Overview

The essays in this important collection explore wide ranging aspects of the syntax and semantics of human languages. The book also examines methods in generative linguistics, and the role of rules vs. principles in syntactic theory. Key topics covered in the work include: movement phenomena and the syntax of logical form the representation and semantic interpretation of certain empty categories the formation and representation of A-chains, A-bar chains and verb-chains The book presents a bold hypothesis concerning methods of determining unification vs. non-unification of syntactic principles, based on comprehensive theoretical Case-study. It is argued that Case and Theta subsystems are in fact distinct, and thus unification should not be sought. In addition, the book addresses the fundamental question of whether syntax is rule based vs. principle based, and advances a rule-based, 'UN-principled', derivational approach. Essays in Syntactic Theory makes a vital contribution to substantive and methodological debates in linguistic theory, and should therefore be of interest to any serious scholar of the discipline.

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Author:   Samuel David Epstein ,  Samuel D. Epstein (University of Michigan, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   No. 5
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780415192354

ISBN 10:   0415192358
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   04 May 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. A note on functional determination and strong crossover 2. Quantifier-pro and the LF Representation of PROarb 3. The local binding condition and LF chains 4. Adjunction and pronominal variable binding 5. Quantification in null operator constructions 6. Differentiation and reduction in syntactic theory: a case study 7. Derivational constraints on A-chain formation 8. Overt scope marking and covert verb-second 9. Un-principled syntax and the derivation of syntactic relations

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