| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford linguistics |
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Oxford Surveys in Syntax and Morphology ; 11 |
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Oxford linguistics.
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Oxford surveys in syntax and morphology ; 11.
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| Contents |
1 The problem of gradient acceptability -- 2 Theories of grammatical knowledge in relation to formal syntactic and non-syntactic explanations -- 3 On distinguishing formal syntactic constraints from other aspects of linguistic knowledge -- 4 On distinguishing formal syntactic constraints from processing constraints -- 5 On the relationship between corpus frequency and acceptability -- 6 Relative clause extraposition and PP extraposition in English and German -- 7 Resumptive pronouns in Hebrew, Cantonese, and English relative clauses -- 8 Gradient acceptability, methodological diversity, and theoretical interpretation -- Glossary -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index |
| Summary |
This volume examines the interpretation of gradient judgments of sentence acceptability in relation to theories of grammatical knowledge. It uses experimental and corpus-based research, along with a range of case studies, to argue for a new approach to this crucial problem |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 01, 2022) |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
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Linguistics -- Research -- Methodology
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax
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Linguistics -- Research -- Methodology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780192654328 |
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0192654322 |
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9780191925436 |
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0191925438 |
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