Optimality - Theoretic Syntax. Language, Speech and Communication Series

Legendre, Géraldine, Jane Grimshaw and Sten Vikner, editors

ISBN 10: 026262138X / ISBN 13: 9780262621380

Verlag: Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 2001

Beschreibung

Legendre, Géraldine, Jane Grimshaw and Sten Vikner, editors. Optimality - Theoretic Syntax. Language, Speech and Communication Series. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2001. Paperback, VG. Slight curl to front cover. Binding strong. xviii, 548pp., graphs and tables. A couple of small marks to edges of the page block. Contents clean and bright. Recent work in theoretical syntax has revealed the strong explanatory power of the notions of economy, competition, and optimization. Building grammars entirely upon these elements, Optimality Theory syntax provides a theory of universal grammar with a formally precise and strongly restricted theory of universal typology: cross-linguistic variation arises exclusively from the conflict among universal principles.Beginning with a general introduction to Optimality Theory syntax, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art, as represented by the work of the leading developers of the theory. The broad range of topics treated includes morphosyntax (case, inflection, voice, and cliticization), the syntax of reference (control, anaphora, and pronominalization), the grammar of clauses (complementizers and their absence), and grammatical and discourse effects in word order. Among the theoretical themes running throughout are the interplay between faithfulness and markedness, and various questions of typology and of inventory. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Optimality - Theoretic Syntax. Language, Speech and Communication Series
• Verlag: Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 026262138X
• ISBN-13: 9780262621380
• Einband: Soft cover
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: Very Good
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Language studies

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Inhaltsangabe

Recent work in theoretical syntax has revealed the strong explanatory power of the notions of economy, competition, and optimization. Building grammars entirely upon these elements, Optimality Theory syntax provides a theory of universal grammar with a formally precise and strongly restricted theory of universal typology: cross-linguistic variation arises exclusively from the conflict among universal principles.Beginning with a general introduction to Optimality Theory syntax, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art, as represented by the work of the leading developers of the theory. The broad range of topics treated includes morphosyntax (case, inflection, voice, and cliticization), the syntax of reference (control, anaphora, and pronominalization), the gammar of clauses (complementizers and their absence), and grammatical and discourse effects in word order. Among the theoretical themes running throughout are the interplay between faithfulness and markedness, and various questions of typology and of inventory.

Contributors
Peter Ackema, Judith Aissen, Eric Bakovic, Joan Bresnan, Hye-Won Choi, João Costa, Jane Grimshaw, Edward Keer, Géraldine Legendre, Gereon Müller, Ad Neeleman, Vieri Samek-Lodovici, Peter Sells, Margaret Speas, Sten Vikner, Colin Wilson, Ellen Woolford

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Geraldine Legendre is Professor of Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University and a preeminent syntactician of French.

Jane Grimshaw is Professor of Linguistics and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University.

Sten Vikner is Assistant Professor of Linguistics and of German Linguistics at the University of Stuttgart.