基本説明
The conceptual framework is theory-neutral, presenting a scientific introduction to the field.
Full Description
This comprehensive introduction to syntax explains the basic concepts of syntax, and how the structures which are in place for describing the world can also be applied to a description of language structure. Edith Moravcsik presents a detailed introduction to syntactic description, including linear order, selection, categories, meaning, sound form, variation and change. The final selection provides a summary which looks at how we can explain syntax. The book includes student-friendly features, such as chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading, exercises, and a glossary of terms.
Contents
PREFACE; PART I. INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. WHAT IS SYNTAX?; 1. Preliminaries; 2. Studying the world; 3. Studying language; 4. Why syntax?; 5. Conclusions; NOTES. QUESTIONS; PART II. SYNTACTIC DESCRIPTION; CHAPTER 2. LINEAR ORDER; 1. Preliminaries; 2. Temporal relations: some possibilities; 3. Temporal relations of words: some facts; 4. Conclusions; NOTES; QUESTIONS; CHAPTER 3. SELECTION; 1. Preliminaries; 2. Selection: some possibilities; 3. Selection in syntax: some facts; 4. Conclusions; NOTES; QUESTIONS; CHAPTER 4. CATEGORIES; 1. Preliminaries; 2. Partonomy and taxonomy: some possibilities; 3. Partonomy and taxonomy in syntax: some facts; 4. Conclusions; NOTES; QUESTIONS; CHAPTER 5. SYNTAX, MEANING, AND SOUND FORM; 1. Preliminaries; 2. Symbolic equivalence: some possibilities; 3. Symbolic equivalence in syntax: some facts; 4. Conclusions; NOTES; QUESTIONS; CHAPTER 6. VARIATION AND CHANGE; 1. Preliminaries; 2. Variation and change: some possibilities; 3. Syntactic variation; 4. Syntactic change; 5. Conclusions; NOTES; QUESTIONS; PART III. CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 7. EXPLAINING SYNTAX; 1. Preliminaries; 2. Structural explanations; 3. Evolutionary explanations; 4. Functional Explanations; 5. Conclusions; NOTES; QUESTIONS; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES.
