edited by Ruqaiya Hasan, Carmel Cloran, David Butt.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Philadelphia :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
John Benjamins Pub.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c1996.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxxv, 381 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill.
SERIES
Series Title
Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory,
Volume Designation
v. 121
ISSN of Series
0604-0763 ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Theories, maps, and descriptions / Davis Butt -- On grammar and grammatics / M.A.K. Halliday -- On the idea of theory-neutral descriptions / Christian Matthiessen and Christopher Nesbitt -- Ditransitivity and possession / Kristin Davidse -- So grammarians haven't the faintest idea : reconciling lexis-oriented and grammar-oriented approaches to language / Gordon H. Tucker -- The semantics of get-passives / Angela Downing -- Causation in Dutch and French : interpersonal aspects / Liesbeth Degand -- Process types in Finnish / Susanna Shore -- The "complement" in Chinese grammar / Edward McDonald -- Pitjantjatjara processes : an Australian experiential grammar / David Rose -- Metalinguistic diversity : the case from case / J.R. Martin.