Syntax of Anaphora

Zusatztext This monograph is a valuable contribution to the study of anaphora since it attempts to address a broad spectrum of phenomenon relevant for the study of anaphoric dependencies. Informationen zum Autor Ken Safir is Professor of Linguistics at Rutgers University. He is also the author of The Syntax of (In)Dependence (2003). Klappentext In this work, Ken Safir develops a comprehensive theory on the role of anaphora in syntax. First, he contends that the complementary distribution of forms that support the anaphoric readings is not accidental, contrary to most current thinking, but rather should be derived from a principle, one that he proposes in the form of an algorithm. Secondly, he maintains that dependent identity relations are always possible where they are not prohibited by a constraint. Lastly, he proposes that there are no parameters of anaphora - that all anaphora-specific principles are universal, and that the patterns of anaphora across languages arise entirely from a restricted set of lexical properties. This comprehensive consideration of anaphora redirects current thinking on the subject. Zusammenfassung Develops a theory about the role of anaphora in the formulation of general syntax. This monograph shows that the complementary distribution of forms that support anaphoric readings is not accidental. It also shows that anaphora-specific principles are universal, and that the patterns of anaphora across languages arise from lexical properties.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ken Safir, Ken (Professor of Linguistics Safir, Kenneth J. Safir, Safir Ken
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 22.04.2004
• EAN: 9780195166149
• ISBN: 978-0-19-516614-9
• Seiten: 328
• Serien: Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax; Oxford Studies in Comparative; Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Sonstige Sprachen / Sonstige Literaturen; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Psycholinguistics, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics