An Introduction To Transformational Syntax

Author : Adrian Akmajian,Frank Heny
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0262510227

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An Introduction to the Principles of Transformational Syntax by Adrian Akmajian,Frank Heny Pdf

The central goal of this text is to introduce the reader to the methods of argumentation used in the construction of syntactic theory: the ways in which hypotheses are supported or shown to be inadequate. It it not so much about syntactic theory as an attempt to involve the reader in constructing syntactic theory--even at the beginning. The text deals with a selected number of the clearer issues that arise in analyzing a limited set of English constructions, and it is restricted to a "classical" framework. The authors believe that in this way students will gain a thorough grounding in the methods of syntactic argumentation, will be well equipped to explore other areas on their own, and to appreciate the significance of the many theoretical innovations that have been proposed to make up for the inadequacies in the classical approach.

Author : Roger Fowler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781315461472

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An Introduction to Transformational Syntax by Roger Fowler Pdf

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 : Rodney D. Huddleston
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0582550629

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An Introduction to English Transformational Syntax by Rodney D. Huddleston Pdf

Author : Diane Bornstein
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 081913905X

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An Introduction to Transformational Grammar by Diane Bornstein Pdf

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 : Carl Lee Baker
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037152423

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Introduction to Generative-transformational Syntax by Carl Lee Baker Pdf

This book is a course-level introduction to the theory of generative grammar of natural languages. This theory considers grammar to be a system of rules that generate exactly those combinations of words that form grammatical sentences in a given language and involves the use of defined operations (called transformations) to produce new sentences from existing ones.

Author : Robert Borsley,Kersti Börjars
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781444395020

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Non-Transformational Syntax by Robert Borsley,Kersti Börjars Pdf

This authoritative introduction explores the four main non-transformational syntactic frameworks: Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Lexical-Functional Grammar, Categorial Grammar, and Simpler Syntax. It also considers a range of issues that arise in connection with these approaches, including questions about processing and acquisition. An authoritative introduction to the main alternatives to transformational grammar Includes introductions to three long-established non-transformational syntactic frameworks: Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Lexical-Functional Grammar, and Categorial Grammar, along with the recently developed Simpler Syntax Brings together linguists who have developed and shaped these theories to illustrate the central properties of these frameworks and how they handle some of the main phenomena of syntax Discusses a range of issues that arise in connection with non-transformational approaches, including processing and acquisition

Author : Jamal Ouhalla
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0340740361

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Introducing Transformational Grammar by Jamal Ouhalla Pdf

The first edition of this book quickly established itself as one of the clearest and most readable introductions to generative grammar. Together with a complete introduction to the principles of Universal Grammar, it traced the major shifts of perspective that have influenced the developments of the theory over the last forty years. This revised and expanded new edition introduces students with no previous training to Transformational Grammar. Covering the framework known as Principles and Parameters as well as the more recent framework known as Minimalism, it includes a range of new exercises, making it ideal for students at all levels.

Author : Andrew Radford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1988-05-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521347505

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Transformational Grammar by Andrew Radford Pdf

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 : Marina K. Burt
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UCSC:32106007800433

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From Deep to Surface Structure by Marina K. Burt Pdf

The main text of this book is concerned with establishing the relative ordering of about thirty transformational rules of grammar which have been regularly included in the introductory course of transformational grammar presented at M.I.T.'s Department of Linguistics. The rules presented in this book are exemplary of the basic insights achieved by advocates of the transformational approach to English syntax. This book is intended to be a workbook which should be used as a supplement to, not a substitute for, a course in introductory transformational syntax.

Author : Rodney Huddleston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Grammar, Comparative and general
ISBN : OCLC:993998073

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An Introduction to English Transformational Syntax by Rodney Huddleston Pdf

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783112316009

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Syntactic Structures by Noam Chomsky Pdf

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Author : Richard A. Hudson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1976-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0226357996

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Arguments for a Non-Transformational Grammar by Richard A. Hudson Pdf

For the past decade, the dominant transformational theory of syntax has produced the most interesting insights into syntactic properties. Over the same period another theory, systemic grammar, has been developed very quietly as an alternative to the transformational model. In this work Richard A. Hudson outlines "daughter-dependency theory," which is derived from systemic grammar, and offers empirical reasons for preferring it to any version of transformational grammar. The goal of daughter-dependency theory is the same as that of Chomskyan transformational grammar—to generate syntactic structures for all (and only) syntactically well-formed sentences that would relate to both the phonological and the semantic structures of the sentences. However, unlike transformational grammars, those based on daughter-dependency theory generate a single syntactic structure for each sentence. This structure incorporates all the kinds of information that are spread, in a transformational grammar, over to a series of structures (deep, surface, and intermediate). Instead of the combination of phrase-structure rules and transformations found in transformational grammars, daughter-dependency grammars contain rules with the following functions: classification, dependency-marking, or ordering. Hudson's strong arguments for a non-transformational grammar stress the capacity of daughter-dependency theory to reflect the facts of language structure and to capture generalizations that transformational models miss. An important attraction of Hudson's theory is that the syntax is more concrete, with no abstract underlying elements. In the appendixes, the author outlines a partial grammar for English and a small lexicon and distinguishes his theory from standard dependency theory. Hudson's provocative thesis is supported by his thorough knowledge of transformational grammar.

Author : Diane Dorothy Bornstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:601704974

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An Introduction to Transformational Grammar by Diane Dorothy Bornstein Pdf

Author : Bruce L. Liles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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An Introductory Transformational Grammar by Bruce L. Liles Pdf

Author : Marcel den Dikken
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107354586

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The Cambridge Handbook of Generative Syntax by Marcel den Dikken Pdf

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.