Theodora Bynon
Biographic Data
| ID | 289688 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Theodora Bynon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Theodora |
| FAMILY NAME | Bynon |
| SIGNATURE | BYNON T |
| AFFILIATIONS | SOAS University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Hamito-Semitica: Proceedings of a Colloquium Held by the Historical Section of the Linguistics Association at the School of Oriental and African Studies, Univ. of London, on the 18th, 19th and 20th of…
Evidential, raised possessor, and the historical source of the ergative construction in Indo-Iranian
This paper argues (i) that the source of the ergative construction of the transitive verb in Indic and Iranian languages was anticausative but not passive as has widely been assumed, (ii) that it functioned as a modally marked evidential which indicated that the event in question was inferred or reported rather than directly witnessed, and (iii) that the agent was by origin a genitive-marked adnominal possessor raised out of its noun phrase and l…
Approaches to Language Typology
What do all languages have in common, and what gives each language its individuality? Language typology, which has developed in response to these fundamental questions, is concerned with the construction of theoretical frameworks capable of delimiting the range of possible human language and of capturing constraints on cross-linguistic variation. Language typology is a major concern of all contemporary schools of linguistics, yet a coherent image…
Subject, Voice and Ergativity: Selected Essays
Is there a Prehistory of Linguistics
There are few aspects of human behaviour more fundamental than our ability to use language. Language plays a key role in the study of any living human society, and of all historical communities which have left us written records. In theory it could also throw enormous light on the development and relationships of prehistoric human communities. But here there is a huge and obvious problem: what evidence can there be for human languages in the pre-…
Pronominal Attrition, Clitic Doubling and Typological Change
N. E. Collinge: The laws of Indo-European. (Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic Science. Series IV: Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, Vol.35.) xvii, 308pp. Amsterdam Philadelp…
N. E. Collinge: The laws of Indo-European. (Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic Science. Series IV: Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, Vol.35.) xvii, 308pp. Amsterdam Philadelphia: John Benjamins1985. Guilders 98, $36. - Volume 52 Issue 2
Studies in the History of Western Linguistics in Honour of R. H. Robins
The contributors Foreword F. R. Palmer 1. What is the history of linguistics and to what end is it studied? A didactic approach Herbert E. Brekle 2. Greek (and some Roman) preferences in language categories N. E. Collinge 3. Grammatical theory in the Middle Ages Michael A. Covington 4. Originality in the medieval normative tradition Vivien Law 5. Renaissance linguistics: the old and the new W. Keith Percival 6. Effort and achievement in seventeen…
The ergative construction in Kurdish
It is well known that during the course of their histories a number of Indo-European languages, all of them members of the Indo-Iranian branch of the family, developed an ergative construction. Thus, in certain tenses of the verb, their grammars came to treat in forlly identical manner the subject of an intransitive verb and the logical object of a transitive verb, the agent (or logical subject) of this latter being given a different morphologica…
The Neogrammarians and Their Successors
Historical Linguistics
Theodora Bynon's "Historical Linguistics" explores the dynamic nature of language change across time, examining how pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar evolve in individuals, social groups, and entire speech communities. Part I establishes a theoretical framework by systematically surveying three major models of language development: neogrammarian, structuralist, and transformational generative. Using examples primarily from English and German…
The German Language in America: A Symposium . Glenn G. Gilbert Linguistic Atlas of Texas German . Glenn G. Gilbert
Klaus Strunk: Nasalprasentien and Aoriste: ein Beitrag zur Morphologiedes Verbums im Indo-Iranischen und Griechischen.(Indogermanische Bibliothek. Dritte Reihe: Untersuchungen.) 143pp. Heidelberg: Car…
Klaus Strunk: Nasalprasentien and Aoriste: ein Beitrag zur Morphologiedes Verbums im Indo-Iranischen und Griechischen.(Indogermanische Bibliothek. Dritte Reihe: Untersuchungen.) 143pp. Heidelberg: Carl Winter, Universitätsverlag, 1967. DM 34. - Volume 31 Issue 3
Towards a general comparaive linguistics
Leo Weisgerber's Four Stages in Linguistic Analysis
Historical Linguistics
Theodora Bynon's "Historical Linguistics" explores the dynamic nature of language change across time, examining how pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar evolve in individuals, social groups, and entire speech communities. Part I establishes a theoretical framework by systematically surveying three major models of language development: neogrammarian, structuralist, and transformational generative. Using examples primarily from English and German…
Studies in the History of Western Linguistics in Honour of R. H. Robins
