Lexical Categories and Argument Structure
Author : Nadezhda Vinokurova
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 26,50 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Categorization (Linguistics)
ISBN :
The Cambridge Handbook of Generative Syntax
Author : Marcel den Dikken
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1412 pages
File Size : 32,35 MB
Release : 2013-07-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1107354587
Book Description
Syntax – the study of sentence structure – has been at the centre of generative linguistics from its inception and has developed rapidly and in various directions. The Cambridge Handbook of Generative Syntax provides a historical context for what is happening in the field of generative syntax today, a survey of the various generative approaches to syntactic structure available in the literature and an overview of the state of the art in the principal modules of the theory and the interfaces with semantics, phonology, information structure and sentence processing, as well as linguistic variation and language acquisition. This indispensable resource for advanced students, professional linguists (generative and non-generative alike) and scholars in related fields of inquiry presents a comprehensive survey of the field of generative syntactic research in all its variety, written by leading experts and providing a proper sense of the range of syntactic theories calling themselves generative.
Argument Structure
Author : Eric J. Reuland
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,98 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027233721
Book Description
Recent developments in the generative tradition have created new interest in matters of argument structure and argument projection, giving prominence to the discussion on the role of lexical entries. Particularly, the more traditional lexicalist view that encodes argument structure information on lexical entries is now challenged by a syntactic view under which all properties of argument structure are taken up by syntactic structure. In the light of these new developments, the contributions in this volume provide detailed empirical investigations of argument structure phenomena in a wide range of languages. The contributions vary in their response to the theoretical questions and address issues that range from the role of specific functional heads and the relation of argument projection with syntactic processes, to the position of argument structure within a broader clausal architecture and the argument structure properties of less studied categories.
Lexical Categories
Author : Mark C. Baker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 43,97 MB
Release : 2003-03-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521001106
Book Description
Table of contents
An Introduction to Syntax
Author : Robert D. Van Valin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,65 MB
Release : 2001-04-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521635660
Book Description
The book guides students through the basic concepts involved in syntactic analysis and goes on to prepare them for further work in any syntactic theory, using examples from a range of phenomena in human languages. It also includes a chapter on theories of syntax.
Categorial Features
Author : Phoevos Panagiotidis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 16,22 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1107038111
Book Description
Proposes a novel theory of parts of speech, bringing together the latest research and discoveries.
Prolegomenon to a Theory of Argument Structure
Author : Ken Hale
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 35,56 MB
Release : 2002-10-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780262263054
Book Description
This work is the culmination of an eighteen-year collaboration between Ken Hale and Samuel Jay Keyser on the study of the syntax of lexical items. It examines the hypothesis that the behavior of lexical items may be explained in terms of a very small number of very simple principles. In particular, a lexical item is assumed to project a syntactic configuration defined over just two relations, complement and specifier, where these configurations are constrained to preclude iteration and to permit only binary branching. The work examines this hypothesis by methodically looking at a variety of constructions in English and other languages.
Argument Structure
Author : Eric J. Reuland
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 42,99 MB
Release : 2007-11-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027291268
Book Description
Recent developments in the generative tradition have created new interest in matters of argument structure and argument projection, giving prominence to the discussion on the role of lexical entries. Particularly, the more traditional lexicalist view that encodes argument structure information on lexical entries is now challenged by a syntactic view under which all properties of argument structure are taken up by syntactic structure. In the light of these new developments, the contributions in this volume provide detailed empirical investigations of argument structure phenomena in a wide range of languages. The contributions vary in their response to the theoretical questions and address issues that range from the role of specific functional heads and the relation of argument projection with syntactic processes, to the position of argument structure within a broader clausal architecture and the argument structure properties of less studied categories.
Argument Structure in Usage-Based Construction Grammar
Author : Florent Perek
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,97 MB
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027268754
Book Description
The argument structure of verbs, defined as the part of grammar that deals with how participants in verbal events are expressed in clauses, is a classical topic in linguistics that has received considerable attention in the literature. This book investigates argument structure in English from a usage-based perspective, taking the view that the cognitive representation of grammar is shaped by language use, and that crucial aspects of grammatical organization are tied to the frequency with which words and syntactic constructions are used. On the basis of several case studies combining quantitative corpus studies and psycholinguistic experiments, it is shown how a usage-based approach sheds new light on a number of issues in argument realization and offers frequency-based explanations for its organizing principles at three levels of generality: verbs, constructions, and argument structure alternations.
Lexical Categories and Root Classes in Amerindian Languages
Author : Ximena Lois
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,79 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783039108312
Book Description
The problem of lexical categories and root class determination is fundamental in linguistic description and theory. Research on this topic has been particularly stimulated by studies of Amerindian languages. The essays in this collection, written by specialists in languages from South, Middle and North America, provide new insights into processes, levels, functions, and the aquisition of lexical categories, from various recent theoretical perspectives. The volume also addresses recent debates about root indeterminacy. Focusing on morphosyntax, phonology, and semantics, the contributions offer invaluable material for typological generalizations and for comprehension of the nature of the mental lexicon.
