Susan Strauss, Parastou Feiz, Xuehua Xiang

Grammar, Meaning, and Concepts (eBook, ePUB)

A Discourse-Based Approach to English Grammar

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book emphasizes the ways in which users of language construct meaning, express viewpoints, and depict imageries using the conceptual meaning-filled categories that underlie all of grammar; grammar-in-use is illustrated with an abundance of authentic data examples. Activities in each chapter can be used as is or adapted for classroom practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 492
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317665045
• Artikelnr.: 56888296

Autorenporträt

Susan Strauss is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. Her research interests center on the interface of discourse, cognition, interaction, and culture, often from a cross-linguistic/cross-cultural perspective. She is co-author of Discourse Analysis: Putting our Worlds into Words (Routledge, 2014).

Parastou Feiz is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of English at California State University, San Bernardino, USA. Her research focuses on comparative analyses of grammatical structures across languages, particularly Persian and English. She is co-author of Discourse Analysis: Putting our Worlds into Words (Routledge, 2014).

Xuehua Xiang is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. Her research focuses on using empirical lenses, such as discourse analysis, corpus tools, and cognitive-functional perspectives to study the interaction of language, culture, and communication.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Meaning Beyond Syntax: Discourse and Conceptualization; Chapter 2 The Nuts and Bolts of Grammar; Chapter 3 The Basic Grammar for Mentioning People
Ideas
Values
Objects
Concepts
and Things: Nouns and Their Meanings in Discourse; Chapter 4 Referring to
Identifying
Specifying
Underspecifying
Possessing
and Quantifying Things
People
and Ideas in Discourse: Determiners; Chapter 5 Alternate Ways to Identify
Specify
Underspecify
Focus On
and Quantify Things
People
and Ideas in Discourse: Pronouns; Chapter 6 The Grammar of Events
States
Identities
Actions
Power
Control
and Spontaneity in Discourse: Verbs; Chapter 7 The Grammar of Time
Fact
Habit
Changeability
Permanence
Sequence
and Relevance in Discourse: Tense and Aspect; Chapter 8 The Grammar of Directives
Permissions
Obligations
Opinions
and Mitigations: Imperatives and Modals; Chapter 9 The Grammar of Agency
Control
Responsibility
Passivity
Non-Agency
and Non-Accountability: Voice; Chapter 10 The Grammar of Juxtaposing
Contrasting
Denying
Excluding
Contradicting
and Reversing: Negation; Chapter 11 The Grammar of Inquiry and Apparent Inquiry in Discourse: Yes-No Questions
Wh- Questions
Alternative or Choice Questions
and Tag Questions; Chapter 12 The Grammar of Situating Entities in Space
Time
and Abstractness
Hanging On
Burning Up
and Cooling Down: Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs; Chapter 13 The Exquisite Grammar of Descriptions-Being Bellicose or Bubbly
Feckless
or Fearless: Adjectives; Chapter 14 The Grammar of Connecting
Adding
Conjoining
Contrasting
Indicating Alternatives
and Expressing Stance: Conjunctions; Chapter 15 The Grammar of Exquisitely Evoking Events
How Things Happen
When Things Happen
If Things Happen
and How We Portray Such Views in Discourse: Adverbs; Index