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Explorations of Phase Theory: Interpretation at the Interfaces

Author : Kleanthes K. Grohmann
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110213958
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Explorations of Phase Theory: Interpretation at the Interfaces written by Kleanthes K. Grohmann and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2009-02-26 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade, many issues leading towards refining the model have been identified for a theory of syntax under minimalist assumptions. One of the central questions within the current theoretical model, Phase Theory, is architectural in nature: Assuming a minimal structure of the grammar, how does the computational system manipulate the grammar to construct a well-formed derivation that takes items from the mental lexicon to the interpretive interfaces? This collection addresses this issue by exploring the design of the grammar and the tools of the theory in order to shed light on the nature of the interpretive interfaces, Logical Form and Phonetic Form, and their role in the syntactic computation. The chapters in this volume collectively contribute to a better understanding of the mapping from syntax to PF on the one hand, especially issues concerning prosody and Spell-Out, and semantic interpretation at LF on the other, including interpretive and architectural issues of more conceptual nature. Apart from careful case studies and specific data analysis for a number of languages, the material contained here also has repercussions for Phase Theory in general, theoretical underpinnings as well as modifications of syntactic mechanisms.

Explorations of Phase Theory: Features and Arguments

Author : Kleanthes K. Grohmann
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110213966
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Explorations of Phase Theory: Features and Arguments written by Kleanthes K. Grohmann and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2009-02-26 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume dedicated to the study of formal features and the expression of arguments within Phase Theory, the latest model of syntactic theorizing within the Minimalist Program. The collection addresses the nature of formal features and their role in the syntactic computation as well as checking mechanisms and configurations. It also investigates theoretical issues underlying the nature of syntactic arguments and their licensing (argument structure at large) and specific grammatical operations involving arguments (abstract and morphological case, empty elements, passivization, negation, and aspect). The chapters presented in this volume provide case studies from several, typologically unrelated languages. Apart from novel analyses of new as well as well-known facts, the contributions also provide interesting aspects of and challenges for Phase Theory in general, by critically exploring a number of theoretical extensions, proposing new syntactic mechanisms, and sharpening our tools for linguistic analysis.

Explorations of Phase Theory

Author : Kleanthes K. Grohmann
Publisher :
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (128 download)

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Phase Theory

Author : Barbara Citko
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139916726
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book Phase Theory written by Barbara Citko and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phase Theory is the latest empirical and conceptual innovation in syntactic theory within the Chomskyan generative tradition. Adopting a cross-linguistic perspective, this book provides an introduction to Phase Theory, tracing the development of phases in minimalist syntax. It reviews both empirical and theoretical arguments in favor of phases, and examines the role phases play at the interface with semantics and phonology. Analyzing current phasehood diagnostics, it applies them in a systematic fashion to a broad range of syntactic categories, both phases and non-phases. It concludes with a discussion of some of the more contentious issues in Phase Theory, involving cross-linguistic variation with respect to phasehood and the dynamic versus static nature of phases.

A Guide to Morphosyntax-Phonology Interface Theories

Author : Tobias Scheer
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110238632
Total Pages : 902 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Book Synopsis A Guide to Morphosyntax-Phonology Interface Theories by : Tobias Scheer

Download or read book A Guide to Morphosyntax-Phonology Interface Theories written by Tobias Scheer and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2010-12-20 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews the history of the interface between morpho-syntax and phonology roughly since World War II. Structuralist and generative interface thinking is presented chronologically, but also theory by theory from the point of view of a historically interested observer who however in the last third of the book distills lessons in order to assess present-day interface theories, and to establish a catalogue of properties that a correct interface theory should or must not have. The book also introduces modularity, the rationalist theory of the (human) cognitive system that underlies the generative approach to language, from a Cognitive Science perspective. Modularity is used as a referee for interface theories in the book. Finally, the book locates the interface debate in the landscape of current minimalist syntax and phase theory and fosters intermodular argumentation: how can we use properties of morpho-syntactic theory in order to argue for or against competing theories of phonology (and vice-versa)?

The Structural Design of Language

Author : Thomas S. Stroik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107034833
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Structural Design of Language written by Thomas S. Stroik and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the structure of language and how it obeys physical and mathematical laws.

