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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetto topico: Grammar, Comparative and general - Clauses; Grammar, Comparative and general - Negatives; Grammar, Comparative and general - Tense; Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax; Semantics
• Altri autori: ZanuttiniRaffaella
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Crosslinguistic Research in Syntax and Semantics
• ISBN: 1-58901-305-0; 1-4356-2745-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910524693003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Georgetown University round table on languages and linguistics series (2004)