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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jim Miller (, University of Edinburgh) , Regina Weinert (, University of Sheffield)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.742kg ISBN: 9780199561254ISBN 10: 0199561257 Pages: 482 Publication Date: 30 April 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Sentences and Clauses 3: Clauses: Type, Combination, and Integration 4: Noun Phrases: Complexity and COnfiguration 5: Focus Concentration 6: Focus Constructions: Clefts and like 7: Historical Linguistics and Typology 8: Written Language, First Languaeg Acquisition, and Education Epilogue References IndexReviewsmany nuggets of valuable information and analysis ... The authors display thorough knowledge and understanding of both formal and functional linguistics and have bravely taken on the mantle of bridge-builders. With their rich data base and close analyses, they show that the convergence of views which is detectable in contemporary linguistics can be profitably put into practice. * J.Lachlan Mackenzie, Linguistics, Vol.37, 2001 * Review from previous edition In this book [Miller and Weinert] not only argue strongly for the importance of the distinction between spontaneous speech and written language, but also demonstrate effectively its direct and central relevance to such areas of linguistic theory as historical change and language acquisition. * Australian Journal of Linguistics, vol.21 * `Review from previous edition In this book [Miller and Weinert] not only argue strongly for the importance of the distinction between spontaneous speech and written language, but also demonstrate effectively its direct and central relevance to such areas of linguistic theory as historical change and language acquisition.' Australian Journal of Linguistics, vol.21 `many nuggets of valuable information and analysis ... The authors display thorough knowledge and understanding of both formal and functional linguistics and have bravely taken on the mantle of bridge-builders. With their rich data base and close analyses, they show that the convergence of views which is detectable in contemporary linguistics can be profitably put into practice.' J.Lachlan Mackenzie, Linguistics, Vol.37, 2001 Review from previous edition In this book [Miller and Weinert] not only argue strongly for the importance of the distinction between spontaneous speech and written language, but also demonstrate effectively its direct and central relevance to such areas of linguistic theory as historical change and language acquisition. Australian Journal of Linguistics, vol.21 many nuggets of valuable information and analysis ... The authors display thorough knowledge and understanding of both formal and functional linguistics and have bravely taken on the mantle of bridge-builders. With their rich data base and close analyses, they show that the convergence of views which is detectable in contemporary linguistics can be profitably put into practice. J.Lachlan Mackenzie, Linguistics, Vol.37, 2001 Author InformationJim Miller is Professor Emeritus, and Honorary Fellow in Linguistics and English Language, University of Edinburgh Regina Weinert is a Reader in Germanic Linguistics, the University of Sheffield Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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