Elements Of Structural Syntax

Author : Lucien Tesnière
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027269997

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Elements of Structural Syntax by Lucien Tesnière Pdf

This volume appears now finally in English, sixty years after the death of its author, Lucien Tesnière. It has been translated from the French original into German, Spanish, Italian, and Russian, and now at long last into English as well. The volume contains a comprehensive approach to the syntax of natural languages, an approach that is foundational for an entire stream in the modern study of syntax and grammar. This stream is known today as dependency grammar (DG). Drawing examples from dozens of languages, many of which he was proficient in, Tesnière presents insightful analyses of numerous phenomena of syntax. Among the highlights are the concepts of valency and head-initial vs. head-final languages. These concepts are now taken for granted by most modern theories of syntax, even by phrase structure grammars, which represent, in a sense, the opposite sort of approach to syntax from what Tesnière was advocating. Now Open Access as part of the Knowledge Unlatched 2017 Backlist Collection.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 46,5 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 : Liliane Haegeman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789401154208

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Elements of Grammar by Liliane Haegeman Pdf

The aim of this Handbook is to provide a forum in which some of the generative syntacticians whose work has had an impact on theoretical syntax over the past 20 years are invited to present their views on one or more aspects of current syntactic theory. The following authors have contributed to the volume: Mark Baker, Michael Brody, Jane Grimshaw, James McCloskey, Jean-Yves Pollock, and Luigi Rizzi. Each contribution focuses on one specific aspect of the grammar. As a general theme, the papers are concerned with the question of the composition of the clause, i.e. what kind of components the clause is made up of, and how these components are put together in the clause. The introduction to the volume provides the backdrop for the papers and highlights some of the developments that have occurred in theoretical syntax in the last ten years. Elements of Grammar is destined for an audience of linguists working in the generative framework.

Author : Marcel den Dikken
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 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.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : De Gruyter Mouton
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004525536

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Syntactic Structures by Noam Chomsky Pdf

Author : Howard Lasnik
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2000-02-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0262621339

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Syntactic Structures Revisited by Howard Lasnik Pdf

with Marcela Depiante and Arthur Stepanov This book provides an introduction to some classic ideas and analyses of transformational generative grammar, viewed both on their own terms and from a more modern, or minimalist perspective. The major focus is on the set of analyses treating English verbal morphology. The book shows how the analyses in Chomsky's classic Syntactic Structures actually work, filling in underlying assumptions and often unstated formal particulars. From there the book moves to successive theoretical developments and revisions—both in general and in particular as they pertain to inflectional verbal morphology. After comparing Chomsky's economy-based account with his later minimalist approach, the book concludes with a hybrid theory of English verbal morphology that includes elements of both Syntactic Structures and A Minimalist Program for Linguistic Theory. Current Studies in Linguistics No. 33

Author : Dominique Sportiche,Hilda Koopman,Edward Stabler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781118470473

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An Introduction to Syntactic Analysis and Theory by Dominique Sportiche,Hilda Koopman,Edward Stabler Pdf

An Introduction to Syntactic Analysis and Theory offersbeginning students a comprehensive overview of and introduction toour current understanding of the rules and principles that governthe syntax of natural languages. Includes numerous pedagogical features such as‘practice’ boxes and sidebars, designed to facilitateunderstanding of both the ‘hows’ and the‘whys’ of sentence structure Guides readers through syntactic and morphological structuresin a progressive manner Takes the mystery out of one of the most crucial aspects of theworkings of language – the principles and processes behindthe structure of sentences Ideal for students with minimal knowledge of current syntacticresearch, it progresses in theoretical difficulty from basic ideasand theories to more complex and advanced, up to date concepts insyntactic theory

Author : George David Morley
Publisher : Equinox Publishing Ltd.
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1904768008

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Explorations in Functional Syntax by George David Morley Pdf

Explorations in Functional Syntax develops a practical framework for analyzing the syntactic structure of a text from a functional perspective. It outlines a model in which the syntactic analysis, on a single dimension, mirrors more explicitly the multidimensional meaning structure of the text. The syntactic framework thus takes account of semantic concepts such as participants and things, processes, features and qualities, and circumstances, all of which constitute elements of ideas. But it also deals with the cohesive links which connect ideas and with personal comments, etc. which may be interspersed in amongst them. Though set firmly in the mould of systemic functional grammar, the book focuses on lexicogrammar -grammatical units and relations, structural elements, configurations and complexities; social context and the semantic stratum are sketched out only as integral background. In elaborating a unitary syntactic framework which is functionally orientated so as to reflect the meaning structure of a text, the book represents a significant departure from the 'standard' mode of handling lexicogrammar in systemic linguistics. Important differences have been introduced with regard, firstly, to the nature of units on the rank scale and their relationships to structural complexes and, secondly, to the range and scope of elements of clause structure. The book is well illustrated with examples of the descriptive framework in action throughout the text and in a summary end chapter.

