Author: Laurent Roussarie
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961100179
Category : Montague grammar
Languages : fr
Pages : 498
Book Description
Depuis près d'un demi-siècle, la sémantique formelle, à l'intersection féconde de la linguistique, la logique et la philosophie, occupe une place de premier plan dans le domaine de la linguistique théorique. Ce manuel, le premier en français de cette ampleur, en propose une présentation à la fois introductive et approfondie. La sémantique formelle est parfois appréhendée avec hésitation (voire redoutée) du fait de sa rigueur mathématique et de l'apparente complexité de son symbolisme ; le présent ouvrage vise à en donner une approche pédagogique, stimulante et dédramatisée. Il est conçu pour offrir un apprentissage et une maîtrise autonomes et progressifs des principaux aspects conceptuels et formels de la théorie, en accordant une attention particulière aux innovations marquantes qui ont structuré le domaine depuis les travaux fondateurs de R. Montague. Il a également pour objectif de proposer, au fil des pages, une introduction à des éléments de méthodologie scientifique afin de donner un aperçu des pratiques d'analyse propres à la sémantique formelle. Les six chapitres, accompagnés de nombreux exercices corrigés, y abordent les notions de base de logique et de sémantique vériconditionnelle, les phénomènes de quantification, la logique intensionnelle appliquée à la temporalité et les modalités, le λ-calcul typé et l'analyse sémantique compositionnelle à l'interface syntaxe-sémantique. Le volume sera complété d'un second qui présentera plusieurs applications et développements qui étendent la portée du formalisme. L'ouvrage s'adresse aux étudiants de licence et master de sciences de langage, mais aussi d'autres disciplines comme, par exemple, la philosophie, la logique, l'informatique, ainsi qu'aux chercheurs désireux de s'initier, se mettre à jour ou se perfectionner dans la discipline.
Sémantique formelle
Author: Laurent Roussarie
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961100179
Category : Montague grammar
Languages : fr
Pages : 498
Book Description
Depuis près d'un demi-siècle, la sémantique formelle, à l'intersection féconde de la linguistique, la logique et la philosophie, occupe une place de premier plan dans le domaine de la linguistique théorique. Ce manuel, le premier en français de cette ampleur, en propose une présentation à la fois introductive et approfondie. La sémantique formelle est parfois appréhendée avec hésitation (voire redoutée) du fait de sa rigueur mathématique et de l'apparente complexité de son symbolisme ; le présent ouvrage vise à en donner une approche pédagogique, stimulante et dédramatisée. Il est conçu pour offrir un apprentissage et une maîtrise autonomes et progressifs des principaux aspects conceptuels et formels de la théorie, en accordant une attention particulière aux innovations marquantes qui ont structuré le domaine depuis les travaux fondateurs de R. Montague. Il a également pour objectif de proposer, au fil des pages, une introduction à des éléments de méthodologie scientifique afin de donner un aperçu des pratiques d'analyse propres à la sémantique formelle. Les six chapitres, accompagnés de nombreux exercices corrigés, y abordent les notions de base de logique et de sémantique vériconditionnelle, les phénomènes de quantification, la logique intensionnelle appliquée à la temporalité et les modalités, le λ-calcul typé et l'analyse sémantique compositionnelle à l'interface syntaxe-sémantique. Le volume sera complété d'un second qui présentera plusieurs applications et développements qui étendent la portée du formalisme. L'ouvrage s'adresse aux étudiants de licence et master de sciences de langage, mais aussi d'autres disciplines comme, par exemple, la philosophie, la logique, l'informatique, ainsi qu'aux chercheurs désireux de s'initier, se mettre à jour ou se perfectionner dans la discipline.
