Representation And Derivation In The Theory Of Grammar

Author : H. Haider,K. Netter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789401134460

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Representation and Derivation in the Theory of Grammar by H. Haider,K. Netter Pdf

Derivation or Representation? Hubert Haider & Klaus Netter 1 The Issue Derivation and Representation - these keywords refer both to a conceptual as well as to an empirical issue. Transformational grammar was in its outset (Chomsky 1957, 1975) a derivational theory which characterized a well-formed sentence by its derivation, i.e. a set of syntactic representations defined by a set of rules that map one representation into another. The set of mapping rules, the transformations, eventually became more and more abstract and were trivialized into a single one, namely "move a" , a general movement-rule. The constraints on movement were singled out in systems of principles that ap ply to the resulting representations, i.e. the configurations containing a moved element and its extraction site, the trace. The introduction of trace-theory (d. Chomsky 1977, ch.3 §17, ch. 4) in principle opened up the possibility of com pletely abandoning movement and generating the possible outputs of movement directly, i.e. as structures that contain gaps representing the extraction sites.

Author : Marc van Oostendorp,Henk van Riemsdijk
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501502255

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Representing Structure in Phonology and Syntax by Marc van Oostendorp,Henk van Riemsdijk Pdf

Formal grammars by definition need two parts: a theory of computation (or derivation), and a theory of representation. While recent attention in mainstream syntactic and phonological theory has been devoted to the former, the papers in this volume aim to show that the importance of representational details is not diminished by the insights of such theories.

Author : J. Guéron,H.-G. Obenauer,J. -Y. Pollock
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783112328064

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Grammatical Representation by J. Guéron,H.-G. Obenauer,J. -Y. Pollock Pdf

The architecture of the human language faculty has been one of the main foci of the linguistic research of the last half century. This branch of linguistics, broadly known as Generative Grammar, is concerned with the formulation of explanatory formal accounts of linguistic phenomena with the ulterior goal of gaining insight into the properties of the 'language organ'. The series comprises high quality monographs and collected volumes that address such issues. The topics in this series range from phonology to semantics, from syntax to information structure, from mathematical linguistics to studies of the lexicon. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert

Author : John P. Kimball
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035250575

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The Formal Theory of Grammar by John P. Kimball Pdf

Author : Samuel Epstein,T. D. Seely
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780470754696

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Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program by Samuel Epstein,T. D. Seely Pdf

Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program presents accessible, cutting edge research on an enduring and fundamental question confronting all linguistic inquiry – the respective roles of derivation and representation. Presents accessible, cutting edge research on the respective roles of derivation and representation in syntactic inquiry. Discusses a wide range of phenomena and also includes alternative, representational perspectives. Features papers by M. Brody, C. Collins, S. Epstein, J. Frampton, S. Gutmann, N. Hornstein, R. Kayne, H. Kitahara, J. McCloskey, N. Richards, D. Seely, E. Torrego, J. Uriagereka, C.J.W. Zwart.

Author : John Coleman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521023505

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Phonological Representations by John Coleman Pdf

Rewriting rules, derivations and underlying representations is an enduring characteristic of generative phonology. In this book, John Coleman argues that this is unnecessary. The expressive resources of context-free Unification grammars are sufficient to characterize phonological structures and alternations. According to this view, all phonological forms and constraints are partial descriptions of surface representations. This framework, now called Declarative Phonology, is based on a detailed examination of the formalisms of feature-theory, syllable theory and the leading varieties of nonlinear phonology. Dr Coleman illustrates this with two extensive analyses of the phonological structure of words in English and Japanese. As Declarative Phonology is surface-based and highly restrictive, it is consistent with cognitive psychology and amenable to straightforward computational implementation.

Author : Edwin Williams
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002-12-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0262265079

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Representation Theory by Edwin Williams Pdf

In this theoretical monograph, Edwin Williams demonstrates that when syntax is economical, it economizes on shape distortion rather than on distance. According to Williams, this new notion of economy calls for a new architecture for the grammatical system—in fact, for a new notion of derivation. The new architecture offers a style of clausal embedding—the Level Embedding Scheme—that predictively ties together the locality, reconstructive behavior, and "target" type of any syntactic process in a way that is unique to the model. Williams calls his theory "Representation Theory" to put the notion of economy at the forefront. Syntax, in this theory, is a series of representations of one sublanguage in another.