Author : Johannes Mursell
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027259738

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The Syntax of Information-Structural Agreement by Johannes Mursell Pdf

In this research monograph, Johannes Mursell discusses the syntactic impact of information-structural features on agreement. So far, the syntactic contribution of this type of feature has mostly been reduced to movement of topics or foci clause-initial position. Here, the author looks at a different phenomenon, syntactic agreement, and how this process can be dependent on information-structural properties. Based partly on original fieldwork from a typologically diverse set of languages, including Tagalog, Swahili, and Lavukaleve, it is argued that for most areas for which information-structural features have been discussed, it is possible to find cases where these features influence phi-feature agreement. The analysis is then extended to cases of Association with Focus, which does not involve phi-features but can still be accounted for with agreement of information-structural features. The book achieves two main goals: first it provides a uniform analysis for different constructions in unrelated languages. Second, it also gives a new argument that information-structural features should be treated as genuine syntactic features.

Author : C. Jan-Wouter Zwart,Mark de Vries
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027255471

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Structure Preserved by C. Jan-Wouter Zwart,Mark de Vries Pdf

"Structure is at the rock-bottom of all explanatory sciences" (Jan Koster). Forty years ago, the hypothesis that underlying the bewildering variety of syntactic phenomena are general and unified structural patterns of unexpected beauty and simplicity gave rise to major advancements in the study of Dutch and Germanic syntax, with important implications for the theory of grammar as a whole. Jan Koster was one of the central figures in this development, and he has continued to explore the structure preserving hypothesis throughout his illustrious career. This collection of articles by over forty syntacticians celebrates the advancements made in the study of syntax over the past forty years, reflecting on the structural principles underlying syntactic phenomena and emulating the approach to syntactic analysis embodied in Jan Koster's teaching and research.

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1969-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0262260506

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Aspects of the Theory of Syntax by Noam Chomsky Pdf

Chomsky proposes a reformulation of the theory of transformational generative grammar that takes recent developments in the descriptive analysis of particular languages into account. Beginning in the mid-fifties and emanating largely form MIT, an approach was developed to linguistic theory and to the study of the structure of particular languages that diverges in many respects from modern linguistics. Although this approach is connected to the traditional study of languages, it differs enough in its specific conclusions about the structure and in its specific conclusions about the structure of language to warrant a name, "generative grammar." Various deficiencies have been discovered in the first attempts to formulate a theory of transformational generative grammar and in the descriptive analysis of particular languages that motivated these formulations. At the same time, it has become apparent that these formulations can be extended and deepened.The major purpose of this book is to review these developments and to propose a reformulation of the theory of transformational generative grammar that takes them into account. The emphasis in this study is syntax; semantic and phonological aspects of the language structure are discussed only insofar as they bear on syntactic theory.

Author : G. David Morley
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780826430977

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Syntax in Functional Grammar by G. David Morley Pdf

This well-illustrated book outlines a framework for the analysis of syntactic structure from a perspective of a systematic functional grammar. In oart, the book goes back to the grammar's "scale and category" roots, but now with the aim of presenting how a descriptive framework illustrating how the analysis of the syntactic structure can reflect the meaning structure.The contents are divided into four sections. Section one gives a brief overview of systematic grammar, including the linguistic system, context of situation, and language fractions. Developing the lexicogrammar, section two considers formal units and their classes, but the principal focus is on section three, which covers the role of units as elements of structure. Section four discusses areas of structural complexity and concludes with several refinements to the analysis format.

Author : Robert D. Van Valin (Jr.),Randy J. LaPolla
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997-12-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521499151

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Syntax by Robert D. Van Valin (Jr.),Randy J. LaPolla Pdf

An introduction to syntactic theory and analysis.

Author : Anneli Meurman-Solin,Maria Jose Lopez-Couso,Bettelou Los
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199938483

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Information Structure and Syntactic Change in the History of English by Anneli Meurman-Solin,Maria Jose Lopez-Couso,Bettelou Los Pdf

Information Structure and Syntactic Change in the History of English is the first book to apply information structure as it relates to language change to a corpus-based analysis of a wide range of features in the evolution of English syntax and grammars of prose in long diachrony.

Author : Igor? Aleksandrovi? Mel??uk,Nikola? Viktorovich Pert?s?ov
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027215154

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Surface Syntax of English by Igor? Aleksandrovi? Mel??uk,Nikola? Viktorovich Pert?s?ov Pdf

This book is the first attempt to describe the syntax of Contemporary English exclusively in terms of dependencies (most American works on the subject being in terms of phrase structure, or constituency). The three main features of it are: (1) a fully formal presentation, (2) a reasonably complete coverage of English surface syntax, and (3) an exposition oriented towards human readers (rather than computers). The book can be recommended for several categories of readers: specialists in English syntax, linguists interested in general and theoretical syntax, computational linguists, researchers in related fields (including psychology and artificial intelligence) concerned with automatic processing (both synthesis and analysis) of English texts.