Acknowledgements |
S. IX |
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1. |
Some reflections on the relationship between linguistic theories and pedagogical grammars |
S. 1 |
1.1. |
On the concept of ‘pedagogical grammar’ |
S. 1 |
1.2. |
Which linguistic theory? |
S. 2 |
1.3. |
The universality of a pedagogical grammar |
S. 4 |
2. |
Theoretical background |
S. 6 |
2.1. |
Linguistic valence – a first approximation |
S. 6 |
2.1.1. |
Valence – ‘a metaphorical terminology’ |
S. 6 |
2.1.2. |
Tesniere's concept of valence |
S. 7 |
2.1.3. |
The valence concept (Valenzbegriff) in German linguistics |
S. 10 |
2.2. |
Thoughts on the isolation of morpho-syntactic units and their relation to semantic concepts; morpho-syntactic valence versus logico-semantic valence |
S. 26 |
2.2.1. |
Semantics and syntax |
S. 26 |
2.2.2. |
Isolating syntactic constituents |
S. 27 |
2.2.3. |
Syntactic constituents as a testing ground for the nuclear/peripheral (obligatory/free) distinction |
S. 32 |
2.2.4. |
Towards a logico-semantic specification of valence |
S. 38 |
3. |
Contributions to a pedagogical grammar – The application of theoretical considerations |
S. 62 |
3.1. |
The experimental language test in German as a research tool in the investigation of errors in the realization of logico-semantic valence |
S. 62 |
3.1.1. |
Objective of the test |
S. 62 |
3.1.2. |
Test design |
S. 63 |
3.1.3. |
Test administration |
S. 64 |
3.1.4. |
Selection of verbs (predicates) for valence analysis |
S. 64 |
3.2. |
Discussion of selected verbs based on presented theoretical considerations – possible application in a pedagogical grammar |
S. 67 |
3.2.1. |
On the Agent-Object-Experiencer relation |
S. 68 |
3.2.2. |
On the Benefactive notion |
S. 86 |
3.2.3. |
Application of logico-semantic valence to locative verb types |
S. 103 |
3.2.4. |
Observations on reflexivity |
S. 111 |
3.2.5. |
On reciprocal verbs |
S. 129 |
3.2.6. |
Verbs implying time relations |
S. 130 |
3.2.7. |
On predicates of the type ‘be hungry’, ‘get tired of’ |
S. 130 |
3.2.8. |
Some thoughts on verbal prefixes like German be-, er-, ver-, zer-, and the holistic/partitive/resultative distinction |
S. 134 |
3.2.9. |
A new look at ‘function verb constructs’ (Funktionsverbgefüge) of the type come to a conclusion – relevance of logico-semantic valence |
S. 140 |
4. |
Outlook |
S. 147 |
4.1. |
The psychological validity of the concept of a ‘conceptual composition plan’ for sentences and discourse |
S. 147 |
4.2. |
The ‘cyclic approach’ for the introduction of related verbs (predicates) based on logico-semantic valence |
S. 148 |
5. |
Summary |
S. 153 |
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Zusammenfassung |
S. 155 |
Appendix A: Experimental langauge test in German |
S. 157 |
Appendix B: Alphabetical list of verbs (predicates) analyzed and discussed in chapter 3 |
S. 165 |
Bibliography |
S. 172 |
Abbreviations and symbols |
S. 179 |