Author : Julia Horvath
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110849165

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FOCUS in the Theory of Grammar and the Syntax of Hungarian by Julia Horvath Pdf

The architecture of the human language faculty has been one of the main foci of the linguistic research of the last half century. This branch of linguistics, broadly known as Generative Grammar, is concerned with the formulation of explanatory formal accounts of linguistic phenomena with the ulterior goal of gaining insight into the properties of the 'language organ'. The series comprises high quality monographs and collected volumes that address such issues. The topics in this series range from phonology to semantics, from syntax to information structure, from mathematical linguistics to studies of the lexicon.

Author : Henk C. van Riemsdijk,Edwin Williams
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015011363614

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Introduction to the Theory of Grammar by Henk C. van Riemsdijk,Edwin Williams Pdf

Introduction to the Theory of Grammar makes available to teachers and students of syntax a comprehensive critical review of the main results of present day grammatical theory and shows how they were achieved.

Author : P. Mondal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137449436

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Language, Mind and Computation by P. Mondal Pdf

This book explores how and in what ways the relationship between language, mind and computation can be conceived of, given that a number of foundational assumptions about this relationship remain unacknowledged in mainstream linguistic theory, yet continue to be the basis of theoretical developments and empirical advances.

Author : Andrew Radford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1997-07-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521477077

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Syntactic Theory and the Structure of English by Andrew Radford Pdf

Andrew Radford's textbook is written for students with little or no background in syntax, and introduces them to key concepts of Chomsky's minimalist programme (e.g. merger and movement, checking, economy and greed, split VPs, agreement projections), as well as providing detailed analysis of the syntax of a range of different construction types (e.g. interrogatives, negatives, passives, unaccusatives, complement clauses). Illustrative material is drawn from varieties of English (Standard English, Belfast English, Shakespearean English, Jamaican Creole and Child English). There is a substantial glossary and an extensive integral workbook section at the end of each chapter with helpful hints and model answers, which aim to get students to analyse phrases and sentences for themselves within a minimalist framework.

Author : Robert Freidin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134322107

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Generative Grammar by Robert Freidin Pdf

Generative Grammar presents a substantial contribution to the field of linguistics in drawing together for the first time the author's most significant work on the theory of generative grammar. The essays collected here display Freidin's role in moving the theory forward in terms of new proposals, and analyse the efforts to understand the evolution and history of the theory by careful investigation of how and why it has changed over the years.

Author : Katherine McKinney-Bock,Maria Luisa Zubizarreta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134510955

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Primitive Elements of Grammatical Theory by Katherine McKinney-Bock,Maria Luisa Zubizarreta Pdf

This book is a compilation of manuscripts and publications from 2001-2010 by Jean-Roger Vergnaud, in collaboration with colleagues and students. This work is guided by the scientific belief that broader mathematical principles should guide linguistic inquiry, as they guide classical biology and physics. From this, Vergnaud’s hypotheses take the representation of the computational component of language to a more abstract level: one that derives constituent structure. He treats linguistic features as primitives, and argues that a 2 x n matrix allows for multiple discrete dimensions to represent symmetries in linguistic features and to derive the fabric of syntax (and perhaps of phonology as well). Three primary research questions guide the core of these papers. (A) Methodologically, how can broadly defined mathematical/cognitive principles guide linguistic investigation? (B) To what extent do general mathematical principles apply across linguistic domains? What principles guide computation at different levels of linguistic structure (phonology, metrical structure, syntax)? (C) How is the computational domain defined? In these manuscripts, Vergnaud’s goal is not to radically depart from the Minimalist Program within generative grammar, but rather to take the underlying goal of the generative program and bring it to an even more general scientific level. The themes of symmetry and periodicity in this book reflect his goal of scientific progress in linguistics, and he has opened the doors to new exploration of old empirical problems in linguistics that may, someday, have deeper biological and physical explanations through the theory presented in this publication.

Author : Philipp Strazny
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1275 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135455224

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Encyclopedia of Linguistics by Philipp Strazny Pdf

Utilizing a historical and international approach, this valuable two-volume resource makes even the more complex linguistic issues understandable for the non-specialized reader. Containing over 500 alphabetically arranged entries and an expansive glossary by a team of international scholars, the Encyclopedia of Linguistics explores the varied perspectives, figures, and methodologies that make up the field.

Author : John M. Anderson
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0391007580

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On Case Grammar by John M. Anderson Pdf