The dynamics of language : : an introduction / / Ronnie Cann, Ruth Kempson, Lutz Marten.

For the whole of the last half-century, most theoretical syntacticians have assumed that knowledge of language is different from the tasks of speaking and understanding. There have been some dissenters, but, by and large, this view still holds sway. This book takes a different view: it continues the...

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Superior document:Syntax and semantics, v. 35
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Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam ;, Oxford : : Elsevier,, 2005.
Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
Series:Syntax and Semantics 35.
Physical Description:1 online resource (447 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Lutz Marten
  • 1: The Point of Departure / Lutz Marten
  • 2: The dynamics of Interpretation / Lutz Marten
  • 3: Relative Clause Construal / Lutz Marten
  • 4: Tree Growth and Language Typologies / Lutz Marten
  • 5: On the Right Periphery / Lutz Marten
  • 6: The Challenge of Japanese / Lutz Marten
  • 7: Swahili Agreement and Conjunction / Lutz Marten
  • 8: Copula Constructions in English / Lutz Marten
  • 9: General Perspectives / Lutz Marten
  • Bibliography / Lutz Marten
  • Subject Index / Lutz Marten
  • Syntax and Semantics / Lutz Marten.