Syntactic Carpentry: An Emergentist Approach to Syntax presents a groundbreaking approach to the study of sentence formation. Building on the emergentist thesis that the structure and use of language is shaped by more basic, non-linguistic forces--rather than by an innate Universal Grammar--William
Approaches to Syntax
✍ Scribed by Jean-Pierre Paillet, André Dugas
- Publisher
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 290
- Series
- Lingvisticæ Investigationes Supplementa
- Category
- Library
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✦ Synopsis
This volume is an enhanced version of the English translation from the French original edition 'Principes d'analyse syntaxique' (Québec, 1973). It provides a survey of theoretical approaches to syntax, including traditional grammars, structuralism, functionalism, and formal approaches.
✦ Subjects
Языки и языкознание;Лингвистика;Синтаксис;
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