Understanding Interfaces

Author : Laura Domínguez
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027271992
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Interfaces written by Laura Domínguez and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By combining theoretical analysis and empirical investigation, this monograph investigates the status of interfaces in Minimalist linguistic theory, second language acquisition and native language attrition. Two major questions are currently under debate: (1) what exactly makes a linguistic phenomenon an ‘interface phenomenon’, and (2) what is the specific role that the interfaces play in explaining language loss and persistent problems in second language acquisition? Answers to these questions are provided by a theoretical examination of the role that economy and computational efficiency play in recent Minimalist models of the language faculty, as well as by evidence obtained in two empirical studies examining the acquisition and attrition of two interface phenomena: Spanish subject realization and word order variation. The result is a new definition of ‘interface phenomena’ which deemphasizes syntactic complexity and focuses on the effect of interface interpretive conditions on syntactic structure. This work also shows that representational deficits cannot be ruled out in the acquisition and attrition of interface structures.

Symmetry, Shared Labels and Movement in Syntax

Author : Andreas Blümel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110520184
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Symmetry, Shared Labels and Movement in Syntax written by Andreas Blümel and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the trigger for displacement phenomena in natural language syntax? And how can constraints on syntactic movement be derived from interface conditions and so-called Third Factor principles? Within the Minimalist Program a standard answer to the first question is that it is driven by morphosyntactic features. This monograph challenges that view and suggests that the role of features in driving syntactic computation has been overestimated. Instead it proposes that "labeling" -- the detection of a prominent element in sets formed by Merge -- plays a role in driving transformations, and labeling itself is understood to derive from an interplay of efficient computation and the need for a label at the Conceptual-Intentional systems. It explores this idea in four empirical domains: Long-distance dependencies, Criterial Freezing-phenomena, nested dependencies and ATB-movement. The languages considered include English, German and Hebrew.

Intonation and Meaning

Author : Daniel Büring
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191086576
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Intonation and Meaning written by Daniel Büring and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-05 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a guide to what we know about the interplay between prosody-stress, phrasing, and melody-and interpretation-felicity in discourse, inferences, and emphasis. Speakers can modulate the meaning and effects of their utterances by changing the location of stress or of pauses, and by choosing the melody of their sentences. Although these factors often do not change the literal meaning of what is said, linguists have in recent years found tools and models to describe these more elusive aspects of linguistic meaning. This volume provides a guide to what we know about the interplay between prosody-stress, phrasing, and melody-and interpretation-felicity in discourse, inferences, and emphasis. Daniel Büring presents the main phenomena involved, and introduces the details of current formal analyses of prosodic structure, relevant aspects of discourse structure, intonational meaning, and, most importantly, the relations between them. He explains and compares the most influential theories in these areas, and outlines the questions that remain open for future research. This wide-ranging book involves aspects of phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, and will be of interest to researchers and students in all of these fields, from advanced undergraduate level upwards.

The Grammar of Expressivity

Author : Daniel Gutzmann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192540165
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book The Grammar of Expressivity written by Daniel Gutzmann and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a detailed account of the syntax of expressive language, that is, utterances that express, rather than describe, the emotions and attitudes of the speaker. While the expressive function of natural language has been widely studied in recent years, the role that grammar plays in the interpretation of expressive items has been largely neglected in the semantic and pragmatic literature. Daniel Gutzmann demonstrates that expressivity has strong syntactic reflexes that interact with the semantic and pragmatic interpretation of these utterances, and argues that expressivity is in fact a syntactic feature on a par with other established features such as tense and gender. Evidence for this claim is drawn from three detailed case studies of expressive adjectives, intensifiers, and vocatives; their puzzling properties are accounted for through a minimalist approach to syntactic features and agreement, which shows that expressivity can partake in agreement operations, trigger movement, and be selected for syntactically. The analysis not only supports the hypothesis of expressive syntax, but also highlights the hidden role that grammar may play in phenomena that are traditionally considered to be solely semantic in nature.

InterPhases

Author : Kleanthes K. Grohmann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199541124
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book InterPhases written by Kleanthes K. Grohmann and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book addresses the fundamental issues in the phase-based approach to the mental computation of language that have arisen from the recent developments in the Minimalist Program. Leading linguists and promising young scholars from all over the world focus on two topics that are in the centre of current theorizing in syntax - the interaction of syntax with the conceptual-intentional and sensorimotor interfaces, and current formulations of phase theory." "The authors discuss central questions including the degree to which phases are the right way to think about the dynamic system of language. They consider how far the answers are likely to come from conceptual and theoretical considerations or from experimental and empirical research, which key components might be missing, and how the system can be improved." --Book Jacket.

