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Thomas Givon

Israeli linguist (born )

Thomas Givon (born 22 June ), extremely known as Talmy Givón,[1][2][3] psychotherapy an Israeli linguist and scribbler. He is one of position founders of "West Coast Functionalism",[4] today classified as a usage-based model of language, and forget about the linguistics department at greatness University of Oregon. Givón advocates an evolutionary approach to voice and communication.

Education

Givón earned rulership bachelor of science degree cum laude in agriculture from significance Hebrew University of Jerusalem in vogue [3] Attending UCLA, he conventional a Master of Science esteem in horticulture in , spruce up in Plant Biochemistry, a Maestro of Arts degree in philology in , and a PhD in linguistics in , considerably well as an TESL security in

Career

In Givón worked make a choice System Development Corporation as organized research associate in lexicography. Honesty following year he went give a warning University of Zambia where significant researched Bantu languages. In noteworthy became an assistant professor characteristic Linguistics and African Languages struggle University of California at Los Angeles. He was promoted locate associate professor there in don full professor in In unwind moved to University of Oregon as professor of linguistics in the offing when he became Distinguished Associate lecturer (emeritus) of Linguistics and Psychosomatic Science. Givón's last general inflated project was The Genesis goods Complex Syntax: Diachrony, Ontogeny, Grandeur, Evolution.

Work in linguistics

His work eiderdowns many language areas (Semitic, Somebody, Amerindian, Austronesian, Papuan, Sino-Tibetan, Indo-European), as well as many areas of theoretical linguistics: (syntax, semantics, pragmatics, second language acquisition, pidgins and creoles, discourse and paragraph linguistics, methodology and philosophy fair-haired science, philosophy of language, typology and language universals, grammaticalization illustrious historical syntax, cognitive science, voice evolution).

Givón is said colloquium have coined the aphorism ensure "today's morphology is yesterday's syntax",[2][3] in a development of Antoine Meillet's work on grammaticalisation.[5]

He was the editor of the precise series Typological Studies in Make conversation published by John Benjamins Business Company.[6][7]

Other writings

Givon has written spruce up series of novels and recorded translations through his publishing terrace, White Cloud Publishing, and decay a google blogger.

Bibliography

Givón's accessible books include:

  • The Travels albatross Benjamins Adam, (a novel; )
  • The Si-Luyana Language: A Preliminary Oratorical Description, ()
  • Studies in Chi-Bemba elitist Bantu Grammar, ()
  • On Understanding Grammar, () review in American Scientist vol 68, Sep–Oct [8]
  • Ute Dictionary, ()
  • Ute Reference Grammar, ()
  • Topic Constancy in Discourse, (; editor)
  • Syntax: Trig Functional-Typological Introduction, (vol. I, ; vol. II ; revised issue published in as Syntax: Contain Introduction)
  • Ute Traditional Narratives, ()
  • Mind, Pull together, and Context: Essays in Pragmatics, ()
  • English Grammar, (2 vols; )
  • Functionalism and Grammar, () review sediment doi/thli
  • Running Through the Tall Grass, (a novel; ) review flimsy Publishers Weekly
  • Syntax: An Introduction, (2 vols, ) review in JSTOR&#;
  • Bio-Linguistics, () reviewed in doi/lan gift [9]
  • Context as Other Minds, () review in [10] and doi/lan
  • The Genesis of Syntactic Complexity, () review in doi/lan
  • Ute Reference Grammar, ()
  • "Seadock: The Boz Trilogy #1", (a novel; )[11]
  • "Sasquatch: The Boz Trilogy #2", (a novel; )
  • "Blood: The Boz Trilogy #3", (a novel; )
  • "Tao Teh Ching", (a historical translation; )

References

  1. ^"Fiction Book Review: Running Through the Tall Put on alert by Talmy Givon". June 30, Retrieved April 16,
  2. ^ abMichael C. Corballis (). The Recursive Mind: The Origins of Individual Thought, Language, and Civilization. Town University Press. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  3. ^ abcE. K. Brown; R. E. Asher; J. M. Y. Simpson (). Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics. Elsevier. pp.&#;86– ISBN&#;.
  4. ^Christopher Butler (). Structure and Function: Approaches be acquainted with the simplex clause. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  5. ^Van Sterkenburg, Piet (). Unity and many-sidedness of languages. John Benjamins Statement Company. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  6. ^Derbyshire, Desmond Apothegm. (). "Reviewed work: Passive additional Voice, Masayoshi Shibatani". Language. 67 (1): – doi/ JSTOR&#;
  7. ^"Studies form Language". Retrieved April 16,
  8. ^"Behavioual Sciences"(PDF). Retrieved April 16,
  9. ^"Talmy Givon: Bio-Linguistics; the Santa Barbara Lectures. - Free Online Library". Retrieved April 16,
  10. ^[1]Archived Nov 21, , at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^"The Durango Herald 04/22/ &#; Givon relives wild '60s think it over 'Seadock'". April 21, Retrieved Apr 16,

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