Elly Van Gelderen (Arizona State University)

Third Factors in Language Variation and Change

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This pioneering book makes an important contribution to linguistics by explaining syntactic variation and change within the most recent version of minimalist syntax. It focusses on the mechanisms necessary for syntactic computation, and suggests that these are general cognitive principles rather than principles specific to the language faculty.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 356g
• ISBN-13: 9781108926409
• ISBN-10: 1108926401
• Artikelnr.: 69300424

Autorenporträt

Elly van Gelderen is a syntactician interested in language change. Her work shows how regular syntactic change provides insight in the Faculty of Language. Elly is the author of eleven books and eighty or so articles/chapters, the editor of two book series and has herself edited or co-edited eleven books/special issues.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. The shift towards a minimal UG
2. Labeling in language change
3. Determinancy in language variation
4. Determinancy in language change
5. Labeling and determinancy: verb-second and expletives
6. Adjunct incorporation and avoiding pair merge
7. Conclusion.