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The Handbook of Contemporary Syntactic Theory (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics) [Hardcover]

Mark Baltin (Editor), Chris Collins (Editor)
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January 16, 1991 0631205071 978-0631205074 1
This volume provides a comprehensive view of the current issues in contemporary syntactic theory. Written by an international assembly of leading specialists in the field, these 2 original articles serve as a useful reference for various areas of grammar.

  • Contains 23 articles written by an international assembly of specialists in the field.
  • The lucidly written articles grant accessibility to crucial areas of syntactic theory.
  • Contrasting theories are represented.
  • Contains an informative introduction and extensive bibliography which serves as a reference tool for both students and professional linguists.


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"The Handbook of Contemporary Syntactic Theory is an extraordinary accomplishment. Baltin and Collins have succeeded in assembling a sizeable number of the world's leading syntacticians, each of whom has produced a readable overview of the issues in his or her area of specialization. It is to the credit of the editors that this book is valuable both as a reference work and as a critical evaluation of current thinking. All linguists, not just syntacticians, stand to benefit from having a copy within reach." Frederick J. Newmeyer, University of Washington

"Here is yet another impressive addition to Blackwell's series of Handbooks in Linguistics" Canadian Journal of Linguistics

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This volume provides a comprehensive view of the current issues in contemporary syntactic theory.Written by an international assembly of leading specialists in the field, the 23 original articles in this volume serve as a comprehensive and useful reference for various areas of grammar. The chapters include analyses of non-configurational languages, a crosslinguistic comparison of important grammatical features that interface with semantics, discussions from the perspective of learnability theory, a discussion of thematic relations, and comparisons of derivational and representational approaches to grammar.These cutting-edge articles, combined with the editors' informative introduction and an extensive bibliography, grant readers the greatest access to the field of natural language syntax today. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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  • Hardcover: 880 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (January 16, 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0631205071
  • ISBN-13: 978-0631205074
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 2.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This book is absolutely brilliant. I found it totally invaluable (which is not to say "valueless"). Of course, I may be biased because I happen to be Mark Baltin, but I do think that this book is a must-have for every household in America. My wife says it makes a great gift.
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Morphosyntactic markedness theory classically assumes dynamic competition among the members of a paradigm. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
parametric ambiguity, scope marking strategy, intransitive unergative verb, genuine linguist, postverbal negative markers, syntactic identity condition, net ambiguity, null relative pronoun, eaten rutabagas, finalmente telefonato, phrase structure composition, active transitive clause, object wide scope reading, projection asymmetries, subordinate adjunct clause, negative marker pas, ellipsis site, structural markedness constraints, predicate specifiers, feature checking relation, nonconfigurational languages, hypothesized grammar, short verb movement, linking regularities, resultative structures
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Spec of Infl, Middle English, Van Valin, Old English, German Scrambling, Relativized X'-theory, Government Binding, Iraqi Arabic, Dutch Scrambling, Shortest Derivation Requirement, Chris Collins, Hawick Scots, Full Interpretation, Scottish English, Antecedent Contained Deletions, Empty Category Principle, Mark Baltin, Head Movement Constraint, Old French, Missing Antecedent, Ulster Irish, Comparative Deletion, Mag Wildwood, Optimality Theory, Scope Principle
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