Spontaneous Spoken Language: Syntax and Discourse

by Jim Miller and Regina Weinert

Book Overview

Jim Miller and Regina Weinert investigate syntactic structure and the organization of discourse in spontaneous spoken language. Using data from English, German, and Russian, they develop a systematic analysis of spoken English and highlight properties that hold across languages.
The authors argue that the differences in syntax and the construction of discourse between spontaneous speech and written language bear on various areas of linguistic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199561257
• ISBN13: 9780199561254
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"