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9789027227928
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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The notion of focus structure in this work refers to the distinction between categorical, thetic and identificational sentences. The central claim is that the syntactic representation of every sentence has to encode which of these types of focus structure is realized. This claim is discussed in great detail with respect to syntax, intonation and semantics within the framework of the Minimalist Program. It is shown that the incorporation of focus structure into syntax offers new perspectives for a solution of vexing problems in syntax and semantics. For example, fronting (preposing, 'topicalisation') is treated as a syntactic operation which clearly belongs to core grammar, i.e. is not optional or 'stylistic'; the semantic notion of quantifier raising is dispensed with in favour of a focus structural treatment of phenomena which gave rise to it. The book appeals to generative linguists and to functional linguists who do not believe in an unbridgeable gap between the formal and functional analysis of language.
Author: Irene Schoenberg
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
ISBN: 9780132455916
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Through controlled and communicative exercises this text helps students to bridge the gap between identifying grammatical structures and using them. Each unit progresses through four steps: grammar in context, grammar presentation, focused practice and communication practice. Includes circling, matching, filling-in-the-blank, underlining, correcting, completion, short answer and writing exercises.
Author: Irene Schoenberg
Publisher: Pearson Education ESL
ISBN: 9780134583280
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"Building on the success of previous editions, Focus on Grammar continues to provide an integrated-skills approach to engage students and help them accomplish their goals of communicating confidently, accurately, and fluently."--Back cover.
Author: Marjorie Fuchs
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780201383027
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Jay Maurer
Publisher: Pearson Education ESL
ISBN: 9780134579627
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"Building on the success of previous editions, Focus on Grammar continues to provide an integrated-skills approach to enegage students and help them accomplish their goals of communicating confidently, accurately, and fluently"--Back cover
Author: Irene Schoenberg
Publisher: Pearson Education ESL
ISBN: 9780134579375
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Building on the success of previous editions, Focus on Grammar, continues to leverage its successful four-step approach that lets learners move from comprehension to communication within a clear and consistent structure. Centered on thematic instruction, Focus on Grammar combines comprehensive grammar coverage with abundant practice, critical thinking skills, and ongoing assessment, helping students communicate confidently, accurately, and fluently in everyday situations. The Fifth Edition continues to incorporate the findings of corpus linguistics in grammar notes, charts, and practice activities, while never losing sight of what is pedagogically sound and useful. New and updated content showcases culturally relevant topics of interest to modern learners. Updated grammar charts and redesigned grammar notes with clear, corpus-informed grammar explanations reflect real and natural language usage, allowing students to grasp the most important aspects of the grammar. Expanded communicative activities encourage collaboration and application of target grammar in a variety of settings. New unit-ending From Grammar to Writing section allows students to apply grammar in writing through structured tasks from pre-writing to editing. New assessment tools, including course diagnostic tests, formative and summative assessments, and a flexible gradebook, are closely aligned with unit learning outcomes to inform instruction and measure progress. FOG Go app for iPhone® and Android® lets students easily navigate Student Book audio clips on their phone or tablet. Updated for the Fifth Edition, MyEnglishLab: Focus on Grammar offers students engaging practice and video grammar presentations anytime, anywhere with immediate feedback and remediation tasks to help promote accuracy. Scaffolded exercises help learners bridge the gap between identifying grammatical structures and using them with confidence and accuracy. High-interest readings in multiple genres expose students to the form, meaning, and use of grammar in natural contexts. Key vocabulary taught, practiced, and recycled throughout the unit ensures acquisition. Listening tasks give students multiple opportunities to focus on spoken English and develop listening skills. Mapped to the Global Scale of English.
Author: Julia Horvath
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 311084916X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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The architecture of the human language faculty has been one of the main foci of the linguistic research of the last half century. This branch of linguistics, broadly known as Generative Grammar, is concerned with the formulation of explanatory formal accounts of linguistic phenomena with the ulterior goal of gaining insight into the properties of the 'language organ'. The series comprises high quality monographs and collected volumes that address such issues. The topics in this series range from phonology to semantics, from syntax to information structure, from mathematical linguistics to studies of the lexicon.
