The term 'word order studies' designates an area of syntax which has become an increasingly central theme in linguistic research. Since, in at least a narrow sense, syntax is the study of how meaningful elements are put together to form sentences, a preoccupation with word order would seem inherent in any syntactic study. However, the focus implied by 'word order studies' is anything but trivial, going as it does to the heart of two vital areas of linguistic theory: language universals, and the form of linguistic models. The present collection of papers offers the reader an opportunity to examine some of the more recent ideas in this broad area, concentrating on some of the more controversial issues within the generative-transformational model.
| ISBN: | 9789027209085 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1979 |
| Author: | Jürgen M Meisel, Martin D Pam |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 522 pages |
| Series: | Current Issues in Linguistic Theory |
| Genres: |
Historical and comparative linguistics |
The term 'word order studies' designates an area of syntax which has become an increasingly central theme in linguistic research. Since, in at least a narrow sense, syntax is the study of how meaningful elements are put together to form sentences, a preoccupation with word order would seem inherent in any syntactic study. However, the focus implied by 'word order studies' is anything but trivial, going as it does to the heart of two vital areas of linguistic theory: language universals, and the form of linguistic models. The present collection of papers offers the reader an opportunity to examine some of the more recent ideas in this broad area, concentrating on some of the more controversial issues within the generative-transformational model.
Linear Order and Generative Theory features in the following genres: Historical and comparative linguistics
Linear Order and Generative Theory is available in Hardback
Linear Order and Generative Theory was written by Jürgen M Meisel, Martin D Pam and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company
Linear Order and Generative Theory has 522 pages
Yes it is part of Current Issues in Linguistic Theory series