Generative Studies in Basque Linguistics

Generative Studies in Basque Linguistics
Author: José Ignacio Hualde
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 341
Release: 1993-07-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027277060

In part due to its exotic place within the languages of Europe, but mainly because of its basic typological differences with better-described languages, Basque has often attracted the interest of linguists of very different theoretical persuasions. This book presents a collection of articles which are representative of work being done on Basque at the moment from a generative perspective. Most of the major issues in Basque Syntax, Morphology and Phonology are examined in this book and the implications of the Basque data for theories of universal grammar are made explicit.

Generative Studies in Basque Linguistics

Generative Studies in Basque Linguistics
Author: José Ignacio Hualde
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993
Genre: Basque language
ISBN: 9781556195594

In part due to its exotic place within the languages of Europe, but mainly because of its basic typological differences with better-described languages, Basque has often attracted the interest of linguists of very different theoretical persuasions. This book presents a collection of articles which are representative of work being done on Basque at the moment from a generative perspective. Most of the major issues in Basque Syntax, Morphology and Phonology are examined in this book and the implications of the Basque data for theories of universal grammar are made explicit.

A Grammar of Basque

A Grammar of Basque
Author: José Ignacio Hualde
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 976
Release: 2011-06-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110895285

The series builds an extensive collection of high quality descriptions of languages around the world. Each volume offers a comprehensive grammatical description of a single language together with fully analyzed sample texts and, if appropriate, a word list and other relevant information which is available on the language in question. There are no restrictions as to language family or area, and although special attention is paid to hitherto undescribed languages, new and valuable treatments of better known languages are also included. No theoretical model is imposed on the authors; the only criterion is a high standard of scientific quality. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert.

Generative Perspectives on Language Acquisition

Generative Perspectives on Language Acquisition
Author: Harald Clahsen
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 526
Release: 1996-07-18
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027281726

Against the background of the proliferation of the various subdisciplines of language acquisition research over the past decades, this volume aims to enhance the existing but somewhat fragile links between language acquisition and theoretical linguistics. With regard to previous research, the book focuses on the acquisition of syntax and syntactic theory, specifically on Chomskyan Generative Grammar.

Towards a History of the Basque Language

Towards a History of the Basque Language
Author: José Ignacio Hualde
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 374
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027285675

Questions related to the origin and history of the Basque language spark considerable interest, since it is the only surviving pre-Indo-European language in western Europe. However, until now, there was no readily available source in English providing answers to these questions or giving an overview of past and current research in this area. This book is intended to partly fill this void. The book contains both state-of-the-art papers which summarize our knowledge about particular areas of Basque historical linguistics, and articles presenting new hypotheses and points of view based on hard evidence and careful analysis. All contributors to this volume have demonstrated expertise in the topic within Basque historical linguistics that their chapter addresses. Two classical articles by the late Luis Michelena are included in English translation. In addition, the book includes studies on diachronic phonology, morphology and syntax. The relation of Basque to other languages is also investigated in a couple of chapters.

Arguments and Case

Arguments and Case
Author: Eric J. Reuland
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2000
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9789027227553

The ideas presented by the contributions in this volume originated in a workshop on Burzio's generalization. Burzio's Generalization (BG) states that a verb which does not assign an external theta-role to its subject does not assign structural accusative Case to an object and conversely. It connects cross-linguistic similarities between e.g. passives, raising verbs, and unaccusatives. However, it does so by linking very different properties of a predicate. This raises fundamental questions about its theoretical status. The contributions in this volume explore BG's theoretical basis. A consensus emerges that BG is, in fact, an epiphenomenon, due to the interaction of different principles of grammar. Moreover, the contributions show a striking convergence as to how BG is ultimately derived. The results obtained make a significant contribution to the further development of theories of Case and thematic relations.

Lenition and Contrast

Lenition and Contrast
Author: Naomi Gurevich
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2013-05-13
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1135876487

This book analyzes 153 languages from a large variety of families to establish a previously unexplored relationship between phonetically conditioned sound changes such as lenitions and functional (meaning maintenance related) considerations. Carefully collecting numerous inventories of consonants, this collection is likely to become an important resource for future linguistics research. By distinguishing between phonetic and phonological neutralization, and showing that the first does not necessarily result in the second, Naomi Gurevich uncovers previously unexplored and often surprising trends in the relationship between phonetics and phonology.

The Blackwell Companion to Phonology, 5 Volume Set

The Blackwell Companion to Phonology, 5 Volume Set
Author: Marc van Oostendorp
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 3183
Release: 2011-04-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 140518423X

Available online or as a five-volume print set, The Blackwell Companion to Phonology is a major reference work drawing together 124 new contributions from leading international scholars in the field. It will be indispensable to students and researchers in the field for years to come. Key Features: Full explorations of all the most important ideas and key developments in the field Documents major insights into human language gathered by phonologists in past decades; highlights interdisciplinary connections, such as the social and computational sciences; and examines statistical and experimental techniques Offers an overview of theoretical positions and ongoing debates within phonology at the beginning of the twenty-first century An extensive reference work based on the best and most recent scholarly research – ideal for advanced undergraduates through to faculty and researchers Publishing simultaneously in print and online; visit www.companiontophonology.com for full details Additional features of the online edition (ISBN: 978-1-4443-3526-2): Powerful searching, browsing, and cross-referencing capabilities, including Open URL linking, with all entries classified by key topic, subject, place, people, and period For those institutions already subscribing to Blackwell Reference Online, it offers fully integrated and searchable content with the comprehensive Handbooks in Linguistics series

On Syntax of Negation

On Syntax of Negation
Author: Itziar Laka
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2016-11-10
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1315458632

The central concern of this title, first published in 1994, is the syntactic nature of negation in Universal Grammar, and its relation to other functional elements in the Syntax. The study argues that negation is not a syntactic category on its own; rather, it is one of the values of a more abstract syntactic category, named Σ, which includes other sentence operators, such as affirmation and emphasis. This title will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.