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961100179
Category : Montague grammar
Languages : fr
Pages : 498
Book Description
Depuis près d'un demi-siècle, la sémantique formelle, à l'intersection féconde de la linguistique, la logique et la philosophie, occupe une place de premier plan dans le domaine de la linguistique théorique. Ce manuel, le premier en français de cette ampleur, en propose une présentation à la fois introductive et approfondie. La sémantique formelle est parfois appréhendée avec hésitation (voire redoutée) du fait de sa rigueur mathématique et de l'apparente complexité de son symbolisme ; le présent ouvrage vise à en donner une approche pédagogique, stimulante et dédramatisée. Il est conçu pour offrir un apprentissage et une maîtrise autonomes et progressifs des principaux aspects conceptuels et formels de la théorie, en accordant une attention particulière aux innovations marquantes qui ont structuré le domaine depuis les travaux fondateurs de R. Montague. Il a également pour objectif de proposer, au fil des pages, une introduction à des éléments de méthodologie scientifique afin de donner un aperçu des pratiques d'analyse propres à la sémantique formelle. Les six chapitres, accompagnés de nombreux exercices corrigés, y abordent les notions de base de logique et de sémantique vériconditionnelle, les phénomènes de quantification, la logique intensionnelle appliquée à la temporalité et les modalités, le λ-calcul typé et l'analyse sémantique compositionnelle à l'interface syntaxe-sémantique. Le volume sera complété d'un second qui présentera plusieurs applications et développements qui étendent la portée du formalisme. L'ouvrage s'adresse aux étudiants de licence et master de sciences de langage, mais aussi d'autres disciplines comme, par exemple, la philosophie, la logique, l'informatique, ainsi qu'aux chercheurs désireux de s'initier, se mettre à jour ou se perfectionner dans la discipline.
Syntaxe théorique et formelle, Volume 1: Modélisation, unités, structures
Author: Sylvain Kahane
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3985540373
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Conçu comme une introduction générale à la syntaxe, cet ouvrage présente les notions de base nécessaires à une étude de la combinaison des unités lexicales et grammaticales au sein d’un énoncé. Sans se placer dans un cadre préconçu, l’ouvrage étudie les différentes possibilités pour la représentation des structures syntaxiques, en fonction des principes généraux et des critères particuliers retenus. Élaboré avec l’objectif de fournir une base pour l’enseignement de la syntaxe à l’université, cet ouvrage souhaite montrer qu’on peut dégager de manière méthodique les propriétés des langues et mettre de l’ordre dans la forêt vierge que constitue chaque langue. Il est divisé en trois parties : comment élaborer le modèle d’une langue, comment déterminer les unités de base de la langue en fonction de leur sens, forme et combinatoire, comment définir et représenter les différents modes d’organisation des unités. Cette dernière partie présente une abondance de diagrammes syntaxiques de diverses natures. L’ouvrage est découpé en de petites sections, alternant le contenu principal avec des éclairages, des notes historiques, des élaborations plus formelles, des exemples linguistiques dans diverses langues, des propositions de lectures additionnelles et des exercices avec des éléments de correction. Kim Gerdes et Sylvain Kahane collaborent depuis 20 ans et ont publié ensemble plus de 40 articles. Ils se sont intéressés à différents aspects de la syntaxe des langues. Après avoir travaillé sur la modélisation formelle de l’ordre des mots en allemand et en français, ils ont commencé à partir de 2008 à développer des corpus annotés en syntaxe de dépendance pour le français parlé, s’intéressant à la fois aux problèmes théoriques de l’analyse en dépendance et aux questions plus particulièrement posées par les productions orales, notamment concernant les limites de la syntaxe. Conceived as a general introduction to syntax, this book presents the basic concepts necessary for a study of the combination of lexical and grammatical units within an utterance. The book does not impose a preconceived framework, but rather examines the various possibilities for the representation of syntactic structures, according to the general principles and specific criteria that have been adopted. The aim of this book is to provide a basis for teaching syntax at university, and to show that it is possible to identify the properties of languages in a methodical way and to put order in the jungle of each language. The book is divided into three parts: How to develop the model of a language? How to determine the basic units of a language according to their meaning, form, and combinatorial nature? How to define and represent the different ways in which the units are organized? This last part presents an abundance of syntactic diagrams of a wide range of types. The book is divided into small sections, alternating the main content with insights, historical notes, formal elaborations, linguistic examples in diverse languages, proposals for further reading, and exercises with answer keys. Kim Gerdes and Sylvain Kahane have been collaborating for 20 years and have published together more than 40 articles. They have been interested in different aspects of the syntax of languages. After working on formal modeling of word order in German and French, they started in 2008 to develop annotated corpora in dependency syntax for spoken French, focusing both on theoretical problems of dependency analysis and on questions more specifically raised by oral productions, notably concerning the limits of syntax.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3985540373
