LINGUIST List 12.615

Tue Mar 6 2001

Books: Sign Language, Textbook ESL/EFL

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  • LINCOM EUROPA, Sign Lang: Typologische Aspekte der Deutschen Gebaerdensprache
  • LINCOM EUROPA, Textbook ESL/EFL: The Finite English Verb Group by Omer & Mohamed

    Message 1: Sign Lang: Typologische Aspekte der Deutschen Gebaerdensprache

    Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 14:10:53 +0100
    From: LINCOM EUROPA <LINCOM.EUROPAt-online.de>
    Subject: Sign Lang: Typologische Aspekte der Deutschen Gebaerdensprache


    Typologische Aspekte der Deutschen Gebaerdensprache

    SONJA ERLENKAMP

    Im Mittelpunkt dieser Arbeit steht die Beschreibung grundlegender syntaktischer und morphologischer Strukturen der Deutschen Gebaerdensprache. Zentraler Aspekt der Darstellung ist dabei die Einteilung der Gebaerden der Deutschen Gebaerdensprache in Wortarten. Darueber hinaus liefert die Arbeit aber auch einen erstmaligen UEberblick ueber den Aufbau von Argument- und Praedikatstuktur, den Aufbau einfacher Saetze sowie eine Beschreibung des Klassifikationssystems der Deutschen Gebaerdensprache. Neben dieser auf das Gebaerdensprachsystem gerichtenten Betrachtung behandelt die Autorin, Sonja Erlenkamp, auch Methodenfragen und liefert eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit der traditionellen Wortarteneinteilung. Als Aus-gangspunkt dient dabei die Frage nach der Universalitaet der Nomen-Verb-Distinktion in Sprachen. So wird im ersten Teil des Buches ein UEberblick ueber die Problematik von Wortartentheorien aus typologischer Perspektive gegeben und ein Ansatz zur Beschreibung verschiedener Klassentypen wie syntaktische Kategorien und lexikalische Klassen diskutiert. Die Autorin zeigt, wie sich Wortarten-beschreibungen bei Gebaerdensprachen durchfuehren lassen, und dass die Ergebnisse nicht unbedingt der traditionellen indoeuro-paeischen Auffassung von einer Nomen-Verb-Distinktion entsprechen muessen. Vielmehr zeigt die Analyse, dass die Deutsche Gebaerdensprache hinsichtlich ihrer morphosyntaktischen Struk-turen AEhnlichkeiten zu einigen nichtindoeuropaeischen Lautsprachen aufweist: die Deutsche Gebaerdensprache hat Verben, aber keine Nomen.



    ISBN 3 89586 664 4. Linguistic Research Forum 05. Ca. 210 pp. USD 51 / DM 98 / � 34.

    New: A Students' and course discount of 40% is offered to the above title.

    Ordering information for individuals: Please give us your creditcard no. / expiry date. Prices in this information include shipment worldwide by airmail. A standing order for this series is available with special discounts offered to individual subscribers.

    Free copies of LINCOM's new catalogue for 2001 (project line 11) are available from LINCOM.EUROPAt-online.de.

    LINCOM EUROPA, Freibadstr. 3, D-81543 Muenchen, Germany; FAX +49 89 62269404; http://www.lincom-europa.com LINCOM.EUROPAt-online.de.

    Message 2: Textbook ESL/EFL: The Finite English Verb Group by Omer & Mohamed

    Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 13:54:46 +0100
    From: LINCOM EUROPA <LINCOM.EUROPAt-online.de>
    Subject: Textbook ESL/EFL: The Finite English Verb Group by Omer & Mohamed


    The Finite English Verb Group MAJZOUB R. OMER & AYISHA H. MOHAMED

    The Finite English Verb Group is primarily intended for ESL/EFL teachers of English as well as undergraduate university students of English grammar. The text is unique in its approach, combining detailed, comprehensive discussion of theoretical concepts with practical applications. Its main defining features are:

    * It identifies and defines the major categories and sub-categories of meanings/forms in the finite English verb group. * It shows the different ways in which the meanings/forms can be combined in the finite English verb group. * It contains hundreds of examples, tables, figures, and diagrams which serve to illustrate and explain the different theoretical concepts discussed. * It contains a large number of exercises which are meant to provide intensive practice for the book user. * It contains an answer key to the questions in the exercises whose purpose is to provide a reference point as needed. In this way, the book is useful for self-study undertaken by advanced students and teachers of English grammar.

    Dr. Majzoub R. Omer is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at the College of Women Education, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

    Dr. Ayisha H. Mohamed is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Police Training College, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

    Table of Contents: Acknowledgement Abbreviations and Symbols List of Tables and Figures Introduction

    1 Types and Positions of the Verb Group 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Verb Group Types 1.2 Positions of the Verb Group 1.3 Exercises

    2 Meanings in the Verb Group 2.0 Introduction 2.1 Lexical Meaning 2.2 Grammatical Meaning 2.3 Modal Meaning 2.4 Exercises

    3 Forms in the Verb Group 3.0 Introduction 3.1 Formal/Positional Classification of Verb Group Forms 3.2 Functional Classification of Verb Group Forms 3.3 Exercises

    4 Meanings and Forms of English Tenses 4.0 Introduction 4.1 PresentTense 4.2 Past Tense 4.3 Future Tense 4.4 Present Perfect 4.5 Past Perfect 4.6 Future Perfect 4.7 Exercises

    5 Modal Forms and Meanings 5.0 Introduction 5.1 The Meanings of Modal Forms 5.2 The Forms of Modal Meanings 5.3 Exercises

    6 Tense, Aspect, and Voice Combinations 6.0 Introduction 6.1 Tense, Aspect, and Voice 6.2 Adding Continuous and Passive to Tense: Structural Changes 6.3 Exercises

    7 Modal, Aspect, and Voice Combinations 7.0 Introduction 7.1 Modal, Aspect, and Voice 7.2 Modal and Aspect: Time Changes 7.3 Adding Aspect and Voice to Modal: Structural Changes 7.4 Exercises

    8 Tense Forms and Modals in Other Contexts 8.0 Introduction 8.1 Tense Forms in Direct/Indirect Speech 8.2 Modal Forms in Direct/Indirect Speech 8.3 Tense Forms and Modals in Conditional Sentences 8.4 The --ed and --� Inflections: Qther Uses 8.5 Exercises

    9 Verb Inflections and Auxiliaries: A Summary of Functions 9.0 Introduction 9.1 Verb Inflections: Functions 9.2 Non-Modal Auxiliaries: Functions 9.3 Modals and Non-Modals: Syntactic Functions 9.4 Exercises

    Answer Key Index

    ISBN 3 89586 393 5. LINCOM Language Textbooks 01. 200pp. USD 25 / DM 52 / � 18. Course discounts available!





    New: A Students' and course discount of 40% is offered to the above title.

    Ordering information for individuals: Please give us your creditcard no. / expiry date. Prices in this information include shipment worldwide by airmail. A standing order for this series is available with special discounts offered to individual subscribers.

    Free copies of LINCOM's new catalogue for 2001 (project line 11) are available from LINCOM.EUROPAt-online.de.

    LINCOM EUROPA, Freibadstr. 3, D-81543 Muenchen, Germany; FAX +49 89 62269404; http://www.lincom-europa.com LINCOM.EUROPAt-online.de.
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