Author: Leonie Elise Alexandra Cornips
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9789027247797
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
As such, it offers novel approaches to three key areas of current linguistic debate, viz. (1) Methodological practices, (2) Theoretical applications and (3) Modularity."--BOOK JACKET.
Syntax and Variation
Author: Leonie Elise Alexandra Cornips
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9789027247797
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
As such, it offers novel approaches to three key areas of current linguistic debate, viz. (1) Methodological practices, (2) Theoretical applications and (3) Modularity."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9789027247797
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
As such, it offers novel approaches to three key areas of current linguistic debate, viz. (1) Methodological practices, (2) Theoretical applications and (3) Modularity."--BOOK JACKET.
Syntax and Variation
Author: Leonie M.E.A. Cornips
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027294380
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The papers in this collection share a common interest in the empirical, theoretical and meta-theoretical aspects of the ‘internal-external’ (‘formal-functional’) debate in linguistic theory. The primary aim of this volume is to initiate cooperation between internationally renowned generative and variationist linguists with a view to developing an innovative and more cohesive approach to syntactic variation. The present volume contains treatments incorporating the analysis of external factors into accounts focusing on the internal linguistic conditioning of syntactic variation and change cross-linguistically. As such, it offers novel approaches to three key areas of current linguistic debate, viz. (1) Methodological practices, (2) Theoretical applications and (3) Modularity. The volume is, therefore, an important achievement for the progress of linguistic theory more generally and it is an even more crucial milestone in the coming-of-age of ‘Socio-Syntax’ as a discipline in its own right.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027294380
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The papers in this collection share a common interest in the empirical, theoretical and meta-theoretical aspects of the ‘internal-external’ (‘formal-functional’) debate in linguistic theory. The primary aim of this volume is to initiate cooperation between internationally renowned generative and variationist linguists with a view to developing an innovative and more cohesive approach to syntactic variation. The present volume contains treatments incorporating the analysis of external factors into accounts focusing on the internal linguistic conditioning of syntactic variation and change cross-linguistically. As such, it offers novel approaches to three key areas of current linguistic debate, viz. (1) Methodological practices, (2) Theoretical applications and (3) Modularity. The volume is, therefore, an important achievement for the progress of linguistic theory more generally and it is an even more crucial milestone in the coming-of-age of ‘Socio-Syntax’ as a discipline in its own right.
Syntactic Variation and Genre
Author: Heidrun Dorgeloh
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110226472
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Review text: "Without a doubt, the volume in its entirety is inspiring. ... The articles are all written in an accessible style, so that the publication is suitable not only for experts, but also for students of linguistics. It is recommendable to all who want to broaden their horizons and embark on linguistic studies at the borders of traditional sub-disciplines."Sixta Quassdorf in: Linguist List 22.3028.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110226472
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Review text: "Without a doubt, the volume in its entirety is inspiring. ... The articles are all written in an accessible style, so that the publication is suitable not only for experts, but also for students of linguistics. It is recommendable to all who want to broaden their horizons and embark on linguistic studies at the borders of traditional sub-disciplines."Sixta Quassdorf in: Linguist List 22.3028.
The Limits of Syntactic Variation
Author: Theresa Biberauer
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027255156
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Against the background of the past half century s typological and generative work on comparative syntax, this volume brings together 16 papers considering what we have learned and may still be able to learn about the nature and extent of syntactic variation. More specifically, it offers a multi-perspective critique of the Principles and Parameters approach to syntactic variation, evaluating the merits and shortcomings of the pre-Minimalist phase of this enterprise and considering and illustrating the possibilities opened up by recent empirical and theoretical advances. Contributions focus on four central topics: firstly, the question of the locus of variation, whether the attested variation may plausibly be understood in parametric terms and, if so, what form such parameters might take; secondly, the fate of one of the most prominent early parameters, the Null Subject Parameter; thirdly, the matter of parametric clusters more generally; and finally, acquisition issues.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027255156
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Against the background of the past half century s typological and generative work on comparative syntax, this volume brings together 16 papers considering what we have learned and may still be able to learn about the nature and extent of syntactic variation. More specifically, it offers a multi-perspective critique of the Principles and Parameters approach to syntactic variation, evaluating the merits and shortcomings of the pre-Minimalist phase of this enterprise and considering and illustrating the possibilities opened up by recent empirical and theoretical advances. Contributions focus on four central topics: firstly, the question of the locus of variation, whether the attested variation may plausibly be understood in parametric terms and, if so, what form such parameters might take; secondly, the fate of one of the most prominent early parameters, the Null Subject Parameter; thirdly, the matter of parametric clusters more generally; and finally, acquisition issues.
