Word Order
Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
España peninsular
- Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- ISBN13 9780521693127
- ISBN10 0521693128
- Tipo LIBRO
- Idioma Inglés
- Encuadernación Rústica
Materias
LingüísticaWord Order
Editorial CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
España peninsular
Detalles del libro
Word order is one of the major properties on which languages are compared and its study is fundamental to linguistics. This comprehensive survey provides an up-to-date, critical overview of this widely debated topic, exploring and evaluating word order research carried out in four major theoretical frameworks – linguistic typology, generative grammar, optimality theory and processing-based theories. It is the first book to bring these theoretical approaches together in one place and is therefore a one-stop resource covering the current developments in word order research. It explains word order patterns in different languages and at different structural levels and critically evaluates (and where possible, compares) the theoretical assumptions and word order principles used in the different approaches. Also highlighted are issues and problems that require further investigation or remain unresolved. This book will be invaluable to those investigating word order, and researchers and students in syntax, linguistic theory and typology.
- A one-stop resource on the current developments in word order research
- Brings together at least four different theoretical approaches to word order
- Provides a critical discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of each of the selected theoretical approaches