New Vistas in Grammar
Invariance and Variation
Proceedings of the Second International Roman Jakobson Conference, New York University, Nov. 5–8, 1985
Editors
The papers in this volume reflect the renewed interest in the semantics of grammatical categories and the issues of invariance and variation in grammar. In particular, this collection presents the current understanding of invariance of grammar with respect to the synchronic and diachronic analyses of specific languages, and as realized in work on typology and universals.The book is divided into five sections: The Question of Invariance; Invariance and Grammatical Categories; Grammar and Discourse; Grammar and Pragmatics; Typology and Universals.
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 49] 1991. x, 540 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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PrefaceStephen Rudy | pp. ix–x
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IntroductionLinda R. Waugh | pp. 1–7
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1. The question of invariance
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The concept of structure in contemporary linguisticsEdward Stankiewicz | pp. 11–32
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Grasping the Nettle: variation as proof of invarianceErica C. García | pp. 33–59
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Invariant meaning: alternative variations on an invariant themeYishai Tobin | pp. 61–82
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2. Invariance and grammatical categories
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Toward a universal calculus of inflectional categories: on Roman Jakobson’s TrailIgor Mel’čuk | pp. 85–109
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Towards a typology of verbal categoriesHoward I. Aronson | pp. 111–131
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Two types of markedness and their implications for the conceptualization of grammatical invarianceRodney B. Sangster | pp. 133–151
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The role of animacy in language change: from dative to genitive in middle Indo-AryanMonique A. Burston | pp. 153–165
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Invariance and mutation in Acatec MayanJohn S. Robertson | pp. 167–184
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Variation, invariance, hierarchy, and integration as grammatical parametersPierre Swiggers | pp. 185–220
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Invariance and markedness in grammatical categoriesMadeleine Newfield and Linda R. Waugh | pp. 221–238
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3. Grammar and discourse
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Tense-aspect and hierarchy of meanings: pragmatic, textual, modal, discourse, expressive, referentialLinda R. Waugh | pp. 241–259
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On the concept of time: prolegomena to a theory of aspect and tense in narrative discourseNils B. Thelin | pp. 261–285
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On the projection of equivalence relations into syntagmsHenning Andersen | pp. 287–311
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Invariance in grammar, variation in discourse: discussionFlora Klein-Andreu | pp. 313–318
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4. Grammar an pragmatics
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Deixis and shifters after JakobsonHerman Parret | pp. 321–340
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Praguean structure and autopoiesis: deixis as individuationCornelis H. van Schooneveld | pp. 341–362
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Shifters and non-verbal categories of RussianOlga T. Yokoyama | pp. 363–386
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English speech act verbs: A historical perspectiveElizabeth Closs Traugott | pp. 387–406
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Grammar and pragmatics: The two axes of language and deixisEdna Andrews | pp. 407–413
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5. Typology and universals
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Two approaches to language universalsJoseph H. Greenberg | pp. 417–435
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Invariance and variation: The dimensional model of language universalsHansjakob Seiler | pp. 437–449
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Classical and modern universals research: their philosophical backgroundElmar Holenstein | pp. 451–463
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Language typology and diachronic linguisticsThomas V. Gamkrelidze | pp. 465–472
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Language universals in relation to acquisition and change: A tribute to Roman JakobsonJohn A. Hawkins | pp. 473–493
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Paralinguistic universals and preconceptual thinking in languageIvan Fónagy | pp. 495–516
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CF: Linguistics
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LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General