The Evolution of Grammar: Tense, Aspect, and Modality in the Languages of the World Joan Bybee, Revere Perkins, William Pagliuca
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press

Bybee, John L., William Pagliuca, and Revere Perkins 1991 The Evolution of Grammar: Tense, Aspect, and Modality in the Language of the World. The first 40 units deal with different aspects of grammar with three to four pages dedicated to each aspect such as the various tenses, articles, and modal verbs. Each section starts with an explanation and examples, followed by exercises. That is part of the “whole way of life, a whole set of solutions to problems, a whole classification system and body of knowledge about the natural world, a whole calendar system, a whole complex of myths, folktales, and songs,” that I also believe in preserving from my own language and culture. The Evolution of Grammar: Tense, Aspect and Modality in the Languages of the World. The Evolution of Grammar: Tense, Aspect, and Modality in the Languages of the. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. Bybee, Joan L., Revere Perkins, and William Pagliuca (1994) The Evolution of Grammar: Tense, Aspect, and Modality in the Languages of the World. The Evolution of Grammar: Tense, Aspect, and Modality in the Languages of the World. The explanations Following the grammar sections there are 15 vocabulary units linked to various topics, with technology, the mind and history being just a few examples. While many of his writings were composed with an eye towards theological questions such as biblical exegesis, he also considered pedagogical, ethical and political aspects of language, such as how language can be used to convert infidels or provide moral order for society. Thanks for Even though I share the concern for languages lost to history, I can't help thinking about one aspect, that seems to get left out of this discussion time and again. It focuses on Bacon's intentionalist approach in speculative grammar, as well as his contributions to the fields of semantics, semiotics, evolutionary linguistics and universal grammar.