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With Over Half The Languages Of The World Currently In Danger Of Extinction Within A Century, The Need For High Quality Grammatical Descriptions Is More Urgent Than Ever. Potential Grammar Writers, However, Often Find Themselves Paralyzed By The Daunting Task Of Describing A Language. The Papers In The Present Volume (originally Published In Studies In Language 30:2 (2006)) Provide Suggestions And Encouragement – From Experienced Grammar Writers And Users – Regarding Concrete Methods For Approaching The Task Of Writing A Descriptive Grammar Of A Language. Salient Themes Emerging From The Papers In This Volume Include: The Necessity Of Community Involvement In Grammatical Descriptions; The Link Between A Grammar And The Other Products Of A Program Of Language Documentation (a Dictionary And Collection Of Texts); The Complementary Functions Of Elicited Vs. Naturally Occurring Data; And Grammatical Description As 'art' As Well As 'science'.

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Author

Thomas E. Payne, David J. Weber

Publisher

John Benjamins Publishing Company

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9786612152733

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Language Learning, Reference, Literary Fiction