A Critical Introduction to Syntax

Zusatztext "An exploration of the syntax of real language, both spoken and written, which unearths fascinating examples, showing just how different the two can be -- and how challenging they are for linguists of different persuasions." Informationen zum Autor Jim Miller is Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh (formerly Professor of Linguistics and Spoken Language at Edinburgh and Professor of Cognitive Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand). Klappentext Introduces! analyzes and critiques the main areas of debate within the field of syntax. > Vorwort Introduces, analyzes and critiques the main areas of debate within the field of syntax. Zusammenfassung Introduces, analyzes and critiques the main areas of debate within the field of syntax. This book analyzes the major themes in syntactic research, focusing on overlooked non-generative theories and the adoption of the same concepts across different models of grammar. It also analyzes the difference between spoken and written syntax. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction and Acknowledgments \ 1. Theory, Data and Analysis \ 2. Dependency Relations \ 3. Configurationality \ 4. Constructions \ 5. Grammaticality \ 6. Usage-based analysis \ 7. Grammar and Semantics: the get passive \ 8. Grammar and \ Semantics: wh words \ 9. Grammar and Semantics: parts-of-speech \ 10. Grammar and Semantics: thematic roles11. Language Complexity \ 12. First Language Acquisition \ Epilogue \ Bibliography \ Index

Product details

• Authors: Jim Miller
• Assisted by: Andreas Musolff (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.01.2011
• EAN: 9780826497031
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-9703-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Continuum Critical Introductio; Continuum Critical Introductions to Linguistics S.; Continuum Critical Introductio; Bloomsbury Critical Introductions to Linguistics; Continuum Critical Introductions to Linguistics S.
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics