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Beschreibung
Functionalism, as characterized by Allen, (2007:254) "holds that linguistic structures can only be understood and explained with reference to the semantic and communicative functions of language, whose primary function is to be a vehicle for social interaction among human beings." Since the 1970s, inspired by the work of Jespersen, Bolinger, Dik, Halliday, and Chafe, functionalism has been attached to a variety of movements and models making major contributions to linguistic theory and to various subfields within linguistics, such as syntax, discourse, language acquisition, cognitive linguistics, typology, and documentary linguistics. Further, functional approaches have had a major impact outside linguistics in fields such as psychology and education, both in terms of theory and application. The main goal of functionalist approaches is to clarify the dynamic relationship between form and function (Thompson 2003:53). Functionalist perspectives have gained more ground over the past decades with more linguists resorting to functional explanations to account for linguistic structure. The authors in this volume present the current state of functional approaches to linguistic inquiry expanding our knowledge of language and linguistics.
Functionalism, as characterized by Allen, (2007:254) "holds that linguistic structures can only be understood and explained with reference to the semantic and communicative functions of language, whose primary function is to be a vehicle for social interaction among human beings." Since the 1970s, inspired by the work of Jespersen, Bolinger, Dik, Halliday, and Chafe, functionalism has been attached to a variety of movements and models making major contributions to linguistic theory and to various subfields within linguistics, such as syntax, discourse, language acquisition, cognitive linguistics, typology, and documentary linguistics. Further, functional approaches have had a major impact outside linguistics in fields such as psychology and education, both in terms of theory and application. The main goal of functionalist approaches is to clarify the dynamic relationship between form and function (Thompson 2003:53). Functionalist perspectives have gained more ground over the past decades with more linguists resorting to functional explanations to account for linguistic structure. The authors in this volume present the current state of functional approaches to linguistic inquiry expanding our knowledge of language and linguistics.
Über den Autor
Shannon T. Bischoff, Indiana University-Purdue University, USA; Carmen Jany, California State University, USA.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft, Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
Inhalt: VII
251 S.
ISBN-13: 9783110484762
ISBN-10: 3110484765
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Shannon Bischoff
Carmen Jany
Redaktion: Bischoff, Shannon
Jany, Carmen
Herausgeber: Shannon Bischoff/Carmen Jany
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Hersteller: De Gruyter Mouton
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
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Maße: 230 x 155 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Shannon Bischoff (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.07.2016
Gewicht: 0,391 kg
Artikel-ID: 103924832

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