159002002 03 01 01 JB John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 JB code SLCS 60-61 Hb 15 9789027230676 BB 01 SLCS 02 0165-7763 Studies in Language Companion Series 60-61 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Meaning and Universal Grammar</TitleText> <Subtitle textformat="02">Theory and empirical findings. 2 Volumes (set)</Subtitle> 01 slcs.60-61 01 https://benjamins.com 02 https://benjamins.com/catalog/slcs.60-61 1 B01 Cliff Goddard Goddard, Cliff Cliff Goddard The University of New England 2 B01 Anna Wierzbicka Wierzbicka, Anna Anna Wierzbicka The Australian National University 01 eng 706 xvi 337 & xvi, 337 pp. 24 JB Subject Scheme LIN.SEMAN Semantics 24 JB Subject Scheme LIN.THEOR Theoretical linguistics 24 JB Subject Scheme LIN.TYP Typology 06 01 This book develops a bold new approach to universal grammar, based on research findings of the natural semantic metalanguage (NSM) program. The key idea is that universal grammar is constituted by the inherent grammatical properties of some 60 empirically established semantic primes, which appear to have concrete exponents in all languages. For six typologically divergent languages (Mangaaba-Mbula, Mandarin Chinese, Lao, Malay, Spanish and Polish), contributors identify exponents of the primes and work through a substantial set of hypotheses about their combinatorics, valency properties, complementation options, etc. Each study can also be read as a semantically-based typological profile. Four theoretical chapters by the editors describe the NSM approach and its application to grammatical typology. As a study of empirical universals in grammar, this book is unique for its rigorous semantic orientation, its methodological consistency, and its wealth of cross-linguistic detail.<br /><br />Table of Contents Volume 1:<br /><br />The Search for the Shared Semantic Core of All Languages<br />Semantic Primes and Universal Grammar<br />Semantic Primes and Universal Grammar in Malay<br />The Natural Semantic Metalanguage of Spanish<br />The Universal Syntax of Semantic Primes in Mandarin ChineseTable of Contents Volume 2:<br /><br /><i>Part 1: Individual Language Studies</i><br />The Syntax of Semantic Primes in Mangaaba-Mbula<br />Semantic Primes and Universal Grammar in Polish<br />Combinatorial Properties of Natural Semantic Metalanguage Expressions in Lao<br /><br /><i>Part 2: General</i><br />Semantic Primes and Linguistic Typology<br />The On-going Development of the NSM Research Program <br /><br /><br /> 02 JBENJAMINS John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 John Benjamins Publishing Company Amsterdam/Philadelphia NL 04 20020531 2002 John Benjamins 04 US CA MX 01 245 mm 02 164 mm 01 JB 1 John Benjamins Publishing Company +31 20 6304747 +31 20 6739773 bookorder@benjamins.nl 01 https://benjamins.com 01 WORLD US CA MX 21 01 02 JB 1 00 240.00 EUR R 02 02 JB 1 00 254.40 EUR R 01 JB 10 bebc +44 1202 712 934 +44 1202 712 913 sales@bebc.co.uk 03 GB 21 02 02 JB 1 00 202.00 GBP Z 159002002 03 01 01 JB John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 JB code SLCS 60-61 Hb 15 9781588113221 BB 01 SLCS 02 0165-7763 Studies in Language Companion Series 60-61 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText textformat="02">Meaning and Universal Grammar</TitleText> <Subtitle textformat="02">Theory and empirical findings. 2 Volumes (set)</Subtitle> 01 slcs.60-61 01 https://benjamins.com 02 https://benjamins.com/catalog/slcs.60-61 1 B01 Cliff Goddard Goddard, Cliff Cliff Goddard The University of New England 2 B01 Anna Wierzbicka Wierzbicka, Anna Anna Wierzbicka The Australian National University 01 eng 706 xvi 337 & xvi, 337 pp. 24 JB Subject Scheme LIN.SEMAN Semantics 24 JB Subject Scheme LIN.THEOR Theoretical linguistics 24 JB Subject Scheme LIN.TYP Typology 06 01 This book develops a bold new approach to universal grammar, based on research findings of the natural semantic metalanguage (NSM) program. The key idea is that universal grammar is constituted by the inherent grammatical properties of some 60 empirically established semantic primes, which appear to have concrete exponents in all languages. For six typologically divergent languages (Mangaaba-Mbula, Mandarin Chinese, Lao, Malay, Spanish and Polish), contributors identify exponents of the primes and work through a substantial set of hypotheses about their combinatorics, valency properties, complementation options, etc. Each study can also be read as a semantically-based typological profile. Four theoretical chapters by the editors describe the NSM approach and its application to grammatical typology. As a study of empirical universals in grammar, this book is unique for its rigorous semantic orientation, its methodological consistency, and its wealth of cross-linguistic detail.<br /><br />Table of Contents Volume 1:<br /><br />The Search for the Shared Semantic Core of All Languages<br />Semantic Primes and Universal Grammar<br />Semantic Primes and Universal Grammar in Malay<br />The Natural Semantic Metalanguage of Spanish<br />The Universal Syntax of Semantic Primes in Mandarin ChineseTable of Contents Volume 2:<br /><br /><i>Part 1: Individual Language Studies</i><br />The Syntax of Semantic Primes in Mangaaba-Mbula<br />Semantic Primes and Universal Grammar in Polish<br />Combinatorial Properties of Natural Semantic Metalanguage Expressions in Lao<br /><br /><i>Part 2: General</i><br />Semantic Primes and Linguistic Typology<br />The On-going Development of the NSM Research Program <br /><br /><br /> 02 JBENJAMINS John Benjamins Publishing Company 01 John Benjamins Publishing Company Amsterdam/Philadelphia NL 04 20020531 2002 John Benjamins 02 US CA MX 01 245 mm 02 164 mm 01 JB 2 John Benjamins North America +1 800 562-5666 +1 703 661-1501 benjamins@presswarehouse.com 01 https://benjamins.com 01 US CA MX 21 01 gen 02 JB 1 00 360.00 USD