The German Demonstratives by Lin Lin

The German Demonstratives by Lin Lin

This book explores, analyzes, and compares the use of German and Chinese demonstratives. Discourse and textual uses of the forms are considered, as well as their locative and temporal uses. The author observes that in both languages the demonstratives can be used to refer to referents. However, she departs from the common assumption that proximal demonstratives refer to entities or places close to the speaker, while non-proximal demonstratives refer to entities or places far from the speaker. 
Having analyzed a representative sampling consisting of a German text and a Chinese text, the author argues that both German and Chinese proximal demonstratives can signal the meaning of HIGH DEIXIS in a system of DEIXIS in the Columbia School of linguistics framework, whereas their non-proximal demonstratives can signal the meaning of LOW DEIXIS. In addition, Chinese demonstratives can be used under more circumstances than German demonstratives due to the lackof articles in Chinese. The author also argues that Cognitive Linguistic analysis is more helpful for new language learners, whereas the Columbia School of linguistics may be better suited to advanced learners who wish to know more about the intrinsic differences between words with similar meanings and uses.
This book aims to help German learners better understand the German reference system. Readers with a Chinese language background will definitely benefit more from the book, as well as Chinese learners with a German language background. For pure linguistic enthusiasts and multi-linguals, the book offers an extensive introduction to the Columbia School of linguistics, and can open a new horizon for learning a new language comparatively.

Mark Albert's professional goal in life is to leverage machine learning to automate the collection and inference of clinically useful health information to improve clinical research. His projects in wearable sensor analytics have improved the measurement of health outcomes for individuals with Parkinson's disease, stroke, and transfemoral amputations with a variety of additional populations and contexts including children with cerebral palsy as well as healthy toddler activity tracking. Current projects include video-based activity tracking and mobile robotic platforms, all in an effort to improve measures of clinical outcomes to justify therapeutic interventions.

Lin Lin is a Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas. Lin received her doctoral degree at Teachers College, Columbia University. Lin's research focuses on human-technology interactions, and life-long learning with innovative pedagogies and technologies. Specifically, she has published research in media multitasking, cognitive off-loading, multimedia design, executive functions, and (AI, VR) technology-supported STEM and STEM-enabling skills. Currently, Lin serves as the Director of Texas Center for Educational Technology (TCET, https: //tcet.unt.edu/). She also serves as the Editor-in-chief of one of the top-tier journals, Educational Technology Research and Development (ETR&D Development Section, http: //www.springer.com/11423).

J. Michael Spector is Professor at UNT, was previously Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia, Associate Director of the Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University, Chair of Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation at Syracuse University, and Director of the Educational Information Science and Technology Research Program at the University of Bergen. He earned a Ph.D. from The University of Texas. He is a visiting research professor at Beijing Normal University, at East China Normal University, and the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur. His research focuses on assessing learning in complex domains, inquiry and critical thinking skills, and program evaluation. He was Executive Director of the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction and a Past-president of the Association for Educational and Communications Technology. He is Editor Emeritus of Educational Technology Research & Development; he edited two editions of the Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology and the SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Technology and more that 150 publications to his credit.

Lemoyne S. Dunn is an Adjunct Graduate Faculty member at UNT who previously served as Director of a Title III Grant and as a Project Director for the Intel Teach to the Future program training over 22,000 educators in north and west Texas. She also served as a Lead Evaluator for three of the seven TARGET grants evaluated by the Texas Center for Educational Technology. She earned her PhD from UNT, as well as two Masters degrees and multiple certificates and endorsements. Her B.S. is from Texas A&M University. Her areas of interest include Educational Technology, Cognitive Science, and Gifted Education.

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ISBN 13	9789811385575
ISBN 10	9811385572
Title	The German Demonstratives
Author	Lin Lin
Series	Peking University Linguistics Research
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Year published	2019-12-18
Number of pages	198
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