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Studies in Language Companion Series
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Meaning and Universal Grammar
Theory and empirical findings. 2 Volumes (set)
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slcs.60-61
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https://benjamins.com
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Cliff Goddard
Goddard, Cliff
Cliff
Goddard
The University of New England
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B01
Anna Wierzbicka
Wierzbicka, Anna
Anna
Wierzbicka
The Australian National University
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eng
706
xvi
337
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Semantics
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Typology
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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 />
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159002002
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JB
John Benjamins Publishing Company
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SLCS 60-61 Hb
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BB
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SLCS
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0165-7763
Studies in Language Companion Series
60-61
01
Meaning and Universal Grammar
Theory and empirical findings. 2 Volumes (set)
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 />
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