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Conçu comme une introduction générale à la syntaxe, cet ouvrage présente les notions de base nécessaires à une étude de la combinaison des unités lexicales et grammaticales au sein d’un énoncé. Sans se placer dans un cadre préconçu, l’ouvrage étudie les différentes possibilités pour la représentation des structures syntaxiques, en fonction des principes généraux et des critères particuliers retenus. Élaboré avec l’objectif de fournir une base pour l’enseignement de la syntaxe à l’université, cet ouvrage souhaite montrer qu’on peut dégager de manière méthodique les propriétés des langues et mettre de l’ordre dans la forêt vierge que constitue chaque langue. Il est divisé en trois parties : comment élaborer le modèle d’une langue, comment déterminer les unités de base de la langue en fonction de leur sens, forme et combinatoire, comment définir et représenter les différents modes d’organisation des unités. Cette dernière partie présente une abondance de diagrammes syntaxiques de diverses natures. L’ouvrage est découpé en de petites sections, alternant le contenu principal avec des éclairages, des notes historiques, des élaborations plus formelles, des exemples linguistiques dans diverses langues, des propositions de lectures additionnelles et des exercices avec des éléments de correction. Kim Gerdes et Sylvain Kahane collaborent depuis 20 ans et ont publié ensemble plus de 40 articles. Ils se sont intéressés à différents aspects de la syntaxe des langues. Après avoir travaillé sur la modélisation formelle de l’ordre des mots en allemand et en français, ils ont commencé à partir de 2008 à développer des corpus annotés en syntaxe de dépendance pour le français parlé, s’intéressant à la fois aux problèmes théoriques de l’analyse en dépendance et aux questions plus particulièrement posées par les productions orales, notamment concernant les limites de la syntaxe. Conceived as a general introduction to syntax, this book presents the basic concepts necessary for a study of the combination of lexical and grammatical units within an utterance. The book does not impose a preconceived framework, but rather examines the various possibilities for the representation of syntactic structures, according to the general principles and specific criteria that have been adopted. The aim of this book is to provide a basis for teaching syntax at university, and to show that it is possible to identify the properties of languages in a methodical way and to put order in the jungle of each language. The book is divided into three parts: How to develop the model of a language? How to determine the basic units of a language according to their meaning, form, and combinatorial nature? How to define and represent the different ways in which the units are organized? This last part presents an abundance of syntactic diagrams of a wide range of types. The book is divided into small sections, alternating the main content with insights, historical notes, formal elaborations, linguistic examples in diverse languages, proposals for further reading, and exercises with answer keys. Kim Gerdes and Sylvain Kahane have been collaborating for 20 years and have published together more than 40 articles. They have been interested in different aspects of the syntax of languages. After working on formal modeling of word order in German and French, they started in 2008 to develop annotated corpora in dependency syntax for spoken French, focusing both on theoretical problems of dependency analysis and on questions more specifically raised by oral productions, notably concerning the limits of syntax.
Analyzing meaning: An introduction to semantics and pragmatics. Third edition
Author: Paul Kroeger
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961103909
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters are organized into six units: (1) Foundational concepts; (2) Word meanings; (3) Implicature (including indirect speech acts); (4) Compositional semantics; (5) Modals, conditionals, and causation; (6) Tense & aspect. Most of the chapters include exercises which can be used for class discussion and/or homework assignments, and each chapter contains references for additional reading on the topics covered. As the title indicates, this book is truly an introduction: it provides a solid foundation which will prepare students to take more advanced and specialized courses in semantics and/or pragmatics. It is also intended as a reference for fieldworkers doing primary research on under-documented languages, to help them write grammatical descriptions that deal carefully and clearly with semantic issues. The approach adopted here is largely descriptive and non-formal (or, in some places, semi-formal), although some basic logical notation is introduced. The book is written at level which should be appropriate for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. It presupposes some previous coursework in linguistics, but does not presuppose any background in formal logic or set theory.
