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Lexical-Functional Syntax

By: Joan Bresnan,Ash Asudeh,Ida Toivonen,Stephen Wechsler

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Lexical-Functional Syntax

By: Joan Bresnan,Ash Asudeh,Ida Toivonen,Stephen Wechsler

Lexical-Functional Syntax, 2nd Edition, the definitive text for Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG) with a focus on syntax, is updated to reflect recent developments in the field. Provides both an introduction to LFG and a synthesis of major theoretical developments in lexical-functional syntax over the past few decades Includes in-depth discussions of a large number of syntactic phenomena from typologically diverse languages Features extensive problem sets and solutions in each chapter to aid in self-study Incorporates reader feedback from the 1st Edition to correct errors and enhance clarity

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John Wiley & Sons

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111909920X

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9781119099208

Theory of Complementation in English Syntax

By: Joan Bresnan

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Theory of Complementation in English Syntax

By: Joan Bresnan

The subject of this study, first published in 1979, is the role of the complementizer in English syntax and its implications for syntactic theory. It is argued that the familiar transformational treatment of complementizers is inadequate, and that they must be specified in deep structure by means of a Phrase Structure rule. This title will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.

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Routledge

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1315458713

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9781315458717

Language, Usage and Cognition

By: Joan Bybee

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Language, Usage and Cognition

By: Joan Bybee

Language demonstrates structure while also showing considerable variation at all levels: languages differ from one another while still being shaped by the same principles; utterances within a language differ from one another while exhibiting the same structural patterns; languages change over time, but in fairly regular ways. This book focuses on the dynamic processes that create languages and give them their structure and variance. It outlines a theory of language that addresses the nature of grammar, taking into account its variance and gradience, and seeks explanation in terms of the recurrent processes that operate in language use. The evidence is based on the study of large corpora of spoken and written language, what we know about how languages change, as well as the results of experiments with language users. The result is an integrated theory of language use and language change which has implications for cognitive processing and language evolution.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139487027

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9781139487023

The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art

Terracottas

By: Vassos Karageorghis,Gloria S. Merker,Joan R. Mertens

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The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art

Terracottas

By: Vassos Karageorghis,Gloria S. Merker,Joan R. Mertens

The Cesnola Collection of antiquities from Cyprus preserves the island’s artistic traditions from prehistoric through Roman times and represents the first large group of ancient Mediterranean works to enter the museum’s collection. This catalogue, which focuses on Cypriot terracottas, was originally published in 2004 as a CD-ROM, and is now available in a more accessible format. It contains nearly 500 works dating from between about 2000 B.C. and the 2nd century A.D. from one of the most expansive collections of Cypriot art in the world. Illustrations of each object are accompanied by a detailed catalogue entry, including a brief bibliography. In addition, fifteen commentaries make the catalogue a perfect introduction to Cypriot terracottas and the colorful world of ancient life and mythology.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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1588396258

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Phonology and Language Use

By: Joan Bybee

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Phonology and Language Use

By: Joan Bybee

A research perspective that takes language use into account opens up new views of old issues and provides an understanding of issues that linguists have rarely addressed. Referencing new developments in cognitive and functional linguistics, phonetics, and connectionist modeling, this book investigates various ways in which a speaker/hearer's experience with language affects the representation of phonology. Rather than assuming phonological representations in terms of phonemes, Joan Bybee adopts an exemplar model, in which specific tokens of use are stored and categorized phonetically with reference to variables in the context. This model allows an account of phonetically gradual sound change which produces lexical variation, and provides an explanatory account of the fact that many reductive sound changes affect high frequency items first. The well-known effects of type and token frequency on morphologically-conditioned phonological alterations are shown also to apply to larger sequences, such as fixed phrases and constructions, solving some of the problems formulated previously as dealing with the phonology-syntax interface.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521533783

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9780521533782

Language Change

By: Joan Bybee

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Language Change

By: Joan Bybee

This new introduction explores all aspects of language change, with an emphasis on the role of cognition and language use.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107020166

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Chiropractic Pediatrics

A Clinical Handbook

By: Neil J. Davies,Joan Fallon

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Chiropractic Pediatrics

A Clinical Handbook

By: Neil J. Davies,Joan Fallon

This evidence-based text relates clinical chiropractic management to pediatrics, with coverage of the key aspects of syndromes most commonly seen by chiropractors working with children. It outlines the essential history-taking, physical assessment, diagnosis and management for each syndrome, while addressing relevant pathology of pediatric conditions. An essential reference source for both chiropractic clinicians and students. Chapters have been radically restructured for the new edition – in line with current research and the models of teaching now being used.•New co-Editor (Dr Joan Fallon) who is US-based and President of International Chiropractic Pediatrics Association. She is a very high profile author and lecturer in paediatrics in America.•Foreword by Dana Lawrence – Professor at Palmer Chiropractic University, US and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics•Major structural change to accommodate new research-based information, particularly in fields of neurological assessment and treatment protocols•Restructured chapters in keeping with current models of teaching•New chapters on clinical nutrition and chiropractic care of the pregnant woman•DVD of techniques •Colour plate section •Five new contributors, including Dr Kim Tuohey (international expert on cranial chiropractic)

