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Grammatical Theory: From Transformational Grammar to Constraint-Based Approaches. Second Revised and Extended Edition. Vol. I.

Grammatical Theory: From Transformational Grammar to Constraint-Based Approaches. Second Revised and Extended Edition. Vol. I.

Stefan Muller
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This book introduces formal grammar theories that play a role in current linguistic theorizing . The key assumptions are explained and it is shown how the respective theory treats arguments and adjuncts, the active/passive alternation, local reorderings, verb placement, and fronting of constituents over long distances. The analyses are explained with German as the object language. The second part of the book compares these approaches with respect to their predictions regarding language acquisition and psycholinguistic plausibility. The nativism hypothesis, which assumes that humans posses genetically determined innate language-specific knowledge, is critically examined and alternative models of language acquisition are discussed. The second part then addresses controversial issues of current theory building such as the question of flat or binary branching structures being more appropriate, the question whether constructions should be treated on the phrasal or the lexical level, and the question whether abstract, non-visible entities should play a role in syntactic analyses. It is shown that the analyses suggested in the respective frameworks are often translatable into each other. The book closes with a chapter showing how properties common to all languages or to certain classes of languages can be captured. The book is a translation of the German book Grammatiktheorie, which was published by Stauffenburg in 2010. The following quotes are taken from reviews: With this critical yet fair reflection on various grammatical theories, M�ller fills what was a major gap in the literature. Karen Lehmann, Zeitschrift f�r Rezen-sio-nen zur ger-man-is-tis-chen Sprach-wis-senschaft, 2012 Stefan M�ller's recent introductory textbook, Gram-m
Pages
602
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Language Science Press
Release
April 12, 2018
ISBN
3961100772
ISBN 13
9783961100774

Grammatical Theory: From Transformational Grammar to Constraint-Based Approaches. Second Revised and Extended Edition. Vol. I.

Stefan Muller
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
This book introduces formal grammar theories that play a role in current linguistic theorizing . The key assumptions are explained and it is shown how the respective theory treats arguments and adjuncts, the active/passive alternation, local reorderings, verb placement, and fronting of constituents over long distances. The analyses are explained with German as the object language. The second part of the book compares these approaches with respect to their predictions regarding language acquisition and psycholinguistic plausibility. The nativism hypothesis, which assumes that humans posses genetically determined innate language-specific knowledge, is critically examined and alternative models of language acquisition are discussed. The second part then addresses controversial issues of current theory building such as the question of flat or binary branching structures being more appropriate, the question whether constructions should be treated on the phrasal or the lexical level, and the question whether abstract, non-visible entities should play a role in syntactic analyses. It is shown that the analyses suggested in the respective frameworks are often translatable into each other. The book closes with a chapter showing how properties common to all languages or to certain classes of languages can be captured. The book is a translation of the German book Grammatiktheorie, which was published by Stauffenburg in 2010. The following quotes are taken from reviews: With this critical yet fair reflection on various grammatical theories, M�ller fills what was a major gap in the literature. Karen Lehmann, Zeitschrift f�r Rezen-sio-nen zur ger-man-is-tis-chen Sprach-wis-senschaft, 2012 Stefan M�ller's recent introductory textbook, Gram-m
Pages
602
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Language Science Press
Release
April 12, 2018
ISBN
3961100772
ISBN 13
9783961100774

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