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961103909
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters are organized into six units: (1) Foundational concepts; (2) Word meanings; (3) Implicature (including indirect speech acts); (4) Compositional semantics; (5) Modals, conditionals, and causation; (6) Tense & aspect. Most of the chapters include exercises which can be used for class discussion and/or homework assignments, and each chapter contains references for additional reading on the topics covered. As the title indicates, this book is truly an introduction: it provides a solid foundation which will prepare students to take more advanced and specialized courses in semantics and/or pragmatics. It is also intended as a reference for fieldworkers doing primary research on under-documented languages, to help them write grammatical descriptions that deal carefully and clearly with semantic issues. The approach adopted here is largely descriptive and non-formal (or, in some places, semi-formal), although some basic logical notation is introduced. The book is written at level which should be appropriate for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. It presupposes some previous coursework in linguistics, but does not presuppose any background in formal logic or set theory.
Author:
Publisher: Éditions Épistémé
ISBN: 2832322603
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Publisher: Éditions Épistémé
ISBN: 2832322603
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Existence: Semantics and Syntax
Author: Ileana Comorovski
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402061986
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
This collection of essays grew out of the workshop ‘Existence: Semantics and Syntax’, which was held at the University of Nancy 2 in September 2002. The workshop, organized by Ileana Comorovski and Claire Gardent, was supported by a grant from the Reseau ́ de Sciences Cognitives du Grand Est (‘Cognitive Science Network of the Greater East’), which is gratefully acknowledged. The ?rst e- tor wishes to thank Claire Gardent, Fred Landman, and Georges Rebuschi for encouraging her to pursue the publication of a volume based on papers presented at the workshop. Among those who participated in the workshop was Klaus von Heusinger, who joined Ileana Comorovski in editing this volume. Besides papers that developed out of presentations at the workshop, the volume contains invited contributions. We are grateful to Wayles Browne, Fred Landman, Paul Portner, and Georges Rebuschi for their help with reviewing some of the papers. Our thanks go also to a Springer reviewer for the careful reading of the book manuscript. We wish to thank all the participants in the workshop, not only those whose contributions appear in this volume, for making the workshop an int- active and constructive event. Ileana Comorovski Klaus von Heusinger vii ILEANA COMOROVSKI AND KLAUS VON HEUSINGER INTRODUCTION The notion of ‘existence’, which we take to have solid intuitive grounding, plays a central role in the interpretation of at least three types of linguistic constructions: copular clauses, existential sentences, and (in)de?nite noun phrases.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402061986
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
This collection of essays grew out of the workshop ‘Existence: Semantics and Syntax’, which was held at the University of Nancy 2 in September 2002. The workshop, organized by Ileana Comorovski and Claire Gardent, was supported by a grant from the Reseau ́ de Sciences Cognitives du Grand Est (‘Cognitive Science Network of the Greater East’), which is gratefully acknowledged. The ?rst e- tor wishes to thank Claire Gardent, Fred Landman, and Georges Rebuschi for encouraging her to pursue the publication of a volume based on papers presented at the workshop. Among those who participated in the workshop was Klaus von Heusinger, who joined Ileana Comorovski in editing this volume. Besides papers that developed out of presentations at the workshop, the volume contains invited contributions. We are grateful to Wayles Browne, Fred Landman, Paul Portner, and Georges Rebuschi for their help with reviewing some of the papers. Our thanks go also to a Springer reviewer for the careful reading of the book manuscript. We wish to thank all the participants in the workshop, not only those whose contributions appear in this volume, for making the workshop an int- active and constructive event. Ileana Comorovski Klaus von Heusinger vii ILEANA COMOROVSKI AND KLAUS VON HEUSINGER INTRODUCTION The notion of ‘existence’, which we take to have solid intuitive grounding, plays a central role in the interpretation of at least three types of linguistic constructions: copular clauses, existential sentences, and (in)de?nite noun phrases.