Syntactic Geolectal Variation
Author: Alba Cerrudo
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN: 9027259879
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
This volume brings together studies that combine both traditional and contemporary tools in the study of syntactic geolectal variation, with a special focus on a subset of Iberian varieties. There is an increasing body of research on syntactic micro-variation, but the interaction between dialectology (which makes use of atlases, corpora, databases, questionnaires, interviews, etc.) and formal syntactic studies has traditionally been weak (or even nonexistent), which is precisely the gap the contributions in this book aim at filling in. From a broader perspective, this collection is meant as a contribution to the subfield of linguistic variation and to the more general field of Romance linguistics, with special interest in Spanish and in other Iberian languages. The volume is meant for both researchers and students interested in linguistic variation or dialectology and, specifically, in syntactic variation in Iberian languages.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN: 9027259879
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
This volume brings together studies that combine both traditional and contemporary tools in the study of syntactic geolectal variation, with a special focus on a subset of Iberian varieties. There is an increasing body of research on syntactic micro-variation, but the interaction between dialectology (which makes use of atlases, corpora, databases, questionnaires, interviews, etc.) and formal syntactic studies has traditionally been weak (or even nonexistent), which is precisely the gap the contributions in this book aim at filling in. From a broader perspective, this collection is meant as a contribution to the subfield of linguistic variation and to the more general field of Romance linguistics, with special interest in Spanish and in other Iberian languages. The volume is meant for both researchers and students interested in linguistic variation or dialectology and, specifically, in syntactic variation in Iberian languages.
Language Structure, Variation and Change
Author: Ian E. Mackenzie
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030105679
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
This book offers an original account of the dynamics of syntactic change and the evolving structure of Old Spanish that combines rigorous manuscript-based investigation, quantitative analysis and a syntactic approach grounded in Minimalist thinking. Its analysis of both successful and failed changes demonstrates the degree of unpredictability caused by the interaction of competing factors and will shed fresh light on the assumed unidirectionality of linguistic change. Importantly, it reveals that Old Spanish and modern Spanish are more similar to one another than is usually supposed and demonstrates that many of the differences between the two varieties are quantitative rather than qualitative. This theoretically sophisticated examination of historical corpora will provide an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Old and modern Spanish, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and syntax.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030105679
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
This book offers an original account of the dynamics of syntactic change and the evolving structure of Old Spanish that combines rigorous manuscript-based investigation, quantitative analysis and a syntactic approach grounded in Minimalist thinking. Its analysis of both successful and failed changes demonstrates the degree of unpredictability caused by the interaction of competing factors and will shed fresh light on the assumed unidirectionality of linguistic change. Importantly, it reveals that Old Spanish and modern Spanish are more similar to one another than is usually supposed and demonstrates that many of the differences between the two varieties are quantitative rather than qualitative. This theoretically sophisticated examination of historical corpora will provide an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Old and modern Spanish, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and syntax.
Linguistics, the Cambridge Survey
Author: Frederick J. Newmeyer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Linguistics
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Linguistics
Languages : en
Pages :
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Explanations in Sociosyntactic Variation
Author: Tanya Karoli Christensen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108492843
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
New perspectives on how and why syntax varies between and within speakers, focusing on explaining theoretical backgrounds and methods.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108492843
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
New perspectives on how and why syntax varies between and within speakers, focusing on explaining theoretical backgrounds and methods.
Third Factors in Language Variation and Change
Author: Elly Van Gelderen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108924468
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
In this pioneering study, a world-renowned generative syntactician explores the impact of phenomena known as 'third factors' on syntactic change. Generative syntax has in recent times incorporated third factors – factors not specific to the language faculty – into its framework, including minimal search, labelling, determinacy and economy. Van Gelderen's study applies these principles to language change, arguing that change is a cyclical process, and that third factor principles must combine with linguistic information to fully account for the cyclical development of 'optimal' language structures. Third Factor Principles also account for language variation around that-trace phenomena, CP-deletion, and the presence of expletives and Verb-second. By linking insights from recent theoretical advances in generative syntax to phenomena from language variation and change, this book provides a unique perspective, making it essential reading for academic researchers and students in syntactic theory and historical linguistics.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108924468
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
In this pioneering study, a world-renowned generative syntactician explores the impact of phenomena known as 'third factors' on syntactic change. Generative syntax has in recent times incorporated third factors – factors not specific to the language faculty – into its framework, including minimal search, labelling, determinacy and economy. Van Gelderen's study applies these principles to language change, arguing that change is a cyclical process, and that third factor principles must combine with linguistic information to fully account for the cyclical development of 'optimal' language structures. Third Factor Principles also account for language variation around that-trace phenomena, CP-deletion, and the presence of expletives and Verb-second. By linking insights from recent theoretical advances in generative syntax to phenomena from language variation and change, this book provides a unique perspective, making it essential reading for academic researchers and students in syntactic theory and historical linguistics.
The Syntactic Variation of Spanish Dialects
Author: Ángel J. Gallego
Publisher: Oxford Studies in Comparative
ISBN: 0190634790
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the syntactic variation of Spanish dialects, opening new avenues of theoretical and empirical discussion. The volume focuses on both European and American varieties of Spanish, addressing several syntactic constructions and phenomena.
Publisher: Oxford Studies in Comparative
ISBN: 0190634790
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the syntactic variation of Spanish dialects, opening new avenues of theoretical and empirical discussion. The volume focuses on both European and American varieties of Spanish, addressing several syntactic constructions and phenomena.