Phrase Structure Composition And Syntactic Dependencies

Author : Robert Frank
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262562089
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Phrase Structure Composition and Syntactic Dependencies written by Robert Frank and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A theoretical linguistic study that combines Tree Adjoining Grammar (TAG) with the minimalist framework in the analysis of natural language syntax.

Author : Artemis Alexiadou
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 311029477X
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Local Modelling of Non-Local Dependencies in Syntax written by Artemis Alexiadou and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Syntactic dependencies are often non-local: They can involve two positions in a syntactic structure whose correspondence cannot be captured by invoking concepts like minimal clause or predicate/argument structure. Relevant phenomena include long-distance movement, long-distance reflexivization, long-distance agreement, control, non-local deletion, long-distance case assignment, consecutio temporum, extended scope of negation, and semantic binding of pronouns. A recurring strategy pursued in many contemporary syntactic theories is to model cases of non-local dependencies in a strictly local way, by successively passing on the relevant information in small domains of syntactic structures. The present volume brings together eighteen articles that investigate non-local dependencies in movement, agreement, binding, scope, and deletion constructions from different theoretical backgrounds (among them versions of the Minimalist Program, HPSG, and Categorial Grammar), and based on evidence from a variety of typologically distinct languages. This way, advantages and disadvantages of local treatments of non-local dependencies become evident. Furthermore, it turns out that local analyses of non-local phenomena developed in different syntactic theories (spanning the derivational/declarative divide) often may not only share identical research questions but also rely on identical research strategies.

Author : Terje Lohndal
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351971913
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Formal Grammar written by Terje Lohndal and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume draws together fourteen previously published papers which explore the nature of mental grammar through a formal, generative approach. The book begins by outlining the development of formal grammar in the last fifty years, with a particular focus on the work of Noam Chomsky, and moves into an examination of a diverse set of phenomena in various languages that shed light on theory and model construction. Many of the papers focus on comparisons between English and Norwegian, highlighting the importance of comparative approaches to the study of language. With a comprehensive collection of papers that demonstrate the richness of formal approaches, this volume is key reading for students and scholars interested in the study of grammar.

Author : Paul Kroeger
Publisher : Center for the Study of Language (CSLI)
ISBN 13 : 9780937073865
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Phrase Structure and Grammatical Relations in Tagalog written by Paul Kroeger and published by Center for the Study of Language (CSLI). This book was released on 1993-07-30 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last twenty years or so, most of the work on the syntax of Philippine languages has been focused on the question of whether or not these languages can be said to have grammatical subjects, and if so which argument of a basic transitive clause should be analysed as being the subject. Paul Kroeger's contribution to this debate asserts that grammatical relations such as subject and object are syntactic notions, and must be identified on the basis of syntactic properties, rather than by semantic roles or discourse functions. A large number of syntactic processes in Tagalog uniquely select the argument which bears the nominative case. On the other hand, the data which have been used in the debate to assert the ambiguity of subjecthood are best analysed in terms of semantic rather than syntactic constraints. Together these facts support an analysis that takes the nominative argument as the subject. Kroeger examines the history of the subjecthood debate and uses data from Tagalog to test the theories that have been put forth. His conclusions entail consequences for certain linguistic concepts and theories, and lead Kroeger to assert that grammatical relations are not defined in terms of surface phrase structure configurations, contrary to the assumptions of many approaches to syntax including the Government-Binding theory. Paul Kroeger is presently doing fieldwork in Austronesian languages and teaching linguistics to fieldworkers from around the world.

Author : Marcel den Dikken
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107177561
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dependency and Directionality written by Marcel den Dikken and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An integrated understanding of structure building, movement and locality couched in a syntactic theory constructing trees from the top down.

Author : William Frawley
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0195139771
Total Pages : 2198 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Encyclopedia of Linguistics written by William Frawley and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 2198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition contains over 900 articles, which provide a detailed overview of theory and research in all branches of linguistics. Every known language is covered and each article is followed by a detailed bibliography.

Author : Diego Gabriel Krivochen
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004542310
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Syntax on the Edge written by Diego Gabriel Krivochen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-08-21 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the most descriptively and explanatorily adequate format for syntactic structures and how are they constrained? Different theories of syntax have provided various answers: sets, feature structures, tree diagrams... Building on formal and empirical insights from a wide variety of approaches spanning more than 70 years (including Transformational Grammar, Relational Grammar, Lexical-Functional Grammar, and Tree Adjoining Grammar), this monograph develops a new, mathematically grounded, framework in which objects known as graphs, and the constraints that follow from them, are argued to provide the best characterisation of the system of expressions and relations that make up natural language grammars. This new approach is motivated and exemplified via detailed and formally explicit analyses of major syntactic phenomena in English and Spanish.

Author : Cedric Boeckx
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470765801
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Minimalist Syntax written by Cedric Boeckx and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Minimalist Syntax introduces the logic of the Minimalist Program by analyzing well-known descriptive generalizations about long-distance dependencies. An introduction to the logic of the minimalist program - arguably the most important branch of syntax Proposes a new theory of how long-distance dependencies are formed, with implications for theories of locality, and the minimalist program as a whole Introduces the logic of the minimalist program by analyzing well-known descriptive generalizations about long-distance dependencies, and asks why they should be true of natural languages Rich in empirical coverage, which will be welcomed by experts in the field, yet accessible enough for students looking for an introduction to the minimalist program.

Author : M. Gareth Gaskell
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198568975
Total Pages : 880 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Psycholinguistics written by M. Gareth Gaskell and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability to communicate through spoken and written language is one of the defining characteristics of the human race, yet it remains a deeply mysterious process. The young science of psycholinguistics attempts to uncover the mechanisms and representations underlying human language. This interdisciplinary field has seen massive developments over the past decade, with a broad expansion of the research base, and the incorporation of new experimental techniques such as brain imaging and computational modelling. The result is that real progress is being made in the understanding of the key components of language in the mind. The Oxford Handbook of Psycholinguistics brings together the views of 75 leading researchers in psycholinguistics to provide a comprehensive and authoritative review of the current state of the art in psycholinguistics. With almost 50 chapters written by experts in the field, the range and depth of coverage is unequalled. The contributors are eminent in a wide range of fields, including psychology, linguistics, human memory, cognitive neuroscience, bilingualism, genetics, development and neuropsychology. Their contributions are organised into six themed sections, covering word recognition, the mental lexicon, comprehension and discourse, language production, language development, and perspectives on psycholinguistics. The breadth of coverage, coupled with the accessibility of the short chapter format should make the handbook essential reading for both students and researchers in the fields of psychology, linguistics and neuroscience.

Author : Anna Kibort
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199577749
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Features written by Anna Kibort and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a critical overview of current work on linguistic features - gender, number, case, person, etc. - and establishes new bases for their use in the study and understanding of language. It brings together perspectives from phonology to formal syntax and semantics, expounding features in typology, computer applications, and logic.