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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450897103321

Autore

Carnie Andrew <1969->

Titolo

Constituent structure [[electronic resource] /] / Andrew Carnie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-16424-0

9786611164249

0-19-153220-7

1-4356-1424-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

Oxford linguistics

Oxford surveys in syntax and morphology ; ; 5

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-286) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; General Preface; Abbreviations; Symbols Used; Part 1. Preliminaries; Part 2. Phrase Structure Grammars and X-bar Theory; Part 3. Controversies; References; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the empirical and theoretical aspects of constituent structure in natural language syntax, critically examining the strengths and limitations of different approaches. It is an ideal introduction for graduate students and advanced undergraduates and a valuable reference for theoretical linguists of all persuasions. - ;This book explores the empirical and theoretical aspects of constituent structure in natural language syntax. It surveys a wide variety of functionalist and formalist theoretical approaches, from dependency grammars and Relational Grammar to Lexical Functional G