Empirical Approaches to Linguistic Theory: Studies in Meaning and Structure by B

Description: Empirical Approaches to Linguistic Theory by Britta Stolterfoht, Sam Featherston The mental representation of language cannot be directly accessed but can only be inferred from its effects second hand. The articles show the wide range of methods adopted and the ingenuity required to tease out firm answers about language structure and processing. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The mental representation of language cannot be directly observed but must be inferred and modelled from its effects at second hand. Linguists have traditionally responded to this in two ways, either going for a fairly data-light approach and valuing theoretical creativity, or pursuing just those goals for which data is available and trusting to data-driven descriptive work. More recently, advances in technology and experimental techniques have made data gathering easier and more accessible, so that a theoretically informed but empirically based approach is rapidly growing in popularity. This synthesis permits linguists to combine the intellectual hypothesis generation of the theoreticians with the ability to deliver hard answers of the empiricist. This volume is a collection of papers in this direction, using mostly experiment methods to yield insights into syntactic and semantic structures, language processing, and acquisition. Papers report corpus data, neurological investigations, child language studies, and fieldwork from minority languages. Notes Exklusives Verkaufsrecht fÜr: Gesamte Welt. Author Biography Britta Stolterfoht, University of TÜbingen, TÜbingen, Germany; Sam Featherston, University of TÜbingen, TÜbingen, Germany. Review "In sum, this volume is highly recommended for experimental researchers andnon-experimental linguists alike who are interested in pursuing the hard data."Darcy Sperlich in: Linguist List 24.2110 Long Description The mental representation of language cannot be directly observed but must be inferred and modelled from its effects at second hand. Linguists have traditionally responded to this in two ways, either going for a fairly data-light approach and valuing theoretical creativity, or pursuing just those goals for which data is available and trusting to data-driven descriptive work. More recently, advances in technology and experimental techniques have made data gathering easier and more accessible, so that a theoretically informed but empirically based approach is rapidly growing in popularity. This synthesis permits linguists to combine the intellectual hypothesis generation of the theoreticians with the ability to deliver hard answers of the empiricist. This volume is a collection of papers in this direction, using mostly experiment methods to yield insights into syntactic and semantic structures, language processing, and acquisition. Papers report corpus data, neurological investigations, child language studies, and fieldwork from minority languages. Review Text "In sum, this volume is highly recommended for experimental researchers and non-experimental linguists alike who are interested in pursuing the hard data." Darcy Sperlich in: Linguist List 24.2110 Details ISBN161451089X Short Title EMPIRICAL APPROACHES TO LINGUI Language English ISBN-10 161451089X ISBN-13 9781614510895 Media Book Format Hardcover Series Number 111 Subtitle Studies in Meaning and Structure DEWEY 410.1 Illustrations Yes Author Sam Featherston Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-09-14 Pages 357 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Edited by Sam Featherston Imprint De Gruyter Mouton UK Release Date 2012-09-14 AU Release Date 2012-09-14 NZ Release Date 2012-09-14 US Release Date 2012-09-14 Publisher De Gruyter Series Studies in Generative Grammar [SGG] Alternative 9781614510888 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131253411;

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