Linear order and generative theory
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Linear order and generative theory
（Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science, Series IV . Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 7）
J. Benjamins, 1979
Available at 59 libraries
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English or German with summary in English
Bibliography: p. [500]-512
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The term 'word order studies' designates an area of syntax which has become an increasingly central theme in linguistic research. Since, in at least a narrow sense, syntax is the study of how meaningful elements are put together to form sentences, a preoccupation with word order would seem inherent in any syntactic study. However, the focus implied by 'word order studies' is anything but trivial, going as it does to the heart of two vital areas of linguistic theory: language universals, and the form of linguistic models. The present collection of papers offers the reader an opportunity to examine some of the more recent ideas in this broad area, concentrating on some of the more controversial issues within the generative-transformational model.
Table of Contents
- 1. Editor's preface
- 2. Word order and grammatical theory (by Vincent, Nigel)
- 3. Is deep structure linear? (by Hudson, Grover)
- 4. Constraints on constituent ordering (by Sanders, Gerald A.)
- 5. Constraining grammars through proper generalization: multiple order grammar (by Peterson, Thomas H.)
- 6. Multiple order grammar and the movement of NP (by Peterson, Thomas H.)
- 7. If linear order isn't in the base, then wher is it?: The role of focus in word order (by Werth, Paul)
- 8. Accounting for yiddish word order or what's a Nice NP like you doing in a place like this? (by Hall, Beatrice L.)
- 9. Problems in the description of german word order (by Pam, Martin D.)
- 10. Deutsche wortstellung und montaque grammatik (by Stechow, Arnim von)
- 11. Index
- 12. References
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