Grammaticalization And Parametric Variation
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| Author | : Montserrat Batllori |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 2005-08-11 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0191534064 |
In this outstanding collection of new work the methods and theories of formal syntax are focussed on grammatical variation and change. The editors open the volume with an extensive and accessible introduction to the ideas and techniques deployed in the book and the phenomena and issues on which they are brought to bear. Seventeen chapters follow, divided into two parts, the first concerned with grammaticalization and the second with parametric variation. These show what the application of contemporary theories of syntax and language variation can reveal about syntactic change and variation and the processes of parametric change which lie behind them. They also demonstrate the value of testing and constructing synchronic theories on the basis of historical data. The analyses range over many languages and language families, including Germanic, Romance, Greek, and Chinese. This book will interest scholars and students of grammatical change and theory at graduate level and above.
| Author | : Montse Batllori |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 2005-08-11 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0199272123 |
In this outstanding collection of new work the methods and theories of formal syntax are focussed on grammatical variation and change. The editors open the volume with an extensive and accessible introduction to the ideas and techniques deployed in the book and the phenomena and issues on which they are brought to bear. Seventeen chapters follow, divided into two parts, the first concerned with grammaticalization and the second with parametric variation. These show what theapplication of contemporary theories of syntax and language variation can reveal about syntactic change and variation and the processes of parametric change which lie behind them. They also demonstrate the value of testing and constructing synchronic theories on the basis of historical data. The analysesrange over many languages and language families, including Germanic, Romance, Greek, and Chinese.This book will interest scholars and students of grammatical change and theory at graduate level and above.
| Author | : Montse Batllori |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 2005-08-11 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0199272123 |
In this outstanding collection of new work the methods and theories of formal syntax are focussed on grammatical variation and change. The editors open the volume with an extensive and accessible introduction to the ideas and techniques deployed in the book and the phenomena and issues on which they are brought to bear. Seventeen chapters follow, divided into two parts, the first concerned with grammaticalization and the second with parametric variation. These show what theapplication of contemporary theories of syntax and language variation can reveal about syntactic change and variation and the processes of parametric change which lie behind them. They also demonstrate the value of testing and constructing synchronic theories on the basis of historical data. The analysesrange over many languages and language families, including Germanic, Romance, Greek, and Chinese.This book will interest scholars and students of grammatical change and theory at graduate level and above.
| Author | : Theresa Biberauer |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 375 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0521886953 |
Parametric variation in linguistic theory refers to the systematic grammatical variation permitted by the human language faculty. This book is a defence of the parametric approach to linguistic variation, set within the framework of the Minimalist Program.
| Author | : Ian G. Roberts |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 673 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0199573778 |
This handbook provides a critical guide to the most central proposition in modern linguistics: the notion, generally known as Universal Grammar, that a universal set of structural principles underlies the grammatical diversity of the world's languages. Part I considers the implications of Universal Grammar for philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language, and examines the history of the theory. Part II focuses on linguistic theory, looking at topics such as explanatory adequacy and how phonology and semantics fit into Universal Grammar. Parts III and IV look respectively at the insights derived from UG-inspired research on language acquisition, and at comparative syntax and language typology, while part V considers the evidence for Universal Grammar in phenomena such as creoles, language pathology, and sign language. The book will be a vital reference for linguists, philosophers, and cognitive scientists.
| Author | : Sonia Cyrino |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 405 |
| Release | : 2012-11 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0199659206 |
Leading scholars examine languages ranging from old Egyptian to modern Afrikaans. They consider the insights parametric theory offers to understanding the dynamics of language change and test new hypotheses against an extensive array of data. In both the broad range of languages it discusses and its use of linguistic theory this is an outstanding book.
| Author | : Dianne Jonas |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 397 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0199582629 |
This book advances research on grammatical change and shows the breadth and liveliness of the field. International scholars report on the nature and outcomes of all aspects of syntactic change, including grammaticalization, variation, syntactic movement, determiner-phrase syntax, pronominal systems, case systems, negation, and alignment.
| Author | : M. Carme Picallo |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 277 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0198702892 |
In this book, leading scholars consider the ways in which syntactic variation can be accounted for in a minimalist framework. They explore the theoretical significance, content, and role of parameters; whether or not variation should be strongly or weakly accounted for by syntactic factors; and the explicitness - or lack thereof - should be assumed with respect to the conditions imposed by narrow syntax. The book is divided into two parts. The first part contains chapters that consider the term 'parameter' to be a relevant theoretical notion under minimalist tenets. In the second part, on the other hand, chapters either argue that the term parameter amounts to no more than a label to describe variation, or assign it a less prominent role. Instead, language variation is attributed to sociolinguistic factors, language contact, frequency of use, or simply to options in the externalization of abstract syntactic relations. The book offers a valuable overview of the different approaches adopted in the study of language variation phenomena, and will appeal to theoretical linguists of all persuasions from graduate level upwards.
| Author | : Adam Ledgeway |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 1321 |
| Release | : 2017-03-09 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1316720586 |
Change is an inherent feature of all aspects of language, and syntax is no exception. While the synchronic study of syntax allows us to make discoveries about the nature of syntactic structure, the study of historical syntax offers even greater possibilities. Over recent decades, the study of historical syntax has proven to be a powerful scientific tool of enquiry with which to challenge and reassess hypotheses and ideas about the nature of syntactic structure which go beyond the observed limits of the study of the synchronic syntax of individual languages or language families. In this timely Handbook, the editors bring together the best of recent international scholarship on historical syntax. Each chapter is focused on a theme rather than an individual language, allowing readers to discover how systematic descriptions of historical data can profitably inform and challenge highly diverse sets of theoretical assumptions.
| Author | : Ian G. Roberts |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 730 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0198804636 |
In this book, Ian Roberts argues that the essential insight of the principles-and-parameters approach to variation can be maintained - albeit in a somewhat different guise - in the context of the minimalist programme. The book represents a significant new contribution to the formal study of cross-linguistic morphosyntactic variation.
