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  • On Linearization

    Toward a Restrictive Theory

    by Guglielmo Cinque ...
    The first attempt at a restrictive theory of the linear order of sentences and phrases of the world's languages, by one of the founders of cartographic syntax.Linearization, or the typical sequence of words in a sentence, varies tremendously from language to language. Why, for example, does the English phrase “a white table” need a different word order from the French phrase “une table blanche,” ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Syntax of Relative Clauses

    A Unified Analysis

    by Guglielmo Cinque ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
    Relative clauses play a hugely important role in analysing the structure of sentences. This book provides the first evidence that a unified analysis of the different types of relative clauses is possible - a step forward in our understanding. Using careful analyses of a wide range of languages, Cinque argues that the relative clause types can all be derived from a single, double-headed, structure. ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Typological Studies

    Word Order and Relative Clauses

    by Guglielmo Cinque ...
    Series series Routledge Leading Linguists
    In this book, Cinque takes a generative perspective on typological questions relating to word order and to the syntax of relative clauses. In particular, Cinque looks at: the position of the Head vis à vis the relative clause in relation to the position of the verb vis à vis his object; a general cross-linguistic analysis of correlatives; the need to distinguish a sentence-grammar, from a ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Restructuring and Functional Heads

    The Cartography of Syntactic Structures, Volume 4

    by Guglielmo Cinque ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax
    This volume collects the recent published articles of Guglielmo Cinque of the University of Venice, one of the world's top linguists. The book is divided into two sections, the first on restructuring, a central topic in Romance syntax and with connections to other language groups as well. The second part focuses on the consequences of treating clausal functional heads as members of a universal ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Functional Structure in DP and IP

    The Cartography of Syntactic Structures

    Edited by Guglielmo Cinque ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax
    This volume presents the first results of a long-term research project, funded by the Italian government, which aims at mapping out the fine functional structure of sentences, nominal phrases, and other major phrases making up sentences. In particular, it examines the functional structure of DPs (determiner phrases) and IPs (inflection phrases). ... Read more

    $125.99 USD

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    by Edith A. Moravcsik ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Language and Linguistics
    Language typology identifies similarities and differences among languages of the world. This textbook provides an introduction to the subject which assumes minimal prior knowledge of linguistics. It offers the broadest coverage of any introductory book, including sections on historical change, language acquisition, and language processing. Students will become familiar with the subject by working ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Quantifiers in Natural Language

    Edited by Edward Keenan, Denis Paperno ...
    Series Book 90 - Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
    Covering a strikingly diverse range of languages from 12 linguistic families, this handbook is based on responses to a questionnaire constructed by the editors. Focusing on the formation, distribution and semantic interpretation of quantificational expressions, the book explores 17 languages including German, Italian, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Malagasy, Hebrew, Pima, Basque, and more. The ... Read more

    $350.99 USD

  • Features

    by Greville G. Corbett ...
    Series series Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
    Features are a central concept in linguistic analysis. They are the basic building blocks of linguistic units, such as words. For many linguists they offer the most revealing way to explore the nature of language. Familiar features are Number (singular, plural, dual, …), Person (1st, 2nd, 3rd) and Tense (present, past, …). Features have a major role in contemporary linguistics, from the most ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Understanding Morphology

    by Martin Haspelmath, Andrea Sims ...
    Series series Understanding Language
    This new edition of Understanding Morphology has been fully revised in line with the latest research. It now includes 'big picture' questions to highlight central themes in morphology, as well as research exercises for each chapter.Understanding Morphology presents an introduction to the study of word structure that starts at the very beginning. Assuming no knowledge of the field of morphology on ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Syntax

    A Generative Introduction

    by Andrew Carnie ...
    Series series Introducing Linguistics
    The extensively updated fourth edition of the leading introductory textbook on theoretical syntax, including an all-new chapter and additional problem setsNow in its fourth edition, Andrew Carnie's Syntax: A Generative Introduction remains the leading introduction to the rules, principles, and processes that determine the structure of sentences in language. Comprehensive yet accessible, the text ... Read more

    $46.00 USD

  • Clause Structure

    by Elly van Gelderen ...
    Series series Key Topics in Syntax
    Clause structure is the most widely-studied phenomenon within syntactic theory, because it refers to how words and phrases are embedded within a sentence, their relationships to each other within a sentence, and ultimately, how sentences are layered and represented in the human brain. This volume presents a clear and up-to-date overview of the Minimalist Program, synthesizes the most important ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Handbook of Generative Syntax

    Edited by Marcel den Dikken ...
    Series series Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
    Syntax – the study of sentence structure – has been at the centre of generative linguistics from its inception and has developed rapidly and in various directions. The Cambridge Handbook of Generative Syntax provides a historical context for what is happening in the field of generative syntax today, a survey of the various generative approaches to syntactic structure available in the literature ... Read more

    $60.99 USD