Grammatical theory: From transformational grammar to constraint-based approaches (Fifth revised edition)
Author: Stefan Müller
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961104026
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 889
Book Description
This book introduces formal grammar theories that play a role in current linguistic theorizing (Phrase Structure Grammar, Transformational Grammar/Government & Binding, Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar, Lexical Functional Grammar, Categorial Grammar, Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Construction Grammar, Tree Adjoining Grammar). The key assumptions are explained and it is shown how the respective theory treats arguments and adjuncts, the active/passive alternation, local reorderings, verb placement, and fronting of constituents over long distances. The analyses are explained with German as the object language. The second part of the book compares these approaches with respect to their predictions regarding language acquisition and psycholinguistic plausibility. The nativism hypothesis, which assumes that humans posses genetically determined innate language-specific knowledge, is critically examined and alternative models of language acquisition are discussed. The second part then addresses controversial issues of current theory building such as the question of flat or binary branching structures being more appropriate, the question whether constructions should be treated on the phrasal or the lexical level, and the question whether abstract, non-visible entities should play a role in syntactic analyses. It is shown that the analyses suggested in the respective frameworks are often translatable into each other. The book closes with a chapter showing how properties common to all languages or to certain classes of languages can be captured.
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961104026
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 889
Book Description
This book introduces formal grammar theories that play a role in current linguistic theorizing (Phrase Structure Grammar, Transformational Grammar/Government & Binding, Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar, Lexical Functional Grammar, Categorial Grammar, Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Construction Grammar, Tree Adjoining Grammar). The key assumptions are explained and it is shown how the respective theory treats arguments and adjuncts, the active/passive alternation, local reorderings, verb placement, and fronting of constituents over long distances. The analyses are explained with German as the object language. The second part of the book compares these approaches with respect to their predictions regarding language acquisition and psycholinguistic plausibility. The nativism hypothesis, which assumes that humans posses genetically determined innate language-specific knowledge, is critically examined and alternative models of language acquisition are discussed. The second part then addresses controversial issues of current theory building such as the question of flat or binary branching structures being more appropriate, the question whether constructions should be treated on the phrasal or the lexical level, and the question whether abstract, non-visible entities should play a role in syntactic analyses. It is shown that the analyses suggested in the respective frameworks are often translatable into each other. The book closes with a chapter showing how properties common to all languages or to certain classes of languages can be captured.
Linguistics Olympiad
Author: Vlad A. Neacșu
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961104689
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Linguistics Olympiad: Training Guide represents a unique and complex work aimed to help students and teachers alike prepare for the national and international Linguistics Olympiads. This guide identifies the most common types of problems and, for each of them, proposes a theoretical framework (basic linguistics concepts, as well as language typology data) together with a methodological approach, tailored for each type of problems, and, in the end, a selection of practice problems from past editions of national and international Linguistics Olympiads. This work is breaking new ground, being the first of its kind, featuring a large number of languages and problems, centered around the concept of problem-based learning.
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961104689
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Linguistics Olympiad: Training Guide represents a unique and complex work aimed to help students and teachers alike prepare for the national and international Linguistics Olympiads. This guide identifies the most common types of problems and, for each of them, proposes a theoretical framework (basic linguistics concepts, as well as language typology data) together with a methodological approach, tailored for each type of problems, and, in the end, a selection of practice problems from past editions of national and international Linguistics Olympiads. This work is breaking new ground, being the first of its kind, featuring a large number of languages and problems, centered around the concept of problem-based learning.
Language and computers
Author: Lelia Glass
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961104808
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
This book offers an accessible introduction to the ways that language is processed and produced by computers, a field that has recently exploded in interest. The book covers writing systems, tools to help people write, computer-assisted language learning, the multidisciplinary study of text as data, text classification, information retrieval, machine translation, and dialog. Throughout, we emphasize insights from linguistics along with the ethical and social consequences of emerging technology. This book welcomes students from diverse intellectual backgrounds to learn new technical tools and to appreciate rich language data, thus widening the bridge between linguistics and computer science.
