Syntax in the making : the emergence of syntactic units in Finnish conversation
Finnish language FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY Grammatica Taalgebruik sähkökirjat
J. Benjamins Pub. Co.
2001
EISBN 9789027298065
Syntax in the making; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; List of tables and figures; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Dynamics of the clause; Chapter 3: Grammaticization of the subject role; Chapter 4: Free NPs; Chapter 5: Intonation and syntactic structuring; Chapter 6: Conclusion; References; Appendix; Name index; Subject index; The series STUDIES IN DISCOURSE AND GRAMMAR.
Research on the interplay between language structure and language use has shown that grammar is shaped, maintained, and modified by language use. In this view, then, grammar is not seen as existing apart from language use, but rather as a set of recurrent, grammaticized patterns of discourse. This book focuses on syntactic structuring in Finnish from the viewpoint of language use. The author sets out to study syntactic structures in their local contexts in order to discover the more global patterns and constraints on the use of these structures. The coding strategies point to the clause core a.
Research on the interplay between language structure and language use has shown that grammar is shaped, maintained, and modified by language use. In this view, then, grammar is not seen as existing apart from language use, but rather as a set of recurrent, grammaticized patterns of discourse. This book focuses on syntactic structuring in Finnish from the viewpoint of language use. The author sets out to study syntactic structures in their local contexts in order to discover the more global patterns and constraints on the use of these structures. The coding strategies point to the clause core a.
