Essays on Grammatical Theory and Universal Grammar - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0198248970 ISBN 13: 9780198248972

Casa editrice: Clarendon Press, 1991

Riassunto

This is a collection of original contributions to grammatical theory by a number of leading linguists: John Anderson, Jim Miller, John Lyons, Steve Pulman, Andrew Radford, Bernard Comrie, R. M. W. Dixon, Greville Corbett, and John Hawkins. Topics covered include: the semantic basis for syntactic relations, the relationship between ontology and language, detailed studies of particular constructions in one language, reference tracking systems, grammatical relations, gender systems, and the explanation of Language Universals.

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Contenuti

Introduction; John Anderson: Reflections on notional grammar, with some remarks on its relevance to issues in the analysis of English and its history; Bernard Comrie: Some general properties of reference-tracking systems; Greville Corbett: An approach to the description of gender systems; R. M. W. Dixon: Subject and object in universal grammar; John A. Hawkins: Competence and performance in the explanation of language universals; John Lyons: Semantic ascent: A neglected aspect of syntactic typology; Jim Miller: Participant Roles, synonymy, and truth conditions; Steve Pulman: Prepositional relatives and syntactic marginality; Andrew Radford: The status of exclamative particles in modern spoken French; References; Index

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Clarendon Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0198248970
• ISBN 13: 9780198248972
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Redattore: Arnold Doug
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile