The Cambridge Handbook of Generative Syntax

Herausgegeben von Den Dikken, Marcel

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 1164
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 66mm
• Gewicht: 2162g
• ISBN-13: 9780521769860
• ISBN-10: 0521769868
• Artikelnr.: 36125555

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Background: 1. Introduction Marcel den Dikken; 2. Brief overview of the history of generative syntax Howard Lasnik and Terje Lohndal; 3. Goals and methods of generative syntax Frederick Newmeyer; Part II. Modern Generative Approaches to the Study of Sentence Structure: 4. Principles and parameters theory and minimalism Zeljko Boskovic; 5. Minimalism and optimality theory Hans Broekhuis and Ellen Woolford; 6. Lexical-functional grammar Peter Sells; 7. Phrase structure grammar James Blevins and Ivan Sag; 8. Tree adjoining grammar Robert Frank; Part III. Syntactic Structures: 9. Argument structure and argument structure alternations Gillian Ramchand; 10. The syntax of predication Caroline Heycock; 11. Lexical categories and (extended) projection Norbert Corver; 12. The functional structure of the sentence, and cartography Luigi Rizzi; 13. Adverbial and adjectival modification Artemis Alexiadou; Part IV. Syntactic Processes: Their Nature, Locality, and Motivation: 14. Economy

Rezensionen

'This magisterial overview of the historical development and current state of generative syntax is balanced, wide-ranging, intermittently controversial, always constructive, and consistently useful to neophyte and seasoned researcher alike.' Neil Smith, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, University College London