Explorations in Integrational Linguistics: Four Essays on German, French, and Guarani (Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic Science, ... IV: Current Issues in Linguistic Theory)

Integrational Linguistics (IL), developed by the German linguist Hans-Heinrich Lieb and others, is an approach to linguistics that integrates linguistic descriptions, construed as 'declarative' theories, with a detailed theory of language that covers all classical areas of linguistics, from phonology to sentence semantics, and takes linguistic variation, both synchronic and diachronic, fully into account.The aim of this book is to demonstrate how some controversial issues in language description are resolved in Integrational Linguistics. The four essays united here cover nearly all levels of language systems: phonetics and phonology ("The Case for Two-Level Phonology" by Hans-Heinrich Lieb, on German obstruent tensing and French nasal alternation), morphology ("Form and Function of Verbal Ablaut in Contemporary Standard German" by Bernd Wiese), morphology and syntax ("Inflectional Units and Their Effects" by Sebastian Drude, on the person system in Guarani), and syntax and sentence semantics ("Topic Integration" by Andreas Nolda, on 'split topicalization' in German). Explorations in Integrational Linguistics......Page 2 Editorial page......Page 3 Title page......Page 4 LCC data......Page 5 dedication page......Page 6 Editor’s Foreword......Page 8 Contents......Page 10 1 Introductory remarks......Page 12 2 General features......Page 13 3.1 The Integrational Theory of Linguistic Variability......Page 15 3.2 The Integrational Theory of Language Systems......Page 17 4 The Integrational Theory of Grammars......Page 27 REFERENCES......Page 28 Further Basic Readings in Integrational Linguistics......Page 29 Contents......Page 32 1 Aims and procedure......Page 33 2.1 Two-level phonology......Page 35 2.2 Sound sequences and structured sound sequences......Page 36 2.3 Constituent structures......Page 37 2.5 Intonation structures......Page 39 2.6 Notation......Page 40 3.1 Phonological connection......Page 41 3.2 Phonetic connection......Page 43 3.3 The variant relation......Page 45 3.4 Basic classes of structured sound sequences......Page 47 3.5 Second-level and third-level classes......Page 49 4.1 Introduction......Page 51 4.2 Two aspects of GOT......Page 52 4.3 Further clarifications......Page 54 4.4 Representation. Three notions of variant......Page 55 4.5 Word-final tensing......Page 57 5.1 Motivation......Page 59 5.2 The Obstruent Tensing Theorem......Page 60 5.3 Comments on the antecedent......Page 62 5.4 Comments on the consequent......Page 63 5.5 Objections......Page 65 5.6 Tensing and schwa: example......Page 67 5.7 The interplay of tensing and schwa......Page 68 6.1 Overview......Page 70 6.2 The Nasal Alternation Theorem......Page 71 6.3 Paraphrase and examples......Page 73 6.4 Examples......Page 75 6.5 Further explanations......Page 76 6.7 On the logical form of the Alternation Theorem......Page 79 7.1 The status of nasal vowels......Page 81 7.2 Nasal consonants: stable and unstable......Page 83 7.3 Dealing with liaison......Page 85 7.4 The problem of phonological schwa......Page 87 7.5 Empty-Vc sequences: a treatment of schwa......Page 88 7.6 Empty-C sequences: a treatment of h-aspiré......Page 90 7.7 Scope of the theorem: suppletion......Page 93 8.1 The Consonant Alternation Theorem......Page 96 8.2 A critical case for the Consonant Alternation Theorem......Page 97 8.3 Approaches to consonant alternation......Page 99 8.4 Is the phonological level dispensable?......Page 101 8.5 Summary and conclusions......Page 103 REFERENCES......Page 104 Contents......Page 108 1.1 Umlaut and e/i-alternation......Page 109 1.2 Ablaut patterns......Page 110 1.3 Morphological models......Page 113 1.4 Stems and stem forms......Page 116 2.1 Vowel alternations......Page 118 2.2 Expression