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"" . . . one of the most significant books in the field of theoretical linguistics . . . will become a classic . . . "" —Adam Makkai, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle Taking issue with Transformational Grammar Theory, Shaumyan separates language from psychology, arguing that language occupies a different world, that of the semiotic.

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Author:   Sebastian Shaumyan
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.794kg
ISBN:  

9780253304728

ISBN 10:   0253304725
Pages:   372
Publication Date:   22 May 1987
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I. The Aim and Structure of the Semiotic Theory of Language 1. A Semiotic Definition of Language 2. The Principle of Semiotic Relevance and Homonymy 3. Saussure's Notion of the Sign 4. Linguistics as a Part of Semiotics 5. The Goals of Linguistic Theory and the Semiotic Basis of Abstraction 6. Synchronic Linguistics and Diachronic Linguistics 7. Language Variation 8. The Semiotic versus Generativist Notion of Language II. Phonology 1. The Phoeneme and Distinctive Features 2. Physical and Functional Segmentation of the Speech Flow 3. Further Problems of Functional Identity 4. Distinctive Features and Experimental Phonetics 5. Phonological Antinomies 6. Some Misconceptions about the Phonological Antinomies 7. Remarks on Bohr's Complementarity Principle and Dialectics 8. An Illustration: How the Functional View of Speech Sounds Gave Birth to One of the Greatest Discoveries in the History of Linguistics 9. Alternative Theories of the Phoneme and the Distinctive Features 10. Phonological Syntagmatics 11. On Generative Phonology III. Genotype Grammar 1. Two Levels of Grammar: Genotype Grammar and Phenotype Grammar 2. The Basic Notions of Genotype Grammar 3. Constituency 4. Dependency 5. Constituency and Dependency as Complementary Notions 6. The Structure of the Sentence 7. Valence and Voice 8. The Typology of Sentence Constructions 9. The Paradox of Ergativity and Functional Superposition 10. Some Implications of the Integrated Theory of Ergativity for Linguistic Typology 11. An Informal Theory of Passivization 12. Alternative Theories of Passivization 13. The Formalism of Applicative Grammar 13. The Formalism of Applicative Grammar 14. A Comparison of Applicative Grammar and Montague Grammar 15. A Comparison of Applicative Grammar and Generative-Transformational Grammar 16. A Comparison of Applicative Grammar and Relational Grammar 17. A Comparison of Applicative Grammar and the Lexical-Functional Grammar of Bresnan 18. The Place of Applicative Grammar among Other Semiotic Systems IV. Phenotype Grammar 1. The Task of Phenotype Grammar 2. The Word 3. The Structure of the Word and Morphological Formatives 4. Agglutination and Fusion 5. Syntagmatic Formatives 6. Concord and Government 7. Linguistic Categories 8. The Category of Case V. Linguistic Methodology 1. Empirical and Conceptual Problems in Linguistics 2. The Analytical-Deductive Method and Imaginary Experiments 3. The Special Role of Linguistic Anomalies 4. The Complementarity Principle and the Centaur Concepts 5. Static and Dynamic Meta-languages 6. The Role of Anologies in the Semiotic Theory of Language 7. The Use and Abuse of Mathematical Formalism 8. The Notion of Semiotic Reality Notes References Subject Index Language Index Name Index

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... one of the most significant books in the field of theoretical linguistics ... will become a classic ... Adam Makkai, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle

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