Language universals and variation
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Language universals and variation
（Perspectives on cognitive science）
Praeger, 2002
- : pbk
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Contents of Works
- Quirky alternations of transitivity : the case of ingestive predicates / Mengistu Amberber
- Explaining clitic variation in Spanish / José Camacho and Liliana Sánchez
- Slavic passives, Bantu passives, and human cognition / Peter F. Kipka
- The split VP hypothesis : evidence from language acquisition / Masatoshi Koizumi
- Syntactic constraints in a "free word order" language / Mary Laughren
- On the range and variety of cases assigned by adpositions / Alan R. Libert
- Optimality and three Western Austronesian case systems / Anna Maclachlan
- Affixes, clitics, and Bantu morphosyntax / Sam Mchombo
- Two types of Wh-in-situ / Masanori Nakamura
- Vowel place contrasts / Keren Rice
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780275976828
Description
Issues addressed in this contributed volume include lexical semantics, morphosyntax, and phonology based on the broad theme of formal approaches to language universals and variation. Aspects of natural language variation are investigated from a formal theoretical perspective, including the Principles and Parameters/Minimalist Program, Lexical Functional Grammar and Optimality Theory. A wide range of languages and language families are considered, including Amharic, Arabic, Bantu, Berber, Chamorro, English, French, Japanese, Malyalam, Polish, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, and Warlpiri.
This is an important addition to the growing body of literature on language universals and variation from formal theoretical perspectives. It will be a useful reference to linguistics specialists and other cognitive scientists. The topics covered are also diverse, ranging from pronominal clitic variation in dialects of Spanish to passives in Bantu and Polish and the typology of Wh-in-situ questions and vowel place constraints.
Table of Contents
Preface
Quirky Alternations of Transitivity: The Case of Ingestive Predicates by Mengistu Amberber
Explaining Clitic Variation in Spanish by José Camacho and Liliana Sánchez
Slavic Passives, Bantu Passives, and Human Cognition by Peter Kipka
The Split VP Hypothesis: Evidence from Language Acquisition by Masatoshi Koizumi
Syntactic Constraints in a "Free Word Order" Language by Mary Laughren
On the Range and Variety of Cases Assigned by Adpositions by Alan Libert
Optimality and Three Western Austronesian Case Systems by Anna Machlachlan
Affixes, Clitics, and Bantu Morphosyntax by Sam Mchombo
Two Types of Wh-in-situ by Masanori Nakamura
Vowel Place Contrasts by Keren Rice
References
Index of Authors
Index of Languages and Language Families
Subject Index
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: pbk ISBN 9780275976835
Description
Issues addressed in this contributed volume include lexical semantics, morphosyntax, and phonology based on the broad theme of formal approaches to language universals and variation. Aspects of natural language variation are investigated from a formal theoretical perspective, including the Principles and Parameters/Minimalist Program, Lexical Functional Grammar and Optimality Theory. A wide range of languages and language families are considered, including Amharic, Arabic, Bantu, Berber, Chamorro, English, French, Japanese, Malyalam, Polish, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, and Warlpiri.
This is an important addition to the growing body of literature on language universals and variation from formal theoretical perspectives. It will be a useful reference to linguistics specialists and other cognitive scientists. The topics covered are also diverse, ranging from pronominal clitic variation in dialects of Spanish to passives in Bantu and Polish and the typology of Wh-in-situ questions and vowel place constraints.
Table of Contents
Preface Quirky Alternations of Transitivity: The Case of Ingestive Predicates by Mengistu Amberber Explaining Clitic Variation in Spanish by Jose Camacho and Liliana Sanchez Slavic Passives, Bantu Passives, and Human Cognition by Peter Kipka The Split VP Hypothesis: Evidence from Language Acquisition by Masatoshi Koizumi Syntactic Constraints in a "Free Word Order" Language by Mary Laughren On the Range and Variety of Cases Assigned by Adpositions by Alan Libert Optimality and Three Western Austronesian Case Systems by Anna Machlachlan Affixes, Clitics, and Bantu Morphosyntax by Sam Mchombo Two Types of Wh-in-situ by Masanori Nakamura Vowel Place Contrasts by Keren Rice References Index of Authors Index of Languages and Language Families Subject Index
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