The Syntax Of Sentence And Text: A Festschrift For František Daneš (linguistic And Literary Studies In Eastern Europe)

This text concerns the linguistic functionalism, formalism and pragmatics in the languages of Eastern Europe. This Is A Collection Of Papers Inspired By The Work Of Frantisek Danes And Is Published In Honour Of His 75th Birthday. Danes' International Contribution To The Development Of Prague School Functionalism, The Theory Of Functional Sentence Perspective, Discourse Studies And Semantics Is Reflected In The 27 Papers Collected In Four Thematic Sections Of This Volume. Selected Bibliography Of The Publications Of Professor Frantisek Danes, Phdr., Drsc -- Functionalism Versus Formalism In East And West / Robert De Beaugrande -- Centre And Periphery, Delicacy And Fuzz / Nils Erik Enkvist -- Karl Buhler's Field Theory In The Light Of The Current Interest In Pragmatics / Paul L. Garvin -- Vilem Mathesius As One Of The Forerunners Of Modern Textological Research / Josef Vachek -- I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again: Information Structure In Writing / Martin Davies -- Functional Sentence Perspective Within A Model Of Natural Textlinguistics / Wolfgang U. Dressler -- On Thematic Configurations In Texts: Orientation And Goals / Anna Duszak -- Substantiating Danes's View Of Givenness As A Graded Phenomenon / Jan Firbas -- Is There Implicit Inclusion Of Preceding Predicates In Anaphorics Of Nominals Or Pronominals? / Roland Harweg -- Discourse As Determinacy / Philip A. Luelsdorff. Edited By Světla Čmejrková, František Štícha. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This is a collection of papers inspired by the work of František Daneš and is published in honour of his 75th birthday. Daneš'international contribution to the development of Prague School functionalism, the theory of functional sentence perspective, discourse studies and semantics is reflected in the 27 papers collected in four thematic sections of this volume.