Minimalist Interfaces

Author : Yosuke Sato
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027255385
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Minimalist Interfaces written by Yosuke Sato and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Empirically rich, analytically sophisticated, and theoretically necessary. A major step forward in minimalist theorizing." --

The Blackwell Companion to Phonology, 5 Volume Set

Author : Marc van Oostendorp
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 140518423X
Total Pages : 3183 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The Blackwell Companion to Phonology, 5 Volume Set written by Marc van Oostendorp and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-04 with total page 3183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available online or as a five-volume print set, The Blackwell Companion to Phonology is a major reference work drawing together 124 new contributions from leading international scholars in the field. It will be indispensable to students and researchers in the field for years to come. Key Features: Full explorations of all the most important ideas and key developments in the field Documents major insights into human language gathered by phonologists in past decades; highlights interdisciplinary connections, such as the social and computational sciences; and examines statistical and experimental techniques Offers an overview of theoretical positions and ongoing debates within phonology at the beginning of the twenty-first century An extensive reference work based on the best and most recent scholarly research – ideal for advanced undergraduates through to faculty and researchers Publishing simultaneously in print and online; visit www.companiontophonology.com for full details Additional features of the online edition (ISBN: 978-1-4443-3526-2): Powerful searching, browsing, and cross-referencing capabilities, including Open URL linking, with all entries classified by key topic, subject, place, people, and period For those institutions already subscribing to Blackwell Reference Online, it offers fully integrated and searchable content with the comprehensive Handbooks in Linguistics series

ELT in a Changing World

Author : Azra Ahmed
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443867047
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book ELT in a Changing World written by Azra Ahmed and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel ELT resource for language specialists and teachers across the world, this selection of papers is a collection of the most compelling and innovative ideas presented at a seminar hosted by the Centre of English Language, Aga Khan University, Pakistan, in January 2011, entitled ‘ELT in a Changing World: Innovative Approaches to New Challenges’. The book is divided into three sections, the first of which is ‘Global change and language learning’. This section offers a guided tour of language teaching evolution, highlighting the merits of enhanced language awareness, self-immersive and input/output-based learning, and innovative pedagogical interventions. Section Two, ‘Developments in Second Language theory and practice in Pakistan’, reveals the findings of the latest research conducted in Pakistan on language policy scholarship, the development of traditional and e-learning environments, the relationship between language learning and immigration opportunities, and the impact of language ideologies on individual identities. Section Three, ‘Learning innovations’, discusses the need for change and fresh approaches to English language education, and highlights the efforts made within the context of Pakistan to ensure the successful implementation of holistic, needs-based and socially driven curricula. Highly readable and virtually jargon free, the book will prove to be an excellent resource for those seeking up-to-date information on the teaching of English in Pakistan and other related parts of the developing world today.

Rightward Movement in a Comparative Perspective

Author : Gert Webelhuth
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027290636
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Rightward Movement in a Comparative Perspective written by Gert Webelhuth and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents the state of the art on rightward movement in one thematically coherent volume. It documents the growing importance of the combination of empirical and theoretical work in linguistic analysis. Several contributions argue that rightward movement is a means of reducing phonological or structural complexity. The inclusion of corpus data and psycholinguistic results confirms the Right Roof Constraint as a characteristic property of extraposition and argues for a reduced role of subsentential bounding nodes. The contributions also show that the phenomenon cannot be looked at from one module of grammar alone, but calls for an interaction of syntax, semantics, phonology, and discourse. The discussion of different languages such as English, German, Dutch, Italian, Italian Sign Language, Modern Greek, Uyghur, and Khalkha enhances our understanding of the complexity of the phenomenon. Finally, the analytic options of different frameworks are explored. The volume is of interest to students and researchers of syntax, semantics, psycholinguistics, and corpus linguistics.

Journal of African Languages and Linguistics

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Endocentric Structuring of Projection-free Syntax

Author : Hiroki Narita
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027269629
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Endocentric Structuring of Projection-free Syntax written by Hiroki Narita and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Endocentric Structuring of Projection-free Syntax puts forward a novel theory of syntax that rigidly adheres to the principle of Minimal Computation, in which a number of traditional but extraneous stipulations such as referential indices and representational labels/projections are eliminated. It specifically articulates the overarching hypothesis that every syntactic object is composed by recursive, phase-by-phase embedding of the endocentric structure {H, α}, where H is a head lexical item and α is another syntactic object (order irrelevant). The proposed mechanism achieves both theory-internal simplicity and broad empirical coverage at the same time, advancing a radically reduced conception of endocentricty/headedness while deriving a number of empirically grounded constraints on human language.