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OverviewThis book represents the state of the art in the study of gradience in grammar - the degree to which utterances are acceptable or grammatical, and the relationship between acceptability and grammaticality. Gradience is at the centre of controversial issues in the theory of grammar and the understanding of language. The acceptability of words and sentences may be linked to the frequency of their use and measured on a scale. Among the questions considered in the book are: whether such measures are beyond the scope of a generative grammar or, in other words, whether the factors influencing acceptability are internal or external to grammar; whether observed gradience is a property of the mentally represented grammar or a reflection of variation among speakers; and what gradient phenomena reveal about the relationship between acceptability and grammaticality, and between competence and performance. The book is divided into four parts. Part I seeks to clarify the nature of gradience from the perspectives of phonology, generative syntax, psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics. Parts II and III examine issues in phonology and syntax. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gisbert Fanselow (Universitat Potsdam, Germany University of Potsdam Universit??t Potsdam, Germany Universit??t Potsdam, Germany Universit??t Potsdam, Germany) , Caroline Fery (Universitat Potsdam, Germany Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt University of Potsdam) , Matthias Schlesewsky (University of Johannes Gutenberg-University Phillips University of Margurg University of Johannes Gutenberg-University) , Ralf Vogel (Phillips University of Margurg)Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 9781280843976ISBN 10: 1280843977 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 01 January 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |