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Word Order and Scrambling (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

Word Order and Scrambling introduces readers to recent research into the linguistic phenomenon called scrambling and is a valuable contribution to the fields of theoretical linguistics, psycholinguistics, and applied linguistics. * * Introduces readers to recent research into the linguistic phenomenon called scrambling, or free word order. * * Explores major issues including factors responsible for word order variations, how scrambled constructions are processed, and whether variations are available in early child language development and in second language acquisition. * Discusses a number of typologically diverse languages including Hindi, Japanese, and Navajo. * Provides enlightening information on different aspects of word order variation and the consequences for our understanding of the nature of human language.

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Autor

Simin Karimi is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona. She is on the editorial board of the journal Linguistic Analysis and has published widely in journals such as Linguistic Inquiry, The Linguistic Review, and Lexicology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470758250
• Artikelnr.: 38197514

Rezensionen

"This collection provides thought-provoking material which willstimulate much future research. Perhaps the most fundamentalquestion, addressed in the first six chapters, is the nature of therelation between scrambling and pragmatic features ... The issuesraised in the book are important for any theory of syntax, languageacquisition and/or the syntax-pragmatics interface."Linguistics

"This volume represents well the depth and the scope of currentresearch on scrambling. It illustrates the rich and diversephenomena the term 'scrambling' covers and shows nicelythat they provide a wealth of information for the development oflinguistic theory." Mamoru Saito, NanzanUniversity

"I highly recommend this volume to anyone interested in issueson word order, particularly issues related to the 'free wordorder' phenomena sometimes collectively called'scrambling'. The book is an impressive collection ofpapers over a wide range of topics on word order in a number oftypologically diverse languages, viewed mainly from syntax andsemantics, but also incorporating insights from languageacquisition and brain imaging." Naoki Fukui, SophiaUniversity