Grammaticalization And Parametric Variation
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Grammaticalization And Parametric Variation
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Author : Montserrat Batllori
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2005-08-11
Grammaticalization And Parametric Variation written by Montserrat Batllori and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-11 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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.
Syntactic Change
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Author : Ian Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2003-09-04
Syntactic Change written by Ian Roberts and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-04 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The phenomenon of grammaticalization - the historical process whereby new grammatical material is created - has attracted a great deal of attention within linguistics. This is an attempt to provide a general account of this phenomenon in terms of a formal theory of syntax. Using Chomsky's Minimalist Program for linguistic theory, Roberts and Roussou show how this approach gives rise to a number of important conceptual and theoretical issues concerning the nature of functional categories and the form of parameters, as well as the relation of both of these to language change. Drawing on examples from a wide range of languages, they construct a general account of grammaticalization with implications for linguistic theory and language acquisition.
Parametric Variation
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Author : Theresa Biberauer
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010
Parametric Variation written by Theresa Biberauer and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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.
The Syntax Of The Be Possessive
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Author : Hakyung Jung
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2011
The Syntax Of The Be Possessive written by Hakyung Jung and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book is the first attempt to provide a unified account of the "be-"possessive syntax and its extension to the modal and the perfect constructions in Russian/North Russian within a generative framework. Apparently diverse constructions are construed as deriving from the "have/be" parameter, which depends on the utilization of the prepositional complementizer with a Case feature. The "be"-perfect structure provides an adequate environment where ergativity is encoded via verbal nominalization. The relevance of the "be"-perfect structure for a split ergative pattern shows that the ergative system is a syntactically conditioned phenomenon rather than a purely morphological diversity. This volume also offers the diachronic study of the "be"-syntax, investigating the evolution of the "be"-perfect and "be"-modal constructions, which has rarely been explored within a formal framework. Concrete scenarios are proposed for the developmental paths of the "be"-perfect and the "be"-modal constructions, based on textual evidence in old North Russian.
Linguistic Variation In The Minimalist Framework
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Author : M. Carme Picallo
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2014
Linguistic Variation In The Minimalist Framework written by M. Carme Picallo and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Leading scholars in the field tackle a variety of current issues in linguistic variation from a minimalist perspective, including the role of parameters, the significance of syntactic factors in language variation, and the conditions imposed by narrow syntax.
Functional Categories And Parametric Variation
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Author : Jamal Ouhalla
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-09-02
Functional Categories And Parametric Variation written by Jamal Ouhalla and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
From within the context of the Principles and Parameters framework put forward by Chomsky and others, Jamal Ouhalla develops the argument that much of what we understand by the term grammar involves functional categories.
Functional Categories And Parametric Variation
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Author : Jamal Ouhalla
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Functional Categories And Parametric Variation written by Jamal Ouhalla and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Functionalism (Linguistics) categories.
From within the context of the Principles and Parameters framework put forward by Chomsky and others, Jamal Ouhalla develops the argument that much of what we understand by the term grammar involves functional categories.
Linguistic Variation In The Minimalist Framework
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Author : M. Carme Picallo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Linguistic Variation In The Minimalist Framework written by M. Carme Picallo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Grammar, Comparative and general categories.
Leading scholars in the field tackle a variety of current issues in linguistic variation from a minimalist perspective, including the role of parameters, the significance of syntactic factors in language variation, and the conditions imposed by narrow syntax.
Grammatical Change
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Author : Dianne Jonas
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012
Grammatical Change written by Dianne Jonas and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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.
Parametric Variation
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Parametric Variation written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Electronic books categories.
Parametric variation in linguistic theory refers to the systematic grammatical variation permitted by the human language faculty. Although still widely assumed, the parametric theory of variation has in recent years been subject to re-evaluation and critique. The Null Subject Parameter, which determines among other things whether or not a language allows the suppression of subject pronouns, is one of the best-known and most widely discussed examples of a parameter. Nevertheless its status in current syntactic theory is highly controversial. This book is a defence of the parametric approach to linguistic variation, set within the framework of the Minimalist Program. It discusses syntactic variation in the light of recent developments in linguistic theory, focusing on issues such as the formal nature of minimalist parameters, the typology of null-subject language systems and the way in which parametric choices can be seen to underlie the synchronic and diachronic patterns observed in natural languages.