An Introductory Transformational Grammar

Author : Mark Lester
Publisher : Holt McDougal
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UCSC:32106001572780

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Introductory Transformational Grammar of English by Mark Lester Pdf

This book is an accurate, updated, and substantially revised presentation of transformational grammar for students with little or no background in linguistic theory. After finishing this book, the reader should be equipped to do the following: read and understand the applications of transformational grammar that appear in the language arts journals; evaluate and teach the commercial grammar programs now available in a thorough and professional way; modify and supplement existing language programs with confidence; use quite different types of reference works on English grammar, such as Jespersen's Essentials of English Grammar and Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech and Svartvik's A Grammar of Contemporary English; and, most important of all, look at nearly any English sentence with a fair amount of insight about how it is put together. - Publisher.

Author : Diane Bornstein
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,6 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 : Bruce L. Liles
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 013502286X

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An Introductory Transformational Grammar by Bruce L. Liles Pdf

Author : Bruce L. Liles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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An Introductory Transformational Grammar by Bruce L. Liles Pdf

Author : Roger Fowler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 43,7 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 : Adrian Akmajian,Frank Heny
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 40,7 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 : Carl Lee Baker
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 46,5 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 : Andrew Radford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 52,8 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 : Stefan Müller
Publisher : Language Science Press
Page : 877 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783961102020

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Grammatical theory by Stefan Müller Pdf

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. This book is a new edition of http://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/25 and http://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/195.

Author : Diane Dorothy Bornstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:601704974

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An Introduction to Transformational Grammar by Diane Dorothy Bornstein Pdf

Author : Jamal Ouhalla
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 40,5 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 : Rodney D. Huddleston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036922768

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

Author : Lyda E. LaPalombara
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39076006202308

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An Introduction to Grammar by Lyda E. LaPalombara Pdf

Author : Robert Borsley,Kersti Börjars
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 44,8 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 : Bent Jacobsen
Publisher : North-Holland
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015004707306

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Transformational-generative Grammar by Bent Jacobsen Pdf