Functional descriptions
Subtitle: theory in practice
By: edited by Ruqaiya Hasan, Carmel Cloran, David G. Butt.
Contributors: Hasan, Ruqaiya.; Cloran, Carmel.; Butt, David, 1950-
Series: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science.; v. 121
Publisher: J. Benjamins Pub.
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 381
Subjects: Grammar, Comparative and general.; Functionalism (Linguistics); Metalanguage.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Theories, maps, and descriptions / Davis Butt; value: On grammar and grammatics / M.A.K. Halliday; value: On the idea of theory-neutral descriptions / Christian Matthiessen and Christopher Nesbitt; value: Ditransitivity and possession / Kristin Davidse; value: So grammarians haven't the faintest idea : reconciling lexis-oriented and grammar-oriented approaches to language / Gordon H. Tucker; value: The semantics of get-passives / Angela Downing; value: Causation in Dutch and French : interpersonal aspects / Liesbeth Degand; value: Process types in Finnish / Susanna Shore; value: The "complement" in Chinese grammar / Edward McDonald; value: Pitjantjatjara processes : an Australian experiential grammar / David Rose; value: Metalinguistic diversity : the case from case / J.R. Martin.