Overview

This authoritative introduction explores the four main non-transformational syntactic frameworks: Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Lexical-Functional Grammar, Categorial Grammar, and Simpler Syntax. It also considers a range of issues that arise in connection with these approaches, including questions about processing and acquisition. An authoritative introduction to the main alternatives to transformational grammar Includes introductions to three long-established non-transformational syntactic frameworks: Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Lexical-Functional Grammar, and Categorial Grammar, along with the recently developed Simpler Syntax Brings together linguists who have developed and shaped these theories to illustrate the central properties of these frameworks and how they handle some of the main phenomena of syntax Discusses a range of issues that arise in connection with non-transformational approaches, including processing and acquisition

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Author:   R Borsley ,  Kersti Boerjars
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Blackwell Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   0.970kg
ISBN:  

9780631209652

ISBN 10:   0631209654
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   20 May 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors. Introduction: Robert D. Borsley (University of Essex) and Kersti Börjars (University of Manchester). 1. Elementary principles of Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar (Georgia M Green). 2. Advanced topics in Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar Andreas (Kathol, Adam Przepiórkowski and Jesse Tseng). 3. Lexical-Functional Grammar: interactions between morphology and syntax (Rachel Nordlinger Joan Bresnan). 4. Lexical-Functional Grammar: functional structure (Helge Lødrup). 5. Combinatory Categorial Grammar (Mark Steedman and Jason Baldridge). 6. Multi-Modal Type-Logical Grammar (Richard T Oehrle). 7. Alternative minimalist visions of language (Ray Jackendoff). 8. Feature-based grammar (James P. Blevins). 9. Lexicalism, periphrasis and implicative morphology (Farrell Ackerman, Gregory T Stump and Gert Webelhuth). 10. Performance-compatible competence grammar (Ivan A Sag and Thomas Wasow). 11. Modelling grammar growth: universal grammar without innate principles or parameters (Georgia M. Green). 12. Language Acquisition with feature-based grammars (Aline Villavicencio). Index of Subjects. Index of Languages.

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<p> Notwithstanding the above desiderata, the book is very readable, and represents an excellent introduction to the major variants of non-transformational syntax. It is highly recommended as an essential source of reference for both working syntacticians and researchers in related (sub)fields. ( The LINGUIST List , 30 May 2012)<p>

Notwithstanding the above desiderata, the book is very readable, and represents an excellent introduction to the major variants of non-transformational syntax. It is highly recommended as an essential source of reference for both working syntacticians and researchers in related (sub)fields. (The LINGUIST List, 30 May 2012)

Author Information

Robert Borsley is Professor of Linguistics in University of Essex. He has published widely in the field of syntactic theory and has made important contributions to the Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar framework. Kersti Börjars is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Manchester. She has published within the areas of morphology, historical linguistics, and morpho-syntactic theory, in particular Lexical-Functional Grammar.

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