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The Essence of Linguistic Analysis
An Integrated Approach
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Many works on linguistic typology deal in some detail with one or more particular grammatical topics without clearly demonstrating how these relate to other categories or construction types. The Essence of Linguistic Analysis by R. M. W. Dixon presents a framework which connects individual topics in a cogent and coherent way, showing their dependencies and locating each in its place within the overall tapestry of a language.
A clear distinction is made between semantic roles and syntactic functions. And it is held that the basic constituents of a language are lexical elements. Grammatical items serve to link together lexical units. At every level of analysis, the central units are lexical with grammar providing ancillary indicators.
A clear distinction is made between semantic roles and syntactic functions. And it is held that the basic constituents of a language are lexical elements. Grammatical items serve to link together lexical units. At every level of analysis, the central units are lexical with grammar providing ancillary indicators.
R. M. W. Dixon is Adjunct Professor at James Cook Universty. He has published grammars of English and of languages from Australia, Fiji and Amazonia, plus the three-volume Basic Linguistic Theory and other works on linguistic typology.
"To sum up, as a condensational up-to-date volume, Essence is indeed a mandatory reading for scholars in the field of linguistic typology since it manages to unveil the nature of human language within the wider theoretical framework." ~ Yifan Liu and Sihong Zhang, Hefei University of Technology in Folia Linguistica, (2023, aop)
Contents
PrefaceâVII
AcknowledgementsâIX
AbbreviationsâX
Abstract
Keywords
âIntroduction
â1âPreliminaries
â2âThe Basic Scheme
â3âSemantic Types and Semantic Roles
â4âPeripheral Arguments
â5âClauses within Phrases and Clauses within Clauses
â6âFree and Bound Pronouns
â7âHead of a Verb Phrase
â8âCopula Clauses and Verbless Clauses
â9âTypes of Intransitive Subject, S
â10âThe Sentence and Above
âCommentary and Notes
âPreliminary Note
âNotes to Sections
âReferences
âIndex
âBooks by R. M. W. Dixon
PrefaceâVII
AcknowledgementsâIX
AbbreviationsâX
Abstract
Keywords
âIntroduction
â1âPreliminaries
â2âThe Basic Scheme
â3âSemantic Types and Semantic Roles
â4âPeripheral Arguments
â5âClauses within Phrases and Clauses within Clauses
â6âFree and Bound Pronouns
â7âHead of a Verb Phrase
â8âCopula Clauses and Verbless Clauses
â9âTypes of Intransitive Subject, S
â10âThe Sentence and Above
âCommentary and Notes
âPreliminary Note
âNotes to Sections
âReferences
âIndex
âBooks by R. M. W. Dixon
Advanced undergraduate and graduate students plus faculty in Linguistics and Anthropological Linguistics.