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The Establishment of Modern Chinese Grammar : The formation of the resultative construction and its effects
Feb 2002
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This book investigates historical motivations for the emergence of the resultative construction in Chinese from the following four aspects: (a) disyllabification (b)adjacent context (c) semantic integrity and (d) frequency of co-occurence of a pair of verb and resultative. The author also addresses a series of grammatical changes and innovations caused by the formation of this resultative construction such as the development of aspect mood verb reduplication the new predicate structure the disposal construction the passive construction the verb copying construction and the new topicalization construction all of which together shape the grammatical system of Modern Chinese. The present analysis raises and discusses a number of theoretical issues that are meaningful to various linguistic disciplines like pragmatics discourse analysis grammaticalization and general historical linguistics.<br xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/"/>
Reflections on Language and Language Learning : In honour of Arthur van Essen
Jan 2002
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In Reflections on Language and Language Learning: In honour of Arthur van Essen thirty-one leading language scholars and educational linguists in the Netherlands and abroad with whom over the years Professor van Essen one of the grandees of applied linguistics has collaborated provide original essays and studies which discuss the most recent insights and trends in the fields of linguistics and foreign language teaching. While interdisciplinary in scope the volume encompasses theoretical advances in (educational) linguistic thinking; for example the perceptive articles written by Michael Byram Christopher N. Candlin Natalia Gvishiani Peter Jordens Jan Koster Leo van Lier and Bondi Sciarone — as well as a sample of the latest methodological developments in areas such as ELT LSP and content-based language teaching; cases in point are the useful contributions by Jeanine Deen & Hilde Hacquebord Michaël Goethals Paul Meara & Ignacio Rodríguez Sánchez Rosamond Mitchell & Christopher Brumfit and Uta Thürmer.
Neurochemistry of Consciousness : Neurotransmitters in mind
Jan 2002
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This pioneering book explores in depth the role of neurotransmitters in conscious awareness. The central aim is to identify common neural denominators of conscious awareness informed by the neurochemistry of natural drug induced and pathological states of consciousness. Chemicals such as acetylcholine and dopamine which bridge the synaptic gap between neurones are the 'neurotransmitters in mind' that form the substance of the volume which is essential reading for all who believe that unravelling mechanisms of consciousness must include these vital systems of the brain.Up-to-date information is provided on: <br xmlns="http://pub2web.metastore.ingenta.com/ns/"/> Psychological domains of attention motivation memory sleep and dreaming that define normal states of consciousness. <br/> Effects of chemicals that alter or abolish consciousness including hallucinogens and anaesthetics. <br/> Disorders of the brain such as dementia schizophrenia and depression considered from the novel perspective of the way these affect consciousness and how this might relate to disturbances in neurotransmission.<br/><br/>(Series B)