Readings in English Transformational Grammar
Author : Roderick A. Jacobs
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 21,94 MB
Release : 1970
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : Roderick A. Jacobs
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 21,94 MB
Release : 1970
Category : English language
ISBN :
Author : Roderick Arnold Jacobs
Publisher : Ginn
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,26 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780536002891
Author : Pavol Štekauer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 48,59 MB
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1402035969
This is the most comprehensive book to date on word formation in terms of scope of topics, schools and theoretical positions. All contributions were written by the leading scholars in their respective areas.
Author : Diane Bornstein
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 26,63 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780819139054
This volume, originally published by Winthrop Publishers in 1977, discusses transformational grammar in relation to traditional and structural grammar, enabling students to relate the theory to what they already know about grammar. Although all important technical terms and processes are presented, non-technical language is used as much as possible. Examples from literature and from actual language usage are employed throughout the book, and one section is devoted to practical applications to writing, reading, and literary criticism, and the understanding of dialects. A comprehensive glossary is provided.
Author : David A. Reibel
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 18,84 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Author : Andrew Radford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 22,23 MB
Release : 2009-09-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521148634
Author : Stefan Müller
Publisher : Language Science Press
Page : 889 pages
File Size : 13,39 MB
Release : 2023-01-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3961104026
This book introduces formal grammar theories that play a role in current linguistic theorizing (Phrase Structure Grammar, Transformational Grammar/Government & Binding, Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar, Lexical Functional Grammar, Categorial Grammar, Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Construction Grammar, Tree Adjoining Grammar). The key assumptions are explained and it is shown how the respective theory treats arguments and adjuncts, the active/passive alternation, local reorderings, verb placement, and fronting of constituents over long distances. The analyses are explained with German as the object language. The second part of the book compares these approaches with respect to their predictions regarding language acquisition and psycholinguistic plausibility. The nativism hypothesis, which assumes that humans posses genetically determined innate language-specific knowledge, is critically examined and alternative models of language acquisition are discussed. The second part then addresses controversial issues of current theory building such as the question of flat or binary branching structures being more appropriate, the question whether constructions should be treated on the phrasal or the lexical level, and the question whether abstract, non-visible entities should play a role in syntactic analyses. It is shown that the analyses suggested in the respective frameworks are often translatable into each other. The book closes with a chapter showing how properties common to all languages or to certain classes of languages can be captured.
Author : Andrew Radford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 38,22 MB
Release : 1988-05-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521347501
Andrew Radford's new textbook is principally for students with little or no background in syntax who need a lively and up-to-date introduction to contemporary work on transformational grammar. It covers four main topics - the goals of linguistic theory, syntactic structure, the nature and role of the lexicon, and the function of transformations and the principles governing their application. The framework takes into account the major works such as Chomsky's Knowledge of Language and Barriers written since the publication of Radford's widely acclaimed Transformational Syntax in 1981. Not only does the present book use a more recent theoretical framework, but at the descriptive level it covers a wider range of constructions and rules than its predecessor. Andrew Radford is well known for his effective pedagogical approach, and in this book even more care has been devoted to providing a sympathetic and non-technical introduction to the field. At the end of each chapter are exercises which reinforce the text, enable students to apply the various concepts, etc. discussed, or encourage them to look more critically at some of the assumptions and analyses presented. The book also has a detailed bibliographical background section and an extensive bibliography which will be a useful source of reference to the primary literature. Although intended principally as a coursebook for students of syntax or English grammar, Transformational Grammar will be invaluable to any reader who needs a straightforward and comprehensive introduction to the latest developments in this field.
Author : Roger Fowler
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 31,72 MB
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 131546148X
Transformational syntax is an analytic technique of grammatical description which has exciting psychological and philosophical ramifications inspiring creative research into the conceptual powers and behaviour of man. In this book, first published in 1971, the author suggests that the techniques of the classical period (1964-66) of transformational syntax provide the securest foundation for syntactic analysis, and are indispensable if students are to understand recent changes to the analytical technique. This title will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.
Author : Roderick A. Jacobs
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,48 MB
Release : 1979
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