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Name: Transitivity and Discourse Continuity in Chamorro Narratives (Empirical Approaches to Language Typology, No. 4)
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Author: Cooreman, Ann M.
ISBN: 9783110113075

by M., Ann

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Research on language universals and research on linguistic typology are not antagonistic, but rather complementary approaches to the same fundamental problem: the relationship between the amazing diversity of languages and the profound unity of language. Only if the true extent of typological divergence is recognized can universal laws be formulated. In recent years it has become more and more evident that a broad range of languages of radically different types must be carefully analyzed before general theories are possible. Typological comparison of this kind is now at the centre of linguistic research.

The series empirical approaches to language typology presents a platform for contributions of all kinds to this rapidly developing field. The distinctive feature of the series is its markedly empirical orientation. All conclusions to be reached are the result of a deepened study of empirical data. General problems are focused on from the perspective of individual languages, language families, language groups, or language samples. Special emphasis is given to the analysis of phenomena from little known languages, which shed new light on long-standing problems in general linguistics.

The series is open to contributions from different theoretical persuasions. It thus reflects the methodological pluralism that characterizes the present situation. Care is taken that all volumes be accessible to every linguist and, moreover, to every reader specializing in some domain related to human language.

A deeper understanding of human language in general, based on a detailed analysis of typological diversity among individual languages, is fundamental for many sciences, not only for linguists. Therefore, this series has proven to be indispensable in every research library, be it public or private, which has a specialization in language and the language sciences.

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The functional view on language, which encompasses many different methods and is as yet not represented by a universally accepted unifying theory (although attempts in this direction have been made, e.g., Dik 1978, 1980, 1983; Van Valin and Foley 1980; Foley and Van Valin 1984; Givón 1979c, 1979b, 1983a, 1983b), contends that the three major components of a language system, i.e., syntax (including morphosyntox), semantics, and pragmatics, are connected in such a way that changes in one generally entail concomitant changes in both or one of the other components.