John W. Du Bois
List of John Benjamins publications in which John W. Du Bois is involved.
Journal
ISSN 0929-998X | E‑ISSN 1569‑9765
Title
Preferred Argument Structure: Grammar as architecture for function
Edited by John W. Du Bois, Lorraine E. Kumpf and William J. Ashby
Preferred Argument Structure offers a profound insight into the relationship between language use and grammatical structure. In his original publication on Preferred Argument Structure, Du Bois (1987) demonstrated the power of this perspective by using it to explain the origins of ergativity and… read more[Studies in Discourse and Grammar, 14] 2003. ix, 458 pp.
2015 Pronominal datives: The royal road to argument status Studies in Language 39:2, pp. 257–321 | Article
Based on a large corpus of dative constructions in Hebrew, we propose that dative-marked pronominals manifest a facilitated path from adjunct to argument. Since datives tend to be pronominal, adding them onto existing argument structures avoids a clash with the Preferred Argument Structure (PAS)… read more
2007 The stance triangle Stancetaking in Discourse: Subjectivity, evaluation, interaction, Englebretson, Robert (ed.), pp. 139–182 | Article
2003 Argument structure: Grammar in use Preferred Argument Structure: Grammar as architecture for function, Du Bois, John W., Lorraine E. Kumpf and William J. Ashby (eds.), pp. 11–60 | Article
2003 Introduction Preferred Argument Structure: Grammar as architecture for function, Du Bois, John W., Lorraine E. Kumpf and William J. Ashby (eds.), pp. 1–10 | Article
1991 Transcription design principles for spoken discourse research Pragmatics 1:1, pp. 71–106 | Article
1987 Meaning without intention: Lessons from divination IPrA Papers in Pragmatics 1:2, pp. 80–122 | Article
1985 Competing motivations Iconicity in Syntax: Proceedings of a symposium on iconicity in syntax, Stanford, June 24–26, 1983, Haiman, John † (ed.), pp. 343–366 | Article