Questions of Syntax

There are far more syntactically distinct languages than we might have thought. Yet there are far fewer than there might have been. We need to understand why. Questions of Syntax collects sixteen papers authored by Richard S. Kayne, a preeminent syntactician, who has sought over the course of his career to understand why both these things are true.

Info autore

Richard S. Kayne is Silver Professor of Linguistics at New York University. He received an A.B. in mathematics from Columbia College and a Ph.D in linguistics from M.I.T. He subsequently taught at the University of Paris VIII, at M.I.T., and at the CUNY Graduate Center. He has three honorary degrees and has previously published four collections of papers and two other books.

Riassunto

There are far more syntactically distinct languages than we might have thought. Yet there are far fewer than there might have been. We need to understand why. Questions of Syntax collects sixteen papers authored by Richard S. Kayne, a preeminent syntactician, who has sought over the course of his career to understand why both these things are true.

Testo aggiuntivo

Another impressive collection of articles by one of today's most influential linguists, who has opened entirely new areas of research. In this volume he presents new developments concerning linear order, comparative syntax, and the role of silent elements. Truly inspiring.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Richard S. Kayne, Richard S. (Silver Professor of Linguistics Kayne, Kayne Richard S.
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9780190863586
• ISBN: 978-0-19-086358-6
• Pagine: 432
• Serie: Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax; Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax; Oxford Studies in Comparative
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Historical & comparative linguistics, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Historical and comparative linguistics, Grammar, syntax