Contrastive Analysis in Language: Identifying Linguistic Units of Comparison

by D. Willems (Editor), B. Defrancq (Editor), T. Colleman (Editor), D. Noël (Editor)

Overview

This is a book about comparison in linguistics in general, rather than 'contrastive analysis' as a distinct branch of linguistics. It addresses the question 'Does the analytical apparatus used by linguists allow comparisons to be made across languages?' Four major domains are considered in turn: derivational morphology, syntax, semantics & pragmatics, and discourse. Contributions cover a broad spectrum of linguistic disciplines, ranging from contrastive linguistics and linguistic typology to translation studies and historical linguistics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403917249
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	12/16/2003
Edition description:	2003
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

JOHN BATEMAN Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Bremen, Germany ANDREW CHESTERMAN Professor of Multilingual Communication, Department of General Linguistics, University of Helsinki JUDY DELIN Head of Research at Enterprise IDU and Reader at Nottingham Trent University, UK FILIP DEVOS Assistant Lecturer, Department of Dutch Linguistics, Ghent University, Belgium NINA DUBRUSHINA Obtained her PhD at the University of Moscow CLIFF GODDARD Professor in Linguistics, University of New England, Armidale, Australia VALENTIN GOUSSEV Researcher, Institute of Linguistics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow ANDREAS H. JUCKER Professor of English Linguistics, University of Zurich FREDERICK J. NEWMEYER Formerly President of the Linguistics Society of America, 2002 KATIA PAYKIN Currently finishing her PhD thesis at the University of Lille III, France BEATRICE PRIMUS Professor of German Linguistics, University of Cologne PETRA SLEEMAN Works in the Department of Romance Linguistics, University of Amsterdam JOHAN TAELDEMAN Professor of Dutch Linguistics and Dialectology, Ghent University, Belgium JOHAN VAN DER AUWERA Teaches English and General Linguistics, University of Antwerp ELS VERHEUGD-DAATZELAAR Teaches French Linguistics, Department of Romance Linguistics, University of Amsterdam

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction; D.Willems, B.Defrancq, T.Colleman & D.Noël PART 1: SEMANTICS Semantic Primes Within and Across Languages; C.Goddard A Semantic Map for Imperative-Hortatives; J.van der Auwera, N.Dubrushina & V.Goussev PART 2: SYNTAX Basic Word Order in Formal and Functional Linguistics and the Typological Status of 'Canonical' Sentence Types; F.J.Newmeyer Division of Labour: The Role-Semantic Function of Basic Order and Case; B.Primus PART 3: MORPHOLOGY Action and Agent Nouns in French and Polysemy; P.Sleeman & E.Verheugd-Daatzelaar Deverbal Nouns and the Agentive Dimension Across Languages; F.Devos & J.Taeldeman Deverbal Nouns in Russian: In Search of a Dividing Line; K.Paykin PART 4: DISCOURSE Contrastive Analysis Across Time: Issues in Historical Dialogue Analysis; A.H.Jucker Contrastive Textlinguistics and Translation Universals; A.Chesterman Genre and Multimodality: Expanding the Context for Comparison across Languages; J.Bateman & J.Delin Language Index Index