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dc.title | On tomlin, and manning and parker on basic word order | |
dc.contributor.author | Song, J.J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-13T05:31:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-12-13T05:31:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1991 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Song, J.J. (1991). On tomlin, and manning and parker on basic word order. Language Sciences 13 (1) : 89-97. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 03880001 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/132350 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this article, two recent word order studies, i.e. Tomlin [Basic Word Order: Functional Principles, London: Croom Helm (1986)], and Manning and Parker [Language Sciences 11, 43-65 (1989)], will be examined. Some specific and general problems with these studies will be identified. Firstly, in Tomlin's study, the observed predominance of S initial languages is unaccounted for; to remedy this flaw, an alternative differential weighting system is proposed. Secondly, it is argued that Manning and Parker's (1989) figure/ground interpretation of basic word order is seriously problematic in that the support that they provide for the interpretation is both irrelevant and circular. In conclusion, non-linguistic evidence in the word order study is called for. © 1991. | |
dc.source | Scopus | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.department | ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE | |
dc.description.sourcetitle | Language Sciences | |
dc.description.volume | 13 | |
dc.description.issue | 1 | |
dc.description.page | 89-97 | |
dc.identifier.isiut | NOT_IN_WOS | |
Appears in Collections: | Staff Publications |
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