types......Page 119 2.3 Change of quality type and change of complexity type......Page 121 2.4 Ablaut vowels......Page 123 2.5 Change of quantity type......Page 124 2.6 Simple ablaut and full ablaut......Page 127 2.7 Special present tense formations......Page 132 3.1 Functional types......Page 135 3.2 Syncretisms......Page 137 3.3 Form-function-relation......Page 140 4.1 Ablaut classes......Page 143 4.2 Ablaut class membership......Page 146 4.3 Ablaut class markedness......Page 147 4.4 I-base stems and ablaut classes......Page 148 4.5 Non-I-base stems and ablaut classes......Page 151 5 Ablaut: an integrated view......Page 152 6 Conclusion......Page 156 REFERENCES......Page 158 Contents......Page 164 1.1 Aims and general strategy......Page 165 1.2 Guaraní......Page 166 1.3 Theoretical background......Page 168 2.1 The personal prefixes......Page 170 2.2 Reference hierarchy......Page 172 2.3 Conjugational classes......Page 173 3.1 Traditional conceptions based on Latin grammar......Page 174 3.2 Beyond Latin grammar......Page 176 3.3 Transitive verbs......Page 177 3.4 Reflexive, reciprocal, desiderative, and command......Page 179 4.1 The structural system......Page 180 4.2 The functional system......Page 181 4.3 The system link......Page 182 4.4 From the description of structures to a description of units......Page 187 5.1 Inflectional units......Page 188 5.2 An example......Page 189 5.3 Being contained......Page 190 6.1 Containing sets and inflectional-unit categories......Page 192 6.2 Marking pairs of inflectional units and their description......Page 195 6.3 Marking effects and specificity of inflectional units, and language types......Page 196 REFERENCES......Page 199 Contents......Page 202 1 Introduction......Page 203 2 Terminological preliminaries......Page 204 3.2 The topic expression and the related expression as a discontinuous noun group......Page 205 3.3 The related expression as a secondary predicate......Page 209 3.4 The topic expression as a syntactically incorporated predicate part......Page 210 4.2 Syntax......Page 212 4.3 Propositional and referential semantics......Page 219 4.4 Semantics of accent occurrences......Page 224 5.1 Overview......Page 227 5.3 Identification of topic integration in German......Page 228 6 Summary and outlook......Page 229 REFERENCES......Page 230 List of sources......Page 231 Index of Names......Page 232 Index of Subjects and Terms......Page 235 The series CURRENT ISSUES IN LINGUISTIC THEORY......Page 251 "Integrational Linguistics (IL), developed by the German linguist Hans-Heinrich Lieb and others, is an approach to linguistics that integrates linguistic descriptions, construed as 'declarative' theories, with a detailed theory of language that covers all classical areas of linguistics, from phonology to sentence semantics, and takes linguistic variation, both synchronic and diachronic, fully into account." "The aim of this book is to demonstrate how some controversial issues in language description are resolved in Integrational Linguistics. The four essays united here cover nearly all levels of language systems: phonetics and phonology, morphology, morphology and syntax, and syntax and sentence semantics."--BOOK JACKET

integrational Linguistics (il), Developed By The German Linguist Hans-heinrich Lieb And Others, Is An Approach To Linguistics That Integrates Linguistic Descriptions, Construed As 'declarative' Theories, With A Detailed Theory Of Language That Covers All Classical Areas Of Linguistics, From Phonology To Sentence Semantics, And Takes Linguistic Variation, Both Synchronic And Diachronic, Fully Into Account. The Aim Of This Book Is To Demonstrate How Some Controversial Issues In Language Description Are Resolved In Integrational Linguistics. The Four Essays United Here Cover Nearly All Levels Of Language Systems: Phonetics And Phonology, Morphology, Morphology And Syntax, And Syntax And Sentence Semantics.