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Contrastive Analysis in Language

Identifying Linguistic Units of Comparison

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Editors:
  1. Dominique Willems

    1. Ghent University, Belgium

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  2. Bart Defrancq

    1. University of Ghent’s, UK

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  3. Timothy Colleman

    1. University of Ghent’s, UK

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  4. Dirk Noël

    1. University of Ghent’s, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Dominique Willems, Bart Defrancq, Timothy Colleman, Dirk Noël
      Pages 1-9

  3. Semantics: the Metalanguage of Comparison

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Semantic Primes within and across Languages

      • Cliff Goddard
      Pages 13-43

    3. A Semantic Map for Imperative-Hortatives

      • Johan van der Auwera, Nina Dobrushina, Valentin Goussev
      Pages 44-66

  5. Morphology: Agents in Comparison

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. Action and Agent Nouns in French and Polysemy

      • Petra Sleeman, Els Verheugd
      Pages 137-154

    3. Deverbal Nouns and the Agentive Dimension across Languages

      • Filip Devos, Johan Taeldeman
      Pages 155-171

    4. Deverbal Nouns in Russian: in Search of a Dividing Line

      • Katia Paykin
      Pages 172-193

  6. Discourse and Beyond: Text in Comparison

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
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    2. Contrastive Analysis across Time: Issues in Historical Dialogue Analysis

      • Andreas H Jucker
      Pages 197-212

    3. Contrastive Textlinguistics and Translation Universals

      • Andrew Chesterman
      Pages 213-229

    4. Genre and Multimodality: Expanding the Context for Comparison across Languages

      • John Bateman, Judy Delin
      Pages 230-266

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 267-278
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About this book

This is a book about comparison in linguistics in general, rather than 'contrastive analysis' as a distinct branch of linguistics. It addresses the question 'Does the analytical apparatus used by linguists allow comparisons to be made across languages?' Four major domains are considered in turn: derivational morphology, syntax, semantics & pragmatics, and discourse. Contributions cover a broad spectrum of linguistic disciplines, ranging from contrastive linguistics and linguistic typology to translation studies and historical linguistics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Ghent University, Belgium

    Dominique Willems

  • University of Ghent’s, UK

    Bart Defrancq, Timothy Colleman, Dirk Noël

About the editors

JOHN BATEMAN Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Bremen, Germany ANDREW CHESTERMAN Professor of Multilingual Communication, Department of General Linguistics, University of Helsinki JUDY DELIN Head of Research at Enterprise IDU and Reader at Nottingham Trent University, UK FILIP DEVOS Assistant Lecturer, Department of Dutch Linguistics, Ghent University, Belgium NINA DUBRUSHINA Obtained her PhD at the University of Moscow CLIFF GODDARD Professor in Linguistics, University of New England, Armidale, Australia VALENTIN GOUSSEV Researcher, Institute of Linguistics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow ANDREAS H. JUCKER Professor of English Linguistics, University of Zurich FREDERICK J. NEWMEYER Formerly President of the Linguistics Society of America, 2002 KATIA PAYKIN Currently finishing her PhD thesis at the University of Lille III, France BEATRICE PRIMUS Professor of German Linguistics, University of Cologne PETRA SLEEMAN Works in the Department of Romance Linguistics, University of Amsterdam JOHAN TAELDEMAN Professor of Dutch Linguistics and Dialectology, Ghent University, Belgium JOHAN VAN DER AUWERA Teaches English and General Linguistics, University of Antwerp ELS VERHEUGD-DAATZELAAR Teaches French Linguistics, Department of Romance Linguistics, University of Amsterdam

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Contrastive Analysis in Language

  • Book Subtitle: Identifying Linguistic Units of Comparison

  • Editors: Dominique Willems, Bart Defrancq, Timothy Colleman, Dirk Noël

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230524637

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-1724-9Published: 16 December 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-52463-7Published: 16 December 2003

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 278

  • Topics: Grammar

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