Overview
This crosslinguistic study of the structure of motion predicates argues for the universal syntactic nature of the composition of manner and motion within the verbal constituent. In serial verb languages, manner and motion are overtly represented as two distinct morphosyntactic units, sequentially ordered. Zubizarreta and Oh argue that the same analysis into two units holds for nonserial verb languages, albeit at a more abstract level. They argue further that this abstract level is part of the syntactic component of the grammar.The authors support their argument with a wealth of empirical data and a discussion of significant theoretical issues. Unlike many books and articles that discuss the relation between constructional meaning and the lexicon, On the Syntactic Composition of Manner and Motion examines one phenomenon in detail: the articulation of manner and motion, in three distinct language families—Germanic, Korean, and Romance. The authors' defense of the syntactic approach to constructional meaning will be of interest to linguists and psycholinguists both inside and outside the generative tradition, and to scholars of Romance, Germanic, and Korean languages.
Full Product Details
Author: Maria Luisa Zubizarreta (University of Southern California) ,
Eunjeong Oh (City University of Hong Kong )
Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
Imprint: MIT Press
Volume: 48
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.340kg
ISBN: 9780262740296
ISBN 10: 026274029
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 09 February 2007
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
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Reviews
Zubizarreta and Oh give us an exemplary study of how to approach crosslinguistic phenomena with explanatory tools. Their work establishes compelling connections between a construction of theoretical significance on the one hand, and the independent properties of syntactic computation and grammatical variations on the other. It is a remarkable contribution to theories of syntax and semantics, with important implications for the study of morphology and language acquisition as well. --Charles Yang, University of Pennsylvania, author of *Knowledge and Learning in Natural Language* and *The Infinite Gift*
"""Zubizarreta and Oh give us an exemplary study of how to approach crosslinguistic phenomena with explanatory tools. Their work establishes compelling connections between a construction of theoretical significance on the one hand, and the independent properties of syntactic computation and grammatical variations on the other. It is a remarkable contribution to theories of syntax and semantics, with important implications for the study of morphology and language acquisition as well.""--Charles Yang, University of Pennsylvania, author of *Knowledge and Learning in Natural Language* and *The Infinite Gift*"
Zubizarreta and Oh give us an exemplary study of how to approach crosslinguistic phenomena with explanatory tools. Their work establishes compelling connections between a construction of theoretical significance on the one hand, and the independent properties of syntactic computation and grammatical variations on the other. It is a remarkable contribution to theories of syntax and semantics, with important implications for the study of morphology and language acquisition as well. --Charles Yang, University of Pennsylvania, author of Knowledge and Learning in Natural Language and The Infinite Gift
Author Information
Maria Luisa Zubizarreta is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Southern California. She is the author of Levels of Representation in the Lexicon and in the Syntax. Eunjeong Oh is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Linguistics at Korea University.
