14%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Contiguity Theory: Volume 73
Norvin Richards
€ 44.99
€ 38.52
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Contiguity Theory: Volume 73
Paperback. Series: Linguistic Inquiry Monographs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: CFH; CFK; CFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
An argument that the word order of a given language is largely predictable from independently observable facts about its phonology and morphology. Languages differ in the types of overt movement they display. For example, some languages (including English) require subjects to move to a preverbal position, while others (including Italian) allow subjects to remain postverbal. In its current form, Minimalism offers no real answer to the question of why these different types of movements are distributed among languages as they are. In Contiguity Theory, Norvin Richards argues that there are universal conditions on morphology and phonology, particularly ... Read more
An argument that the word order of a given language is largely predictable from independently observable facts about its phonology and morphology. Languages differ in the types of overt movement they display. For example, some languages (including English) require subjects to move to a preverbal position, while others (including Italian) allow subjects to remain postverbal. In its current form, Minimalism offers no real answer to the question of why these different types of movements are distributed among languages as they are. In Contiguity Theory, Norvin Richards argues that there are universal conditions on morphology and phonology, particularly ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Linguistic Inquiry Monographs
Condition
New
Weight
549g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780262528825
SKU
V9780262528825
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-4
About Norvin Richards
Norvin Richards is Professor of Linguistics at MIT and the author of Uttering Trees (MIT Press).
Reviews for Contiguity Theory: Volume 73