The Noun Phrase in Functional Discourse Grammar

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2008

The Noun Phrase in Functional Discourse Grammar

Edited by: Daniel García Velasco and Jan Rijkhoff

Volume 195 in the series Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110205374

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About this book

The articles in this volume analyse the noun phrase within the framework of Functional Discourse Grammar (FDG), the successor to Simon C. Dik's Functional Grammar. In its current form, FDG has an explicit top-down organization and distinguishes four hierarchically organized, interacting levels: (i) the interpersonal level (language as communicational process), (ii) the representational level (language as a carrier of content), (iii) the morphosyntactic level and (iv) the phonological level. Together they constitute the grammatical component, which in its turn interacts with a cognitive and a communicative component. This comprehensive approach to linguistic analysis is also reflected in this volume, which contains rich and substantial contributions concerning many different aspects of the noun phrase. At the same time, the analysis of a major linguistic construction from various perspectives is an excellent way to test a new model of grammar with regard to some of the standards of adequacy for linguistic theories.

The book contains several papers dealing with matters of representation and formalization of the noun phrase (the articles by Kees Hengeveld, José Luis González Escribano, Jan Rijkhoff and Evelien Keizer). Other contributors are more concerned with the practical application of the model with regard to discourse-interpersonal matters (Chris Butler, John H. Connolly), whereas the chapters by Dik Bakker and Roland Pfau and by Daniel García Velasco deal with morphosyntactic issues. In all, the variety of issues addressed and the range of languages considered prove that one of the important advantages of the FDG model is precisely the fact that grammatical phenomena can be treated from a semantic, pragmatic, morpho-syntactic, phonological or textual perspective in a coherent fashion.

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Daniel García Velasco, University of Oviedo, Spain; Jan Rijkhoff, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
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Introduction Daniel Garcia Velasco and Jan Rijkhoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Prototypical and non-prototypical noun phrases in Functional Discourse Grammar Kees Hengeveld Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Layers, levels and contexts in Functional Discourse Grammar Jan Rijkhoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
On noun phrase structure in Functional (Discourse) Grammar: Some conceptual issues José Luis Gonsález Escribano Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
Reference and ascription in Functional Discourse Grammar: An inventory of problems and some possible solutions Evelien Keizer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
Interpersonal meaning in the noun phrase Christopher S. Butler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
Freestanding noun phrases within documents: A pragmatic approach based on Functional Discourse Grammar John H. Connolly Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Agreement in the noun phrase: The dynamic expression of terms and what can go wrong Dik Bakker and Roland Pfau Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
Functional Discourse Grammar and extraction from (complex) noun phrases Daniel Garcia Velasco Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	321
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Linguists of any theoretical orientation, particularly those interested in Functional (Discourse) Grammar, Pragmatics, Linguistic Typology, Psycholinguistics; Research Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 376
Keywords: Functional Grammar; syntax

eBook

Published: August 27, 2008
ISBN: 9783110205374

Hardcover

Published: February 27, 2008
ISBN: 9783110198676