PPT-The diachrony of argument structure

Elly van Gelderen Argument Structure across Modalities Amsterdam 2 February 2018 Main claims Lexical aspect is prelinguistic and innate and part of the CI interface thetastructure follows from this. “Not . an inch to the west! Not an inch to the east! . I’ll stay here, not budging! I can and I . will. If . it makes you and me and the whole . world stand still. !” . --from Dr. . Suess. ’ “The . Kevin Rogers. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860). German Philosopher. View of OA:. Sleight of hand trick. Charming joke. Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970). “It is much easier to be persuaded that ontological arguments are no good than it is to say exactly what is wrong with them”. I . can identify the side of an argument an author presents in a text.. I can determine the credibility of the author and his/her purpose (who wrote it, when it was written, and why it was written). I can identify claims that are supported by fact(s) and those that are opinion(s). “Dispute it like a man.” . Macduff. responds gruffly, “But I must also feel it as a man.” (Mac. 4.3. 219-21. ). The Rhetorical Triangle-. (right . side). Pathos-Emotional . Argument (left side). Constructing . an Argument. Louise . Livesey. Academic Skills Adviser. This workshop . will:. Revisit . what an argument is. Suggest ‘types’ of argument that an assignment can be built around. Offer strategies to apply evidence and theory into your written work. Argument. The following describes 6 “moves” that should be included in your argument essay.. This does NOT mean 6 paragraphs; some may take more than one paragraph to accomplish while some take less.. Work from 1/8/2013. Read and annotate the following prompt, then brainstorm how you would create your argument for this essay. .. PROMPT. : In his 1985 essay "Being a Man," Paul Theroux argues that "The whole idea of manhood in America is pitiful...Even the expression "Be a man!" ...[is] insulting and abusive. It means: Be stupid, be unfeeling, obedient, soldierly and stop thinking...It is a hideous and crippling lie; it not only insists on difference and connives at superiority, it is also by its very nature destructive--emotionally damaging and socially harmful." . Diachrony. Subject. Verb. Object. Modifier. John. Reads. The book. quickly. Sally. Eats. The apple. eagerly. Bryce. confuses . the class. thoroughly. Synchrony and . Diachrony. Why. Almost. Relies. Near. What is the Cosmological argument?. Cosmological: Referring to the origin and structure of the universe.. The cosmological argument tries to prove that there is a perfect and well ordered universe, and a world in which we live (cosmos), rather than nothingness, because God brought the cosmos into existence. Theists argue that the universe is perfect because it was created by God and is not the result of random chance (the big bang theory).. Argument in its best academic, scholarly, or journalistic sense is not the same as an emotional argument or conflict between people. In general, it seeks to open a subject, not close it; to broaden a subject, not narrow it; and primarily to earn respect for a position, not necessarily defeat one.. Secret to . Raising Smart Kids” by Carol S. . Dweck. “. Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better. ?”. -Carol S. . Dweck. Why this text?. Arguments come in many forms, from impassioned blogs to reasoned debates.. Everything is an argument…. -When you hear the word “argument,” what springs to mind?. -“Argument” encompasses more than the common connotation.. -An argument can be any text—written, spoken, aural, or visual—that expresses a point of view.. The diachrony of argument structure Elly van Gelderen USTB, September 2019 Main claims Lexical aspect is pre-linguistic and innate and part of the C-I interface; theta-structure follows from this. : . Synchrony. vs. . Diachrony. Synchrony. . was. . proposed. . firstly. . by. . Saussure. . He . stated. . that . language as a system of signs . can . be . studied as a complete system at any given point in .