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Function and Structure
In honor of Susumu Kuno
This collection of papers on functional syntax shows the development of a specific stream of functional linguistics initiated by Susumu Kuno of Harvard University. Inspired by Prague School linguists such as Jan Firbas and Vilém Mathesius, Kuno developed a more comprehensive and theory-oriented approach and linked it with the American formalist approach of generative grammar.
His approach is thus a unique combination of functionalism and formalism that constantly urges the promotion of interactions between these two major trends in linguistics. The papers in this collection coherently deal with functional aspects of linguistics from a wide variety of perspectives such as theoretical, applicational, experimental and diachronic aspects, incorporating the functional concept advocated by Kuno.
His approach is thus a unique combination of functionalism and formalism that constantly urges the promotion of interactions between these two major trends in linguistics. The papers in this collection coherently deal with functional aspects of linguistics from a wide variety of perspectives such as theoretical, applicational, experimental and diachronic aspects, incorporating the functional concept advocated by Kuno.
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 59] 1999. x, 398 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 21 October 2008
Published online on 21 October 2008
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
- PrefaceAkio Kamio and Ken-ichi Takami | p. ix
- 1. Functional syntax
- A Comparison of postposed subjects in English and ItalianGregory Ward | p. 3
- A functional constraint on extraposition from NPKen-ichi Takami | p. 23
- The speech act empathy hierarchy and Russian possessivesOlga T. Yokoyama | p. 57
- Aspects of hypothetical meaning in Japanese conditionalsWesley M. Jacobsen | p. 83
- A context-based account of English passives with indefinite subjectsAiko Utsugi | p. 123
- Observations on three anaphoric expressions in JapaneseEtsuko Kaburaki Tomoda | p. 137
- Qualification and point of viewJacqueline Guillemin-Flescher | p. 159
- 2. Other Functional Aspects of Language
- Towards a theory of desirability in conditional reasoningNoriko Akatsuka | p. 195
- Relative tense and absolute tense in adverbial adjuncts in JapaneseKiri Lee | p. 215
- Specific NP in scopeBecky Kennedy | p. 251
- Some referential properties of English it and thatAkio Kamio and Margaret Thomas | p. 289
- The role of empathy in sentence production: A functional analysis of aphasic and normal elicited narratives in Japanese and EnglishLise Menn, Akio Kamio, Makoto Hayashi, Ikuyo Fujita, Sumiko Sasanuma and Larry Boles
- Personal pronoun shift in Japanese: A case study in lexical change and point of viewJohn Whitman | p. 387
- Subject Index | pp. 387–394
- Name Index | pp. 395–398
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