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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145417903321

Autore

Davies William D

Titolo

The Grammar of Raising and Control [[electronic resource] ] : A Course in Syntactic Argumentation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2007

ISBN

1-281-32305-5

9786611323059

0-470-70650-3

0-470-75569-5

0-470-75472-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (398 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DubinskyStanley

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Generative grammar

Grammar, Comparative and general

Language / Linguistics

Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax

Generative grammar - History

Languages & Literatures

Philology & Linguistics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

THE GRAMMAR OF RAISING AND CONTROL: A COURSE IN SYNTACTIC ARGUMENTATION; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Unit I Classical Transformational Grammar; Unit II Extensions and Reinterpretations of Standard Theory; Unit III Government and Binding Theory; Unit IV The Minimalist Program; References; Name Index; Subject Index;

Sommario/riassunto

The Grammar of Raising and Control surveys analyses across a range of theoretical frameworks from Rosenbaum's classic Standard Theory analysis (1967) to current proposals within the Minimalist Program, and provides readers with a critical understanding of these, helping them in the process to develop keen insights into the strengths and weaknesses



of syntactic arguments in general.; Distills a very successful graduate course in syntax from two prominent figures in the field, covering analyses from a range of theoretical frameworks.; Provides readers with an understanding of the various perspec