03613nam 2200685Ia 450 991045029810332120200520144314.01-280-53403-60-19-518076-397866105340361-282-36692-097866123669250-19-534366-21-60256-938-X(CKB)1000000000245690(EBL)1591321(OCoLC)922907460(SSID)ssj0000246563(PQKBManifestationID)11216304(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000246563(PQKBWorkID)10188999(PQKB)10498588(MiAaPQ)EBC1591321(MiAaPQ)EBC279678(Au-PeEL)EBL1591321(CaPaEBR)ebr10103551(CaONFJC)MIL236692(EXLCZ)99100000000024569020030102d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSkeptical linguistic essays[electronic resource] /Paul M. PostalOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20041 online resource (421 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-516672-8 0-19-516671-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction; PART I. STUDIES IN LINGUISTICS; 1. A Paradox in English Syntax; 2. A Putatively Banned Type of Raising; 3. A New Raising Mystery; 4. Chromaticity: An Overlooked English Grammatical Category Distinction; 5. The Structure of One Type of American English Vulgar Minimizer; 6. The Openness of Natural Languages; PART II. STUDIES OF JUNK LINGUISTICS; 7. Junk Syntax 1: A Supposed Account of Strong Crossover Effects; 8. Junk Syntax 2: "There Remain a Few As Yet Unexplained Exceptions"; 9. Junk Ethics 1: Advances in Linguistic Rhetoric10. Junk Refereeing: Our Tax Dollars at Work11. Junk Ethics 2: The Most Irresponsible Passage; 12. Junk Reasoning 1: If It Doesn't Follow Automatically, Then It's Pretty Much Got to at Least Virtually Follow, and If Not, Don't Worry; It Is Still Unquestionably Natural; 13. Junk Reasoning 2: '(Virtually) Conceptually Necessary'; 14. Junk Linguistics: The Bottom Line; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; ZThis volume consists of an introduction and two groups of essays by Paul M. Postal, each with a connecting theme. The first, positive group of papers, contains five previously unpublished studies of English syntax. These include a long study of so-called ""locative inversion,"" two investigations related to raising to non-subject status, an argument for the existence of a hitherto ignored nominal grammatical category and a study of vulgar negative polarity items. Each investigation of specific English details is argued to have significant theoretical consequences. The second, negative group ofGrammar, Comparative and generalEnglish languageSyntaxLinguistic analysis (Linguistics)Electronic books.Grammar, Comparative and general.English languageSyntax.Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)415Postal Paul Martin1936-191604MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450298103321Skeptical linguistic essays263921UNINA