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1 online resource (218 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Benjamins current topics ; v. 11
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Benjamins current topics ; v. 11.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Perspectives on Grammar Writing; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Introduction; Contextualizing a grammar; Writing grammars for the community; Collective field work: Advantages or disadvantages?; Grammars and the community; From parts of speech to the grammar; Grammar writing for a grammar-reading audience; A grammar as a communicative act or What does a grammatical description really describe?; A typology of good grammars; Thoughts on growing a grammar; The linguistic example; Index; The series Benjamins Current Topics (BCT). |
| Summary |
With over half the languages of the world currently in danger of extinction within a century, the need for high quality grammatical descriptions is more urgent than ever. Potential grammar writers, however, often find themselves paralyzed by the daunting task of describing a language. The papers in the present volume (originally published in Studies in Language 30:2 (2006)) provide suggestions and encouragement - from experienced grammar writers and users - regarding concrete methods for approaching the task of writing a descriptive grammar of a language. Salient "themes" emerging from the pap. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Grammars -- Authorship.
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Language and languages -- Grammars. |
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Authorship. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Payne, Thomas Edward, 1951-
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Weber, David, 1947-
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Studies in language.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Perspectives on grammar writing. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2007 (DLC) 2007024712 |
| ISBN |
9789027292087 (electronic book) |
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9027292086 (electronic book) |
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9789027222411 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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902722241X (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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