The contributors Foreword F. R. Palmer 1. What is the history of linguistics and to what end is it studied? A didactic approach Herbert E. Brekle 2. Greek (and some Roman) preferences in language categories N. E. Collinge 3. Grammatical theory in the Middle Ages Michael A. Covington 4. Originality in the medieval normative tradition Vivien Law 5. Renaissance linguistics: the old and the new W. Keith Percival 6. Effort and achievement in seventeen…
The Neogrammarians and Their Successors
The ergative construction in Kurdish
It is well known that during the course of their histories a number of Indo-European languages, all of them members of the Indo-Iranian branch of the family, developed an ergative construction. Thus, in certain tenses of the verb, their grammars came to treat in forlly identical manner the subject of an intransitive verb and the logical object of a transitive verb, the agent (or logical subject) of this latter being given a different morphologica…
Leo Weisgerber's Four Stages in Linguistic Analysis
Leo Weisgerber's Four Stages in Linguistic Analysis
Klaus Strunk: Nasalprasentien and Aoriste: ein Beitrag zur Morphologiedes Verbums im Indo-Iranischen und Griechischen.(Indogermanische Bibliothek. Dritte Reihe: Untersuchungen.) 143pp. Heidelberg: Car…
Klaus Strunk: Nasalprasentien and Aoriste: ein Beitrag zur Morphologiedes Verbums im Indo-Iranischen und Griechischen.(Indogermanische Bibliothek. Dritte Reihe: Untersuchungen.) 143pp. Heidelberg: Carl Winter, Universitätsverlag, 1967. DM 34. - Volume 31 Issue 3
Towards a general comparaive linguistics
The German Language in America: A Symposium . Glenn G. Gilbert Linguistic Atlas of Texas German . Glenn G. Gilbert
Historical Linguistics
Theodora Bynon's "Historical Linguistics" explores the dynamic nature of language change across time, examining how pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar evolve in individuals, social groups, and entire speech communities. Part I establishes a theoretical framework by systematically surveying three major models of language development: neogrammarian, structuralist, and transformational generative. Using examples primarily from English and German…
The Neogrammarians and Their Successors
The ergative construction in Kurdish
It is well known that during the course of their histories a number of Indo-European languages, all of them members of the Indo-Iranian branch of the family, developed an ergative construction. Thus, in certain tenses of the verb, their grammars came to treat in forlly identical manner the subject of an intransitive verb and the logical object of a transitive verb, the agent (or logical subject) of this latter being given a different morphologica…
Studies in the History of Western Linguistics in Honour of R. H. Robins
The contributors Foreword F. R. Palmer 1. What is the history of linguistics and to what end is it studied? A didactic approach Herbert E. Brekle 2. Greek (and some Roman) preferences in language categories N. E. Collinge 3. Grammatical theory in the Middle Ages Michael A. Covington 4. Originality in the medieval normative tradition Vivien Law 5. Renaissance linguistics: the old and the new W. Keith Percival 6. Effort and achievement in seventeen…
N. E. Collinge: The laws of Indo-European. (Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic Science. Series IV: Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, Vol.35.) xvii, 308pp. Amsterdam Philadelp…
N. E. Collinge: The laws of Indo-European. (Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic Science. Series IV: Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, Vol.35.) xvii, 308pp. Amsterdam Philadelphia: John Benjamins1985. Guilders 98, $36. - Volume 52 Issue 2
Pronominal Attrition, Clitic Doubling and Typological Change
Is there a Prehistory of Linguistics
There are few aspects of human behaviour more fundamental than our ability to use language. Language plays a key role in the study of any living human society, and of all historical communities which have left us written records. In theory it could also throw enormous light on the development and relationships of prehistoric human communities. But here there is a huge and obvious problem: what evidence can there be for human languages in the pre-…
Subject, Voice and Ergativity: Selected Essays
Approaches to Language Typology
What do all languages have in common, and what gives each language its individuality? Language typology, which has developed in response to these fundamental questions, is concerned with the construction of theoretical frameworks capable of delimiting the range of possible human language and of capturing constraints on cross-linguistic variation. Language typology is a major concern of all contemporary schools of linguistics, yet a coherent image…
Evidential, raised possessor, and the historical source of the ergative construction in Indo-Iranian
This paper argues (i) that the source of the ergative construction of the transitive verb in Indic and Iranian languages was anticausative but not passive as has widely been assumed, (ii) that it functioned as a modally marked evidential which indicated that the event in question was inferred or reported rather than directly witnessed, and (iii) that the agent was by origin a genitive-marked adnominal possessor raised out of its noun phrase and l…
Hamito-Semitica: Proceedings of a Colloquium Held by the Historical Section of the Linguistics Association at the School of Oriental and African Studies, Univ. of London, on the 18th, 19th and 20th of…
Philosophy (11 works) · Linguistics (10 works) · History (8 works) · Linguistics and language evolution (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · History (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Subject (documents) (3 works)