| Description |
1 online resource (218 pages) |
| Series |
Benjamins current topics ; v. 11 |
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Benjamins current topics ; v. 11
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| Contents |
Perspectives on Grammar Writing; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Introduction; Contextualizing a grammar; Writing grammars for the community; Collective field work: Advantages or disadvantages?; Grammars and the community; From parts of speech to the grammar; Grammar writing for a grammar-reading audience; A grammar as a communicative act or What does a grammatical description really describe?; A typology of good grammars; Thoughts on growing a grammar; The linguistic example; Index; The series Benjamins Current Topics (BCT) |
| Summary |
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 the present volume (originally published in Studies in Language 30:2 (2006)) provide suggestions and encouragement - from experienced grammar writers and users - regarding concrete methods for approaching the task of writing a descriptive grammar of a language. Salient "themes" emerging from the pap |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Grammars -- Authorship
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
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REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
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Grammatica's.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Payne, Thomas Edward, 1951-
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Weber, David, 1947-
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| LC no. |
2007024712 |
| ISBN |
9789027292087 |
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9027292086 |
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1282152734 |
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9781282152731 |
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9786612152733 |
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6612152737 |
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