David J. Weber

List of John Benjamins publications in which David J. Weber is involved.

Titles

Perspectives on Grammar Writing

Edited by Thomas E. Payne and David J. Weber

With over half the languages of the world currently in danger of extinction within a century, the need for high quality grammatical descriptions is more urgent than ever. Potential grammar writers, however, often find themselves paralyzed by the daunting task of describing a language. The papers in… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 11] 2007. viii, 218 pp.

Perspectives on Grammar Writing

Edited by Thomas E. Payne and David J. Weber

Special issue of Studies in Language 30:2 (2006) iv, 227 pp.

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Weber, David J. 2007 Thoughts on growing a grammar Perspectives on Grammar Writing, Payne, Thomas E. and David J. Weber (eds.), pp. 173–198 | Article

Grammars take time; they require data development; they must be planned; and their writing may span many years. Linguists should “grow” a grammar through the course of their involvement with the language. This paper gives practical advice about this process, such as the creation and management of a… read more

Weber, David J. 2007 The linguistic example Perspectives on Grammar Writing, Payne, Thomas E. and David J. Weber (eds.), pp. 199–213 | Article

Good language descriptions liberally illustrate their claims with examples. The author must select and order examples, and provide accompanying information. The example may include a reference number, the example in multiple forms (phonetic, phonemic, morphemic or morphophonemic, written), brackets… read more

Weber, David J. 2006 Thoughts on growing a grammar Perspectives on Grammar Writing, Payne, Thomas E. and David J. Weber (eds.), pp. 417–444 | Article

Weber, David J. 2006 The linguistic example Perspectives on Grammar Writing, Payne, Thomas E. and David J. Weber (eds.), pp. 445–460 | Article