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- Title Pages
- Acknowledgments
- List of abbreviations
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1 Introduction -
2 Methodology -
3 Forced interpretation -
4 Systemic ambiguity as a motivation in the emergence of logophoricity -
5 The emergence of benefactive function in English -
6 The emergence of the point-of-view of the subject -
7 The emergence of goal-orientation -
8 The principle of functional transparency as a motivation for the emergence of functions -
9 Inherent properties of verbs and nouns and the emergence of the locative function -
10 The emergence of functions through metonymy and language contact -
11 The emergence of complex action as an outcome of the availability of coding means -
12 The emergence of gender and number coding in content questions -
13 The emergence of grammatical relations -
14 The emergence of a functional domain through language contact -
15 Conclusions and implications - References
- Index
(p.ix) Acknowledgments
(p.ix) Acknowledgments
- Source:
- The Emergence of Functions in Language
- Author(s):
Zygmunt Frajzyngier
Marielle Butters
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
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- Title Pages
- Acknowledgments
- List of abbreviations
-
1 Introduction -
2 Methodology -
3 Forced interpretation -
4 Systemic ambiguity as a motivation in the emergence of logophoricity -
5 The emergence of benefactive function in English -
6 The emergence of the point-of-view of the subject -
7 The emergence of goal-orientation -
8 The principle of functional transparency as a motivation for the emergence of functions -
9 Inherent properties of verbs and nouns and the emergence of the locative function -
10 The emergence of functions through metonymy and language contact -
11 The emergence of complex action as an outcome of the availability of coding means -
12 The emergence of gender and number coding in content questions -
13 The emergence of grammatical relations -
14 The emergence of a functional domain through language contact -
15 Conclusions and implications - References
- Index