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0702049859

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9780702049859

The Evolution of Grammar

Tense, Aspect, and Modality in the Languages of the World

By: Joan Bybee,Revere Perkins,William Pagliuca

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The Evolution of Grammar

Tense, Aspect, and Modality in the Languages of the World

By: Joan Bybee,Revere Perkins,William Pagliuca

Joan Bybee and her colleagues present a new theory of the evolution of grammar that links structure and meaning in a way that directly challenges most contemporary versions of generative grammar. This study focuses on the use and meaning of grammatical markers of tense, aspect, and modality and identifies a universal set of grammatical categories. The authors demonstrate that the semantic content of these categories evolves gradually and that this process of evolution is strikingly similar across unrelated languages. Through a survey of seventy-six languages in twenty-five different phyla, the authors show that the same paths of change occur universally and that movement along these paths is in one direction only. This analysis reveals that lexical substance evolves into grammatical substance through various mechanisms of change, such as metaphorical extension and the conventionalization of implicature. Grammaticization is always accompanied by an increase in frequency of the grammatical marker, providing clear evidence that language use is a major factor in the evolution of synchronic language states. The Evolution of Grammar has important implications for the development of language and for the study of cognitive processes in general.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226086658

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9780226086651

EncourageMentors

Sixteen Attitude Steps for Building Your Business, Family and Future

By: JoAn Majors

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EncourageMentors

Sixteen Attitude Steps for Building Your Business, Family and Future

By: JoAn Majors

We live in an era of American history shaped by a sense of discouragement so enormous that it is holding us hostage and paralyzing our forward progress. The core values that have made us a great nation---our ingenuity, hard work, perseverance and concern for one another as fellow citizens---are threatened by a toxic combination of greed, fraud, incompetence and exploitation. The result for all strata of our society is a condition of imbalance, mistrust, uncertainty and cynicism. Hence, what rises to the surface is not our American can-do-ness but rather our deepest, craziest fear (False Evidence Appearing Real).

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106

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Morgan James Publishing

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1600378838

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9781600378836

The Art of Joan Brown

By: Karen Tsujimoto,Jacquelynn Baas,Joan Brown,University of California, Berkeley. University Art Museum,Oakland Museum of California

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The Art of Joan Brown

By: Karen Tsujimoto,Jacquelynn Baas,Joan Brown,University of California, Berkeley. University Art Museum,Oakland Museum of California

Examines the California artist's life and work, offering reproductions of many of her pieces

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Univ of California Press

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0520214692

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9780520214699

Confessions of Joan the Tall

By: Joan Cusack Handler

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Confessions of Joan the Tall

By: Joan Cusack Handler

Freedom and awakening of an adolescent, Bronx bred, Irish Catholic girl

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UPNE

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1933880376

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In the Shadow a Shadow

The Work of Joan Jonas

By: Joan Simon,Joan Jonas,Johanna Burton,Douglas Crimp

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In the Shadow a Shadow

The Work of Joan Jonas

By: Joan Simon,Joan Jonas,Johanna Burton,Douglas Crimp

A career-spanning monograph of the multimedia pioneer Joan Jonas (1936- ) that covers more than 40 years of performances, films, videos, installations, texts and video sculptures

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Gregory R Miller & Company

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0980024285

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9780980024289

Joan Jonas

They Come to Us Without a WordUnited States Pavilion 56th International Art Exhibition, Venice

By: Ute Meta Bauer

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Joan Jonas

They Come to Us Without a WordUnited States Pavilion 56th International Art Exhibition, Venice

By: Ute Meta Bauer

Joan Jonas: They Come to Us without a Word' documents Jonas's project for the United States Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale, an expansive installation that incrporates multiple components, included projected videos, drawings, and objects. Each section of the pavilion represents a particular creature (bees, fish), object (mirror), force (wind), or place (homeroom). Recited fragments of ghost stories sourced from the oral tradition of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, form a continuous narrative linking one room to the next. As Jonas says, 'We are haunted, the rooms are haunted.' Designed with Jonas's close collaboration, this fully illustrated book features an extensive collection of images selected by the artist, including stills, drawings, and photographs, that not only document this ambitious and important new work but form an integral part of the presentation and experience of 'They Come to Us without a Word'. Also included are Jonas's poetic notes on her process and major new texts from ann Reynolds and Marina Warner as well as an interview with the artist by Ingrid Schaffner." -- Publisher.

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3775740511

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Lexical-Functional Syntax

Lexical-Functional Syntax

Theory of Complementation in English Syntax

Theory of Complementation in English Syntax

Language, Usage and Cognition

Language, Usage and Cognition

The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art

The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art

Phonology and Language Use

Phonology and Language Use

Language Change

Language Change

Chiropractic Pediatrics

Chiropractic Pediatrics

The Evolution of Grammar

The Evolution of Grammar

EncourageMentors

EncourageMentors

The Art of Joan Brown

The Art of Joan Brown

Confessions of Joan the Tall

Confessions of Joan the Tall

In the Shadow a Shadow

In the Shadow a Shadow

Joan Jonas

Joan Jonas

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