Clyde E. Van Valin ARC2000 -011 - Finding Aid

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Some thoughts on the reason for the lesser status of typology in the USA as opposed to Europe

This article addresses the issue of the different status that typology has in American linguistics as opposed to European linguistics. The historical roots of the difference lie in both structural and generative linguistics, in the contrasts between post-Bloomfieldian structuralism in the US vs. Praguean structuralism in Europe, and in the extent of the influence of generative grammar on the two continents

Analiza tromjesnih predikata na temelju Gramatike uloga i referenci

This paper presents the Role and Reference Grammar [RRG] (Van Valin 2005) analysis of three–place predicates. RRG takes a primarily lexical approach to the analysis of three–place predicates and the coding alternations they enter into. There is an interesting range of typological variation with respect to how languages realize three–place predicates morphosyntactically, and this will be a major focus of this discussion. RRG is a monostratal theory, and therefore analyses involving underlying syntactic representations and movement rules are excluded in principle. Hence some of the phenomena associated with these predicates present an interesting challenge for monostratal theories like RRG. The languages to be discussed include English, Croatian, German, Indonesian, Kinyarwanda, Yaqui, Dyirbal, Saliba and Kayardild.U ovome se radu predstavlja analiza tromjesnih predikata na temelju Gramatike uloga i referenci (engl. Role and Reference Grammar – RRG, Van Valin 2005). RRG ima leksički pristup analizi tromjesnih predikata i njihovih alternacija u kodiranju. Zanimljiv je raspon tipoloških varijacija s obzirom na to kako se tromjesni predikati u različitim jezicima morfosintaktički ostvaruju. To će biti u središtu zanimanja ove rasprave. RRG je jednorazinska teorija pa načelno isklju- čuje analize koje uključuju dubinske sintaktičke prikaze i pravila pomicanja. Zato neki fenomeni vezani uz ove predikate predstavljaju zanimljiv izazov za jednorazinske teorije kao što je RRG. U prvome su dijelu rada predstavljeni aspekti Gramatike uloga i referenci relevantni za analizu tromjesnih predikata. Među njima su teorija rečenične strukture poznata kao »slojevita re- čenična struktura«, sustav leksičkoga razlaganja, teorija obavijesne strukture te teorija povezivanja semantike i sintakse. Drugi dio predstavlja analizu tromjesnih predikata u engleskome i jezicima istoga tipa. Dio su sustava povezivanja dvije semantičke makrouloge, Činitelj i Trpitelj, a za varijacije kao što su engleske alternacije tipa John gave the book to Mary i John gave Mary the book smatra se da odražavaju različit izbor Trpitelja u rečenici. Neobilježeni je Trpitelj u ovakvim jezicima stvar koja se daje, kao što je u prvoj rečenici, a obilježeni je Trpitelj primatelj, kao u drugoj rečenici. Ova analiza pokazuje koja su ključna obilježja te konstrukcije. U završnome se dijelu rada proučava kako RRG analizira cijeli niz načina na koji se tromjesni predikati ostvaruju u različitim jezicima. Prvo je obrađen Kinyarwanda, u kojem bilo koji argument koji nije činitelj može postati subjekt pasivne rečenice. Nakon toga su obrađeni takozvani jezici s primarnim objektom, u kojima se tromjesni predikati ostvaruju tako da je neobilježeni Trpitelj primatelj. Treća je tema pomalo neobična strategija u oceanijskome jeziku Saliba. Glagoli u tome jeziku dopuštaju samo dva jezgrena argumenta, a primatelj se uvijek izražava direkcionalnim obilježivačem na glagolu. Četvrta je tema jedna konstrukcija u Dyirbalu, australskome aboridž inskom jeziku, u kojem je primatelj kodiran kao vlasnik stvari koja se daje. Na kraju je obra- đen još jedan aboridžinski jezik, Kayardild, u kojem se posjedovanje i prijenos izražava »vlasni- čkim padežom« (engl. »proprietive case«). U njemu je vlasnik neobilježen, a to je suprotno indoeuropskim genitivnim konstrukcijama za izražavanje posjedovanja

