| Description |
1 online resource (xxxiv, 656 pages) : illustrations, 1 portrait. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series 4, Current issues in linguistic theory,
0304-0763 ;
v. 163
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 163.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
FUNCTIONAL APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND COGNITION; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Picture: Sidney M. Lamb at home; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; Biographical Sketch of Sydney MacDonald Lamb; Published Works of Sydney M. Lamb; PART I: Functional Approaches to the Structure of Language: Theory and Practice; A. Cognitive Approaches: Theory; B. Related Approaches: Theory; C. Functional Language Description; PART II: Functional Approaches to the History of Language and Linguistics; A. Language Change: General Studies; B. Language Change: Lexicon and Culture. |
| Summary |
This volume contains functional approaches to the description of language and culture, and language and cultural change. The approaches taken by the authors range from cognitive approaches including Stratificational grammar to more socially oriented ones including Systemic Functional linguistics. The volume is organized into two sections. The first section 'Functional Approaches to the Structure of Language: Theory and Practice' starts with contributions developing a Stratificational model; these are followed by contributions focusing on some related functional model of language; and by articl. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Functionalism (Linguistics)
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Functionalism (Linguistics) |
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Cognitive grammar.
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Cognitive grammar. |
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Historical linguistics.
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Historical linguistics. |
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Language and culture.
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Language and culture. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lamb, Sydney M.
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Lockwood, David G.
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Fries, Peter Howard.
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Copeland, James E.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Functional approaches to language, culture, and cognition. Amsterdam ; [Great Britain] : Benjamins, ©2000 (DLC) 98046184 |
| ISBN |
9789027299680 (electronic book) |
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9027299684 (electronic book) |
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9781556198793 (alkaline paper) |
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1556198795 (alkaline paper) |
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1282163817 |
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9781282163812 |
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9027236682 |
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1556198795 (U.S.) |
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