A grammar of anaphora

Author(s)

Bibliographic Information

A grammar of anaphora

Joseph Aoun

（Linguistic inquiry monographs / Samuel Jay Keyser, general editor, 11）

MIT Press, c1985

  • : pbk

Available at  / 123 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Bibliography: p. [181]-186

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780262010757

Description

The study of anaphoric expressions - especially reflexives and reciprocals - has played an increasingly important role in linguistic theory.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780262510332

Description

The study of anaphoric expressions-especially reflexives and reciprocals-has played an increasingly important role in linguistic theory. Within the Extended Standard Theory, the central notions of government and binding have depended crucially on the proper understanding of anaphoric relations. A Grammar of Anaphora offers the most comprehensive and significant treatment of such phenomena currently available. Its theoretical and empirical investigation of the notions of anaphora and of binding in syntax should define the direction of research in this field for the next decade.In Chomsky's Government-Binding (G-B) framework the relationship between an anaphoric expression and its antecedent is constrained by certain binding principles. This book argues that another kind of anaphoric relation exists, beyond those defined by Chomsky's framework. Its generalization of binding extends the theory so that it can solve various conceptual and empirical problems that it originally raised, and provides a unified explanation of seemingly unrelated phenomena in a host of constructions and languages. The book is also able to dispense with the Empty Category Principle which has been a major focus within G-B theory. It proposes instead a structural unification of the notions of pronouns, empty categories, and anaphors which leads to new insights in areas never treated in a coherent way before.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Related Books： 1-1 of 1

Details

Page Top