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Record Nr.

UNINA9910524693003321

Titolo

Crosslinguistic research in syntax and semantics : negation, tense, and clausal architecture / / Raffaella Zanuttini ... [et al.], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2006

ISBN

1-58901-305-0

1-4356-2745-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

Georgetown University round table on languages and linguistics series

Altri autori (Persone)

ZanuttiniRaffaella

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Clauses

Grammar, Comparative and general - Negatives

Grammar, Comparative and general - Tense

Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax

Semantics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers from the Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics (GURT), held March 26-29, 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Clausal architecture -- pt. 2. Negation -- pt. 3. Tense and aspect.

Sommario/riassunto

Presenting cutting-edge research in syntax and semantics, this important volume furthers theoretical claims in generative linguistics and represents a significant addition to present scholarship in the field. Leading scholars present crosslinguistic studies dealing with clausal architecture, negation, and tense and aspect, and the issue of whether a statistical model can by itself capture the richness of human linguistic abilities. Taken together, these contributions elegantly show how theoretical tools can propel our understanding of language beyond pretheoretical descriptions, especially whe