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OverviewVolume 34 of Syntax and Semantics is a thorough and accessible overview and introduction to Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG), a theory of the content and representation of different aspects of linguistic structure and the relations that hold between them. The book motivates and describes the two syntactic structures of LFG: surface phrasal organization is represented by a context-free phrase structure tree, and more abstract functional syntactic relations like subject and object are represented separately, at functional structure. The book also presents a theory of semantics and the syntax-semantics interface in which the meaning of an utterance is obtained via deduction from semantic premises contributed by its parts. Clear explication of the formal aspects of the theory is provided throughout, and differences between LFG and other linguistic theories are explored. The theory is illustrated by the analysis of a varied set of linguistic phenomena, including modification, control, anaphora, coordination, and long-distance dependencies. Besides its interest to linguists, LFG also has practical applications in computational linguistics and computer science. This book offers thorough overview of the state of the art in Lexical Functional Grammar. It presents clear explanation of the formal tools of the theory. It also offers introduction to the glue semantics, a theory of the syntax-semantics interface. It also presents in-depth syntactic and semantic analysis of a variety of linguistic constructions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mary DalrymplePublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 34 Weight: 0.772kg ISBN: 9789004257320ISBN 10: 9004257322 Pages: 486 Publication Date: 08 August 2001 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsBackground and Theoretical Assumptions Functional Structure Constituent Structure Syntactic Correspondences Describing Syntactic Structures Syntactic Relations and Syntactic Constraints Beyond Syntax: Nonsyntactic Structures Argument Structure and Mapping Theory Meaning and Semantic Composition Modification Anaphora Functional and Anaphoric Control Coordination Long-Distance Dependencies Related Research Threads and New Directions Appendix: Proof Rules for Linear Logic Bibliography Author Index Language Index Subject IndexReviewsAuthor InformationMary Dalrymple is Professor of Syntax in the Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics at the University of Oxford. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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