A historical study of the influence of Monastic piety on John Wesley

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Role and reference grammar

From the introduction: Role and Reference Grammar [RRG] (Van Valin 1993a) may be termed a structural-functionalist theory of grammar ; this locates it on a range of perspectives from extreme formalist at one end to radical functionalist at the other. RRG falls between these two extremes, differing markedly from each. In contrast to the extreme formalist view, RRG views language as a system of communicative social action, and consequently, analyzing the communicative functions of morphosyntactic structures has a vital role in grammatical description and theory from this perspective. Language is a system, and grammar is a system in the traditional structuralist sense; what differentiates the RRG conception of grammar from the standard formalist one is the view that grammatical structure can only be understood and explained with reference to its semantic and communicative functions. Syntax is not autonomous; rather it is viewed as relatively motivated by semantic and pragmatic factors. In terms of the abstract paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations that define a structural system, RRG deals not only with relations of cooccurrence and combination in strictly formal terms but also with semantic and pragmatic cooccurrence and combinatory relations. Hence RRG may be properly designated as a structural-functionalist theory, rather than purely formalist or purely functionalist

Interdisciplinary Mental Health Approach to Equine Assisted Therapy for Veterans

Purpose: The purpose of this program plan, Veteran Equine Therapy Services: An Interdisciplinary approach (VETS), is to provide an interdisciplinary, theory-driven structure to increase veterans’ occupational performance in the community using equines as a therapeutic medium. Methods: A thorough literature review was completed focusing on current PTSD treatment options for veterans, beneficial effects of using animals and equines in treatment, and interdisciplinary team effectiveness. Scholarly articles were retrieved through databases found on the Harley E. French Library website located at the University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine and Health Sciences including PubMed, Google Scholar, Sociological Abstracts, CINAHL, and PsycInfo. Key terminology used included: case manager, equine, equine assisted activities and therapy, equine facilitated psychotherapy, hippotherapy, interdisciplinary team, occupational performance, occupational therapy, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social worker, therapeutic riding, and veterans. The literature revealed a need for interdisciplinary programming using equines as a therapeutic medium when working with veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) was selected and used to guide the development of occupational therapy interventions. Results/Conclusion: Veteran Equine Therapy Services: An Interdisciplinary Approach (VETS), was developed as a practice guide for professionals interested in interdisciplinary programming addressing the needs of veterans with PTSD. VETS is meant to be used as a best practice guide for occupational therapists. Social workers and therapeutic riding instructors interested in running an interdisciplinary program that works with veterans with PTSD. Occupational therapy is identified as the main form of treatment. The program plan consists of a best practice approach to help ease veterans’ transition from military life back into civilian life. The structure of VETS includes individual and group sessions to address isolation and individual goals of the veteran. The specialized equine facility provides an atmosphere intended to reduce the stigma commonly associated with traditional mental health treatment. Outcome measures to collect data on the use of equines in therapeutic practice are recommended

Yaqui and the analysis of primary object languages

The central topic of this study is to investigate three- and four-place predicate in Yaqui, which are characterized by having multiple object arguments. As with other Southern Uto-Aztecan languages, it has been said that Yaqui follows the Primary/Secondary Object pattern (Dryer 1986). Actually, Yaqui presents three patterns: verbs like nenka ‘sell’ follow the direct–indirect object pattern, verbs like miika ‘give’ follow the primary object pattern, and verbs like chijakta ‘sprinkle’ follow the locative alternation pattern; the primary object pattern is the exclusive one found with derived verbs. This paper shows that the contrast between direct object and primary object languages is not absolute but rather one of degree, and hence two “object” selection principles are needed to explain this mixed system. The two principles are not limited to Yaqui but are found in other languages as well, including English

Aspects of Lakhota syntax : a study of Lakhota (Teton Dakota) syntax and its implications for universal grammar

PM1024.Z8, ISO 639-3 : lkt, Lakota dialect -- Synta