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961104808
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
This book offers an accessible introduction to the ways that language is processed and produced by computers, a field that has recently exploded in interest. The book covers writing systems, tools to help people write, computer-assisted language learning, the multidisciplinary study of text as data, text classification, information retrieval, machine translation, and dialog. Throughout, we emphasize insights from linguistics along with the ethical and social consequences of emerging technology. This book welcomes students from diverse intellectual backgrounds to learn new technical tools and to appreciate rich language data, thus widening the bridge between linguistics and computer science.
Germanic syntax
Author: Stefan Müller
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961104085
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This book is an introduction to the syntactic structures that can be found in the Germanic languages. The analyses are couched in the framework of HPSG light, which is a simplified version of HPSG that uses trees to depict analyses rather than complicated attribute value matrices. The book is written for students with basic knowledge about case, constituent tests, and simple phrase structure grammars (advanced BA or MA level) and for researchers with an interest in the Germanic languages and/or an interest in Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar/Sign-Based Construction Grammar without having the time to deal with all the details of these theories.
Publisher: Language Science Press
ISBN: 3961104085
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This book is an introduction to the syntactic structures that can be found in the Germanic languages. The analyses are couched in the framework of HPSG light, which is a simplified version of HPSG that uses trees to depict analyses rather than complicated attribute value matrices. The book is written for students with basic knowledge about case, constituent tests, and simple phrase structure grammars (advanced BA or MA level) and for researchers with an interest in the Germanic languages and/or an interest in Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar/Sign-Based Construction Grammar without having the time to deal with all the details of these theories.
Grammatical theory : From transformational grammar to constraint-based approaches
Author: Stefan Müller
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3985540608
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
This book introduces formal grammar theories that play a role in current linguistic theorizing (Phrase Structure Grammar, Transformational Grammar/Government & Binding, Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar, Lexical Functional Grammar, Categorial Grammar, Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, ConstructionGrammar, Tree Adjoining Grammar). The key assumptions are explained and it is shown how the respective theory treats arguments and adjuncts, the active/passive alternation, local reorderings, verb placement, and fronting of constituents over long distances. The analyses are explained with German as the object language. The second part of the book compares these approaches with respect to their predictions regarding language acquisition and psycholinguistic plausibility. The nativism hypothesis, which assumes that humans posses genetically determined innate language-specific knowledge, is critically examined and alternative models of language acquisition are discussed. The second part then addresses controversial issues of current theory building such as the question of flat or binary branching structures being more appropriate, the question whether constructions should be treated on the phrasal or the lexical level, and the question whether abstract, non-visible entities should play a role in syntactic analyses. It is shown that the analyses suggested in the respective frameworks are often translatable into each other. The book closes with a chapter showing how properties common to all languages or to certain classes of languages can be captured.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3985540608
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
This book introduces formal grammar theories that play a role in current linguistic theorizing (Phrase Structure Grammar, Transformational Grammar/Government & Binding, Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar, Lexical Functional Grammar, Categorial Grammar, Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, ConstructionGrammar, Tree Adjoining Grammar). The key assumptions are explained and it is shown how the respective theory treats arguments and adjuncts, the active/passive alternation, local reorderings, verb placement, and fronting of constituents over long distances. The analyses are explained with German as the object language. The second part of the book compares these approaches with respect to their predictions regarding language acquisition and psycholinguistic plausibility. The nativism hypothesis, which assumes that humans posses genetically determined innate language-specific knowledge, is critically examined and alternative models of language acquisition are discussed. The second part then addresses controversial issues of current theory building such as the question of flat or binary branching structures being more appropriate, the question whether constructions should be treated on the phrasal or the lexical level, and the question whether abstract, non-visible entities should play a role in syntactic analyses. It is shown that the analyses suggested in the respective frameworks are often translatable into each other. The book closes with a chapter showing how properties common to all languages or to certain classes of languages can be captured.