Perspectives on Phrase Structure
Title | Perspectives on Phrase Structure PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Deborah Rothstein |
Publisher | |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
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This book explores licensing theory and its implications for a theory of syntax. It brings together a series of new papers which focus on developing a constrained set of licensing mechanisms relating elements in a syntactic representation, and on the different properties of lexical and functional heads as licenses of complements and specifiers. Directed toward an audience of syntacticians and those interested in the applications of syntactic theory, it demonstrates the expanding explanatory parts of this approach to syntax.Key Features* Principles of phrase structure, focusing on X-bar theory and category projection* Licensing of syntactic elements, including adjuncts* Properties of functional and lexical categories* Thematic relations and argument structure
Perspectives on Phrase Structure: Heads and Licensing
Title | Perspectives on Phrase Structure: Heads and Licensing PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Rothstein |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2020-01-13 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9004373195 |
Explores licensing theory and its implications for a theory of syntax. This book brings a series of papers which focus on developing a constrained set of licensing mechanisms relating elements in a syntactic representation, and on the different properties of lexical and functional heads as licenses of complements and specifiers.
Licensing conditions on phrase structure
Title | Licensing conditions on phrase structure PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 201 |
Release | 1991 |
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Licensing Principles and Phrase Structure
Title | Licensing Principles and Phrase Structure PDF eBook |
Author | Yang Soon Kim |
Publisher | |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 1988 |
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Views on Phrase Structure
Title | Views on Phrase Structure PDF eBook |
Author | K. Leffel |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9401131961 |
O. PRELIMINARY REMARKS Initial drafts of the papers in this collection were presented in a con ference entitled 'Views on Phrase Structure', held at the University of Florida, Gainesville, in March, 1989. Eleven of the twenty-three partici pants in the conference were able to contribute to this volume. The purpose of the conference was to explore theories of phrase structure in their relation to other subsystems of grammar and/or systems of nonlinguistic knowledge. Some of the grammatical subsystems which the authors consider are theta-theory, movement, Case, and binding; a number of papers address how the conceptual system and/or aspects of language use may interact. Unifying the various approaches and perspectives is an attempt to furnish hypotheses concerning prin ciples of phrase structure with some sort of independent justification. 1. PHRASE STRUCTURE THEORY: A BRIEF HISTORY A basic outline for a theory of phrase structure theory is accepted by all of the authors here; it is known as 'X-bar theory'. The concepts of X-bar theory are expressed in some form by a number of pre-generative linguists. For example, Bloomfield (1933) contrasted endocentric struc tures such as noun phrases and verb phrases with those he considered exocentric, e. g. prepositional phrases and clauses. Jespersen (1933), while presenting a functional system of description (in terms of 'ranks', where rank one is 'nominal', for example), clarified the relations among the head of a phrase, its modifier, and a phrase which modifies the modifier.
The Mainz Meeting
Title | The Mainz Meeting PDF eBook |
Author | Lars Johanson |
Publisher | Otto Harrassowitz Verlag |
Pages | 784 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Turkic languages |
ISBN | 9783447038645 |
Turcology in Mainz has been pursued as general and comparative Turcology. The 49 contributions to this conference reflect this interest and include titles on the history and linguistic structure of both Turkish and other Turkic languages. The main focus of the volume is on Turkish linguistic issues. A number of studies indifferent modern linguistic frameworks deal with Turkish morphological structures, communicative functions and referentiality, the function and syntax of converbs, thecategory of voice. Discussions on the structures of relative clauses constitute an important part of the volume. Other fields of studies represented include language acquisition, dialect studies, language policy, contact linguistics, computer linguistics, stylistics and applied linguistics. The volume will be invaluable to students and researchers within the fields of Turcology, linguistics, linguistic typology, contact linguistics, Near Eastern and Oriental Studies.
Primitive Elements of Grammatical Theory
Title | Primitive Elements of Grammatical Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Katherine McKinney-Bock |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 293 |
Release | 2013-10-15 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1134510950 |
This book is a compilation of manuscripts and publications from 2001-2010 by Jean-Roger Vergnaud, in collaboration with colleagues and students. This work is guided by the scientific belief that broader mathematical principles should guide linguistic inquiry, as they guide classical biology and physics. From this, Vergnaud’s hypotheses take the representation of the computational component of language to a more abstract level: one that derives constituent structure. He treats linguistic features as primitives, and argues that a 2 x n matrix allows for multiple discrete dimensions to represent symmetries in linguistic features and to derive the fabric of syntax (and perhaps of phonology as well). Three primary research questions guide the core of these papers. (A) Methodologically, how can broadly defined mathematical/cognitive principles guide linguistic investigation? (B) To what extent do general mathematical principles apply across linguistic domains? What principles guide computation at different levels of linguistic structure (phonology, metrical structure, syntax)? (C) How is the computational domain defined? In these manuscripts, Vergnaud’s goal is not to radically depart from the Minimalist Program within generative grammar, but rather to take the underlying goal of the generative program and bring it to an even more general scientific level. The themes of symmetry and periodicity in this book reflect his goal of scientific progress in linguistics, and he has opened the doors to new exploration of old empirical problems in linguistics that may, someday, have deeper biological and physical explanations through the theory presented in this publication.