| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 589 pages) |
| Series |
[Oxford linguistics] |
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Oxford linguistics.
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| Contents |
1. Why simpler syntax? -- 2. How did we get here? : principles and early history of mainstream syntax -- 3. Later history of mainstream syntax -- 4. Flat structure -- 5. Basic clause structure -- 6. The grammatical function tier -- 7. Bare argument ellipsis and its relatives -- 8. VP ellipsis and its relatives -- 9. Discontinuous dependencies -- 10. Mme Tussaud meets the binding theory -- 11. Something else for the binding theory -- 12. The semantic basis of control in English -- 13. Semantic subordination despite syntactic coordination -- 14. The view from the periphery : the English comparative correlative -- 15. What is language like? : moving on |
| Summary |
Offering a compelling perspective on the structure of the human language, this book addresses the proper balance between syntax and semantics, between structure and derivation, and between rule systems and lexicon. It argues that the balance struck by mainstream generative grammar is wrong |
| Notes |
Series statement on jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 548-574) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax
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Generative Syntax
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Satzsemantik
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Syntaxis.
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Semantiek.
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Syntaxe.
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Sémantique.
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Grammaire comparée.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jackendoff, Ray, 1945-
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| LC no. |
2005299725 |
| ISBN |
9780199271092 |
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0199271097 |
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9780191533808 |
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0191533807 |
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9780199271085 |
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0199271089 |
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1282199560 |
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9781282199569 |
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9786610904655 |
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6610904650 |
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1435622715 |
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9781435622715 |
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1280904658 |
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9781280904653 |
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9786612199561 |
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6612199563 |
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