Skeptical linguistic essays [[electronic resource] /] / Paul M. Postal

• Autore: Postal Paul Martin <1936->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (421 p.)
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetto topico: Grammar, Comparative and general; English language - Syntax; Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Rhetoric ; 10. 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; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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 The first, positive group of papers, contains five previously unpublished studies of English syntax.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 of
• Titolo autorizzato: Skeptical linguistic essays
• ISBN: 1-280-53403-6; 0-19-518076-3; 9786610534036; 1-282-36692-0; 9786612366925; 0-19-534366-2; 1-60256-938-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450298103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II