The Syntax Of Complementation
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Author | : Joan Bresnan |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2016-11-10 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1315458713 |
The subject of this study, first published in 1979, is the role of the complementizer in English syntax and its implications for syntactic theory. It is argued that the familiar transformational treatment of complementizers is inadequate, and that they must be specified in deep structure by means of a Phrase Structure rule. This title will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.
Author | : Ana Lúcia Santos |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 2018-08-15 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9027263965 |
This volume addresses core issues on complement clauses, focusing on Portuguese (European, Brazilian and Mozambican varieties). It contributes to the discussion of complementation, providing an overview of how theoretical syntax and acquisition studies may combine to broaden our knowledge about the topic. The articles are organized in two sections, each one followed by a comment paper: the first section, more theoretical in its nature, gathers contributions analyzing major syntactic aspects of complementation in Portuguese, from a synchronic and a diachronic point of view; the second section includes articles on L1 and L2 acquisition of Portuguese complementation. Both sections especially focus on infinitival structures; mood selection and the interpretation of subjects in finite complement clauses are also topics of particular relevance. The volume is meant for researchers and students interested in formal syntax and acquisition in general and Portuguese syntax and acquisition in particular.
Author | : Željko Božković |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780262522366 |
Economy considerations have always played an important role in the generative theory of grammar. Indeed, the very development of the theory has been characterized by natural considerations of simplicity and economy. In the Minimalist Program, the operations of the computational system that produce linguistic expressions must satisfy general considerations of simplicity referred to as Economy Principles. In The Syntax of Nonfinite Complementation: An Economy Approach, the author completes two major research projects that solidify the foundation of the Minimalist Program: the elimination of c-selection and government. He then investigates in detail the nature of the Economy Principles in syntax. The discussion, which focuses on infinitival and participial complements, shows that a number of facts that previously have either not been accounted for or have received unsatisfactory treatment can be explained in a principled way once Economy Principles and, more generally, the Minimalist Program are adopted.
Author | : James W. Ney |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2019-07-22 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3110831848 |
No detailed description available for "Semantic Structures for the Syntax of Complements and Auxiliaries in English".
Author | : Dirk Geeraerts |
Publisher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 1366 |
Release | : 2010-06-09 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0199738637 |
With 49 chapters written by experts in the field, this reference volume authoritatively covers cognitive linguistics, from basic concepts and models to practical applications.
Author | : Javier Ormazabal |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Grammar, Comparative and general |
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Author | : Antonio Carlos Quicoli |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1982-01-01 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9027271267 |
The study of complementation has received considerable attention in generative studies. Following Rosenbaum's (1967) pioneering study of the English complement system, there are extensive studies by Lakoff (1965), Ross (1967), Perlmutter (1971) and a large number of publications. More recent detailed studies are Emonds (1970) and Bresnan (1972) . These studies have increased enormously the body of factual knowledge about the complement system of English, and about the phenomenon of complementation in general. As a consequence there are a number of empirical hypotheses about the structure of human languages which must now be tested against facts of different languages. Of these hypotheses, perhaps the most interesting is that the grammars of all languages make use of the principle of the transformational cycle. Testing this hypothesis constitutes one of the main concerns of the present book. Furthermore, these studies have also raised numerous interesting empirical issues of great importance for linguistic theory, most of which are still awaiting fresh evidence from different languages in order to be settled. This study is directed towards resolving some of these issues by adducing relevent data, primarily from Portuguese.
Author | : Joan Wanda Bresnan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : English language |
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Author | : Martti Juhani Rudanko |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780791428733 |
This book provides a pioneering and data-oriented investigation of the syntax and semantics of important prepositional complementation patterns dependent on the prepositions in, to, at, on, with, and of in current English. The investigation is based on a sample of matrix verbs that governs the pattern of sentential complementation. The data includes the Brown and LOB corpora, English dictionaries and grammars, and the intuitions of native speakers. Rudanko sets up taxonomies of matrix verbs and argues that they often can be based on relatively few core classes. He questions whether verbs selecting a pattern also select other patterns of sentential complementation. Noting the quantity and quality of such alternation, he observes how differences in form are linked to differences in meaning. The study of relevant matrix verbs, supplemented with discussion of alternation and other syntactic and semantic properties of the patterns, points to the semantic functions that are associated typically with each pattern of complementation.
Author | : M. Höglund |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2015-04-07 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1137450061 |
This book presents the latest work in the field of complementation studies. Leading scholars and upcoming researchers in the area approach complementation from various perspectives and different frameworks, such as Cognitive Grammar and construction grammars, to offer a broad survey of the field and provide thought-provoking reading.