Xp-Adjunction in Universal Grammar : Scrambling and Binding in Hindi-Urdu

Xp-Adjunction in Universal Grammar : Scrambling and Binding in Hindi-Urdu
Author: New Delhi Ayesha Kidwai Assistant Professor of Linguistics Jawaharlal Nehru University
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2000-04-10
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0195351053

One of the most hotly debated phenomena in natural language is that of leftward argument scrambling. This book investigates the properties of Hindi-Urdu scrambling to show that it must be analyzed as uniformly a focality-driven XP-adjunction operation. It proposes a novel theory of binding and coreference that not only derives the coreference effects in scrambled constructions, but has important consequences for the proper formulation of binding, crossover, reconstruction, and representational economy in the minimalist program. The book will be of interest not only to specialists in Hindi-Urdu syntax and/or scrambling, but to all students of generative syntax.

XP-adjunction in Universal Grammar

XP-adjunction in Universal Grammar
Author: Ayesha Kidwai
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2000
Genre: Grammar, Comparative and general
ISBN: 0195132521

This text investigates the properties of Hindi-Urdu scrambling to show that it must be analyzed as uniformly a focality-driven XP-adjunction operation. It will be of interest to both students and specialists in Hindi/Urdu syntax.

The Lexicon–Syntax Interface

The Lexicon–Syntax Interface
Author: Pritha Chandra
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2014-03-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027270821

The present collection offers fresh perspectives on the lexicon-syntax interface, drawing on novel data from South Asian languages like Bangla, Hindi-Urdu, Kashmiri, Kannada, Malayalam, Manipuri, Punjabi, and Telugu. It covers different phenomena like adjectives, nominal phrases, ditransitives, light verbs, middles, passives, causatives, agreement, and pronominal clitics, while trying to settle the theoretical tensions underlying the interaction of the lexicon with the narrow syntactic component. All the chapters critically survey previous analyses in detail, suggesting how these may or may not be extended to South Asian languages. Novel explanations are proposed, which handle not only the novel data presented here, but also pave alternative ways to look at issues of minimalist architecture.

Ergativity

Ergativity
Author: Alana Johns
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2007-02-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781402041877

The overarching theme of this volume is the formal expression of the range and limits of ergativity. The book contains cutting-edge theoretical papers by top authors in the field, who also conduct original field work and bring new data to light. It contains articles that apply the most recent theoretical tools to the area of ergativity, and then explore the issues that emerge. Languages investigated in the text include Basque, Georgian, and Hindi.

Linguistic Theory and South Asian Languages

Linguistic Theory and South Asian Languages
Author: Josef Bayer
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2007-05-16
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027292450

The South Asian languages, mainly Indo-Aryan and Dravidian, have become a focus of interest in the formal study of language as a natural consequence of the research program of the Principle and Parameters approach and an enforced interest in exploring the parametrical space of human language. The contributions to the present volume combine theoretical reasoning in syntax and phonology with a comparative research agenda in which South Asian languages figure prominently. The topics range from issues of clause structure, serial verb constructions, cleft- and question formation, to the question of what the proper syntactic format of modification should be, issues of binding theory and raising, and issues of complementation, the clausal periphery and clausal typing. The collection of articles concludes with two chapters on Dravidian and comparative phonology and a chapter on the shaping of phonological awareness by different writing systems. The authors and the editors devote this piece of work to Professor K.A. Jayaseelan, one of present-day India’s most influential linguists.

Prosody in Syntactic Encoding

Prosody in Syntactic Encoding
Author: Gerrit Kentner
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2020-07-06
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110651416

What is the role of prosody in the generation of sentence structure? A standard notion holds that prosody results from mapping a hierarchical syntactic structure onto a linear sequence of words. A radically different view conceives of certain intonational features as integral components of the syntactic structure. Yet another conception maintains that prosody and syntax are parallel systems that mutually constrain each other to yield surface sentential form. The different viewpoints reflect the various functions prosody may have: On the one hand, prosody is a signal to syntax, marking e.g. constituent boundaries. On the other hand, prosodic or intonational features convey meaning; the concept “intonational morpheme” (as e.g. an exponent of information structural notions like topic or focus) puts prosody and intonation squarely into the syntactic representation. The proposals collected in this book tackle the intricate relationship of syntax and prosody in the encoding of sentences. The contributions build their cases on the basis of solid empirical evidence, adducing data from experiments or from the careful analysis of natural speech. The volume thus represents a state of the art survey of research on the syntax-phonology interface.

A Comparative Grammar of Borgomanerese

A Comparative Grammar of Borgomanerese
Author: Christina Tortora
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2014
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0199945624

This book treats the morphosyntax of Borgomanerese, a Northern Italian dialect. The rich description of the many unusual features of this dialect, some of which have not been previously reported in the literature, gives rise to a number novel theoretical analyses, advancing our understanding of syntax and syntactic theory.

The Grammar of Q

The Grammar of Q
Author: Seth Cable
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2010
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0195392264

'The Grammar of Q' puts forth a novel syntactic and semantic analysis of wh-questions, based on an in-depth study of the Tlingit language, an endangered and under-documented Native American tongue. A major conclusion is that the phenomenon classically dubbed 'pied-piping' does not actually exist.

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Syntax, 8 Volume Set

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Syntax, 8 Volume Set
Author: Martin Everaert
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 5254
Release: 2017-12-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1118358724

An invaluable reference tool for students and researchers in theoretical linguistics, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Syntax, Second Edition has been updated to incorporate the last 10 years of syntactic research and expanded to include a wider array of important case studies in the syntax of a broad array of languages. A revised and expanded edition of this invaluable reference tool for students and researchers in linguistics, now incorporating the last 10 years of syntactic research Contains over 120 chapters that explain, analyze, and contextualize important empirical studies within syntax over the last 50 years Charts the development and historiography of syntactic theory with coverage of the most important subdomains of syntax Brings together cutting-edge contributions from a global group of linguists under the editorship of two esteemed syntacticians Provides an essential and unparalleled collection of research within the field of syntax, available both online and across 8 print volumes This work is also available as an online resource at www.companiontosyntax.com