How Long to Read The Logic of Markedness

How Long Does it Take to Read The Logic of Markedness?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 14 minutes to read The Logic of Markedness by Edwin L. Battistella

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Theories of language espoused by linguists during much of this century have assumed that there is a hierarchy to the elements of language such that certain constructions, rules, and features are unmarked while others are marked; "happy" for example, is unmarked or neutral, while "unhappy" is marked. This opposition, referred to as markedness, is one of the concepts which both Chomskyan generative grammar and Jakobsonian structuralism appear to share, yet which each tradition has treated differently. Edwin Battistella studies the historical development of the concept of markedness in the Prague School structuralism of Roman Jakobson, its importation into generative linguistics, and its subsequent development within Chomsky's "principles and parameters" framework. He traces how structuralist and generative linguistics have drawn on and expanded the notion of markedness, both as a means of characterizing linguistic constructs and as a theory of the innate language faculty. Rather than proposing a new theory of markedness, The Logic of Markedness studies the evolution of the concept and its treatment in two different but related linguistic frameworks, and as such will appeal to many linguists interested in markedness, in Jakobsonian and Chomskyan theories of grammar, and in language acquisition.

How long is The Logic of Markedness?

The Logic of Markedness by Edwin L. Battistella is 188 pages long, and a total of 48,504 words.

This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Logic of Markedness Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 25 minutes to read The Logic of Markedness aloud.

What Reading Level is The Logic of Markedness?

The Logic of Markedness is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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