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William O'Grady - Syntactic Carpentry: An Emergentist Approach to Syntax - 9780805849608 - V9780805849608
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Syntactic Carpentry: An Emergentist Approach to Syntax

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Description for Syntactic Carpentry: An Emergentist Approach to Syntax paperback. This approach to the study of sentence formation builds on the emergentist thesis that the structure and use of language is shaped by more basic, non-linguistic forces rather than by an innate Universal Grammar. William O'Grady situates emergentism in a broader picture Num Pages: 248 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.

Syntactic Carpentry: An Emergentist Approach to Syntax presents a groundbreaking approach to the study of sentence formation. Building on the emergentist thesis that the structure and use of language is shaped by more basic, non-linguistic forces—rather than by an innate Universal Grammar—William O'Grady shows how the defining properties of various core syntactic phenomena (phrase structure, co-reference, control, agreement, contraction, and extraction) follow from the operation of a linear, efficiency-driven processor. This in turn leads to a compelling new view of sentence formation that subsumes syntactic theory into the theory of sentence processing, eliminating grammar in the traditional sense from the ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Routledge United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780805849608
SKU
V9780805849608
Shipping Time
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99-1

Reviews for Syntactic Carpentry: An Emergentist Approach to Syntax
"The subject matter of the book crosses many sub-disciplines of the language sciences, and so will appeal to a broad range of researchers. The book would make an excellent addition to graduate-level courses on syntax, language processing, and language acquisition." —Journal of Child Language "O'Grady has produced an admirably clear and convincingly argued volume laying out the fundamentals of ... Read more

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