Syntax: Structure, Meaning, and FunctionThis book is an introduction to syntactic theory and analysis which can be used for both introductory and advanced courses in theoretical syntax. Offering an alternative to the standard generative view of the subject, it deals with the major issues in syntax with which all theories are concerned. It presents syntactic phenomena from a wide range of languages and introduces students to the major typological issues that syntactic theories must address. A generous number of exercises is included, which provide practice with the concepts introduced in the text and in addition expose the student to in-depth analysis of data from many languages. Each chapter contains suggestions for further reading which encompass work from many theoretical perspectives. A separate teaching guide is available. |
Contents
I | 1 |
II | 2 |
III | 4 |
IV | 8 |
V | 15 |
VI | 17 |
VII | 25 |
VIII | 52 |
XXX | 234 |
XXXI | 242 |
XXXII | 250 |
XXXIII | 274 |
XXXIV | 285 |
XXXV | 303 |
XXXVI | 317 |
XXXVII | 320 |
IX | 67 |
X | 69 |
XI | 82 |
XII | 90 |
XIII | 128 |
XIV | 139 |
XV | 147 |
XVI | 154 |
XVII | 159 |
XVIII | 172 |
XIX | 178 |
XX | 184 |
XXI | 195 |
XXII | 199 |
XXIII | 201 |
XXIV | 206 |
XXV | 210 |
XXVI | 214 |
XXVII | 219 |
XXVIII | 223 |
XXIX | 231 |
XXXVIII | 324 |
XXXIX | 352 |
XL | 384 |
XLI | 392 |
XLII | 417 |
XLIII | 430 |
XLIV | 441 |
XLV | 442 |
XLVI | 448 |
XLVII | 454 |
XLVIII | 484 |
XLIX | 492 |
L | 505 |
LI | 517 |
LII | 575 |
LIII | 590 |
LIV | 604 |
LV | 615 |
LVI | 640 |
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Syntax: Structure, Meaning, and Function Robert D. van Valin,Randy J. LaPolla No preview available - 1997 |
Syntax: Structure, Meaning, and Function Robert D. van Valin,Randy J. LaPolla No preview available - 1997 |
Common terms and phrases
Acehnese active accomplishment actor adposition adverbs Aktionsart animacy antipassive ARG NUC ARG argument position Arrernte assignment CAUSE BECOME chapter clausal clitic complex sentences constituent controller CORE ARG NUC core junctures coreference cosubordination dative default direct core argument discussed Dyirbal elements English ergative example figure focus structure function grammatical relations head noun head-marking languages Hence hierarchy Icelandic illocutionary force interpretation intransitive Jakaltek John Lakhota language-specific languages layered structure lexical linguistic logical structure macrorole marker marking matrix core matrix-coding nominative non-macrorole nuclear juncture nucleus occur periphery possible potential focus domain pragmatic pivot precore slot predicate preposition privileged syntactic argument pronoun referent reflexive reflexivization relative clause restricted neutralization role second argument semantic argument semantic representation semantics to syntax SENTENCE CLAUSE CORE subordinate syntactic pivot syntactic representation syntax to semantics tense Tepehua theory tion topic Torus transitive verb unmarked Valin Warlpiri WH-question WH-word woman zero anaphor