Kersti Borjars

Lexical-Functional Grammar (eBook, PDF)

An Introduction

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A clear introduction to lexical-functional grammar (LFG), this outstanding textbook sets out a formal approach to the study of language using a step-by-step approach and rich language data. Data from English and a range of other languages is used to illustrate the main concepts, allowing those students not accustomed to working with cross-linguistic data to familiarize themselves with the theory, while also enabling those interested in how the theory can account for more challenging data sets to extend their learning. Exercises ranging from simple technical questions to analyses of a data set, as well as a further resources section with a literature review complete each chapter. The book aims to equip readers with the skills to analyze new data sets and to begin to engage with the primary LFG literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316767184
• Artikelnr.: 57076831

Autorenporträt

Kersti Börjars is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Manchester and Professor (II) of Nordic Languages at Oslo University. Her current research focuses on syntactic description and analysis and on linguistic change. She has taught courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels on English grammar, syntactic theory and diachronic linguistics. She has held grants to study linguistic change in Pennsylvania German (ESRC) and for a study of the English possessive (AHRC). She is editor of the Journal of Linguistics and co-author (with Kate Burridge) of Introducing English Grammar (2010).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Dimensions of information
3. Mapping between c-structure and f-structure
4. Morphology and f-structure
5. Complementation and predication
6. Long-distance dependencies
7. Anaphoric binding
8. A-structure and lexical mapping theory
9. Further topics.

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1. Introduction; 2. Dimensions of information; 3. Mapping between c-structure and f-structure; 4. Morphology and f-structure; 5. Complementation and predication; 6. Long-distance dependencies; 7. Anaphoric binding; 8. A-structure and lexical mapping theory; 9. Further topics.

Rezensionen

'This lucid and entertainingly written textbook is an excellent introduction to the theory of Lexical Functional Grammar. It presents the fundamentals of the theory in a way that is both accessible for beginners and engaging for linguists who are familiar with other frameworks.' Mary Dalrymple, University of Oxford