The Syntax of Nonsententials: Multidisciplinary Perspectives - Couverture rigide

 
9789027233578: The Syntax of Nonsententials: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9027233578 ISBN 13 : 9789027233578
Editeur : John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2006

Synopsis

This volume brings the data that many in formal linguistics have dismissed as peripheral straight into the core of syntactic theory. By bringing together experts from syntax, semantics, pragmatics, philosophy of language, language acquisition, aphasia, and pidgin and creole studies, the volume makes a multidisciplinary case for the existence of nonsententials, which are analyzed in various chapters as root phrases and small clauses (Me; Me First!; Him worry?!; Class in session), and whose distinguishing property is the absence of Tense, and, with it, any syntactic phenomena that rely on Tense, including structural Nominative Case. Arguably, the lack of Tense specification is also responsible for the dearth of indicative interpretations among nonsententials, as well as for their heavy reliance on pragmatic context. So pervasive is nonsentential speech across all groups, including normal adult speech, that a case can be made that continuity of grammar lies in nonsentential, rather than sentential speech.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This volume brings the data that many in formal linguistics have dismissed as peripheral straight into the core of syntactic theory. By bringing together experts from syntax, semantics, pragmatics, philosophy of language, language acquisition, aphasia, and pidgin and creole studies, the volume makes a multidisciplinary case for the existence of nonsententials, which are analyzed in various chapters as root phrases and small clauses (Me; Me First!; Him worry?!; Class in session), and whose distinguishing property is the absence of Tense, and, with it, any syntactic phenomena that rely on Tense, including structural Nominative Case. Arguably, the lack of Tense specification is also responsible for the dearth of indicative interpretations among nonsententials, as well as for their heavy reliance on pragmatic context. So pervasive is nonsentential speech across all groups, including normal adult speech, that a case can be made that continuity of grammar lies in nonsentential, rather than sentential speech.

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Éditeur
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9027233578
ISBN 13 
9789027233578
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
384
Éditeur
Progovac Ljiljana, Paesani Kate, Casielles-Suárez Eugenia, Barton Ellen
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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