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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Margaret Thomas (Boston College, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.154kg ISBN: 9780367787844ISBN 10: 0367787849 Pages: 126 Publication Date: 31 March 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 Defining ‘Formalism’ and ‘Functionalism’ 1.1 Starting Out 1.2 Defining the Terms 1.3 The Engineer and the Collector 1.4 Two Examples 1.5 On the Architecture of Formalism Versus Functionalism References Chapter 2 Background to the Current Debate 2.1 Is There a Starting Point? 2.2 Before the Twentieth Century 2.3 Twentieth-Century Formalist Linguistics to 1950 2.4 Twentieth-Century Functionalism from the Prague Circle to Pike 2.5 Why the Background Matters References Chapter 3 Contemporary Formalist Linguistics 3.1 The Internal Structure of Modern Formalism 3.2 What Makes Modern Formalism Formalist? 3.2.1 Early Transformational Grammar 3.2.2 Principles and Parameters 3.2.3 The Minimalist Program 3.2.4 The Common Formalist Character of Generative Grammar 3.3 Diversity Within Contemporary Formalism References Chapter 4 Contemporary Functionalist Linguistics 4.1 The Internal Structure of Modern Functionalism 4.2 The Scope of Modern of Functionalism 4.2.1 Systemic Functional Linguistics 4.2.2 Langacker’s Cognitive Grammar 4.2.3 Talmy Givón 4.3 Taxonomies of Modern Functionalist Linguistics 4.4 Graphic Style in Modern Formalism and Functionalism References Chapter 5 Formalism and Functionalism in Action 5.1 Applying Formalism and Functionalism 5.2 In the Analysis of Syntactic Phenomena 5.2.1 Word Order 5.2.2 Transitivity 5.3 In Conceptualization and Study of Child Language Learning 5.4 In Debate About the Origin of Human Language 5.5 Gaps, Overlap, and Combat Between Formalism and Functionalism References Chapter 6 Formalism and Functionalism Juxtaposed 6.1 Formalism and Functionalism in Silhouette 6.2 Face to Face 6.2.1 In Conversation 6.2.2 How Formal Is Functionalism? 6.2.3 How Functionalist Is Formalism? 6.3 Side by Side 6.3.1 Explanation 6.3.2 (Non)complementarity 6.4 Back to Back References Chapter 7 Conclusion 7.1 Engineers and Collectors, Revisited 7.2 Portrait of a Linguistic Mindset 7.3 Formalism and Functionalism Face the World Online References Appendix Characteristics of Formalism Versus Functionalism IndexReviewsAuthor InformationMargaret Thomas is Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Slavic and Eastern Languages and Literatures at Boston College, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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