Basic Distribution of Communicative Dynamism vs. Nonlinear Indication of Functional Sentence Perspective

1999 ◽  
pp. 249-261
Author(s):  
Libuše Dušková
Keyword(s):  
Functional Sentence Perspective ◽  
Basic Distribution

scholarly journals Parallel corpora and contrastive linguistics: Where to look for pitfalls in the translation of information structure

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Libuše Dušková
Keyword(s):  
Word Order ◽  
Information Structure ◽  
Linear Ordering ◽  
Grammatical Function ◽  
Parallel Corpora ◽  
Contrastive Linguistics ◽  
Functional Sentence Perspective ◽  
Parallel Texts ◽  
Basic Distribution

This paper deals with some of the problems encountered in English-Czech contrastive studies of information structure based on parallel texts. It largely focuses on those arising from the different hierarchy of the respective word order principles, the primary one being grammatical function in English, and information structure / functional sentence perspective (FSP) in Czech. Three aspects are considered: linear ordering of clause elements, FSP structure, and the basic distribution of communicative dynamism. Owing to the character and complexity of the FSP factors, word order, context, semantics and intonation, and the lack of distinctive realization forms of the carriers of the FSP functions, the study is based on manual excerpts from passages of digitalized running text of three English novels and their Czech translations drawn from the InterCorp. The results show that most problems arise in the case of different linear ordering as it may indicate either an identical or a different FSP structure.

Functional Sentence Perspective in Written and Spoken Communication

Language ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wallace Chafe ◽  
Jan Firbas
Keyword(s):  
Functional Sentence Perspective

The Distribution Pattern of Omega Observations

1979 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-278
Author(s):  
E. R. Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Pattern ◽  
Data Base ◽  
Basic Distribution

The distribution pattern of navigational errors is inherently an important subject bearing as it does on matters of navigational safety. The work of Hiraiwa on the basic distribution of Omega observations is thus a most welcome addition to the literature. There is, however, a major limitation in the data base used by Hiraiwa which could lead to serious errors in analysis of safety based on his findings.

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