[PDF] Lexical Categories eBook

Author : Mark C. Baker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 22,64 MB
Release : 2003-03-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521001106

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Author : Norbert Corver
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 40,81 MB
Release : 2013-05-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110874008

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The distinction between functional categories and lexical categories is at the heart of present-day grammatical theory, in theories on language acquisition, code-switching and aphasia. At the same time, it has become clear, however, that there are many lexical items for which it is less easy to decide whether they side with the lexical categories or the functional ones. This book deals with the grammatical behavior of such in- between-categories, which are referred to here as "semi-lexical categories".

Author : Ximena Lois
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 42,97 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783039108312

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The problem of lexical categories and root class determination is fundamental in linguistic description and theory. Research on this topic has been particularly stimulated by studies of Amerindian languages. The essays in this collection, written by specialists in languages from South, Middle and North America, provide new insights into processes, levels, functions, and the aquisition of lexical categories, from various recent theoretical perspectives. The volume also addresses recent debates about root indeterminacy. Focusing on morphosyntax, phonology, and semantics, the contributions offer invaluable material for typological generalizations and for comprehension of the nature of the mental lexicon.

Author : Robert D. Van Valin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 38,87 MB
Release : 2001-04-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521635660

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The book guides students through the basic concepts involved in syntactic analysis and goes on to prepare them for further work in any syntactic theory, using examples from a range of phenomena in human languages. It also includes a chapter on theories of syntax.

Author : Helga Mebus
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 43,67 MB
Release : 2008-06-19
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 363806560X

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Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,3, University of Cologne, language: English, abstract: In terms of Universal Grammar, our language is made up out of grammatical categories, namely lexical categories and functional categories (compare 1997 Radford: 29-60). What are grammatical categories? When little babies enter our world – do they carry categories within them? What are their first words? Do they belong to a certain category and is the child aware of that? How do children’s first word-combinations look like? Are there similarities to the adults’ language? This paper suggests answers to these questions. Since every language has a more or less different grammar, the focus stays on the English language. This makes it possible to go into detail. Moreover, the concern lies in early child English up to the age of about two years. The overall claim is that children up to that age only produce words and word combinations belonging to thematic or lexical classes. This is also Radford’s thesis presented in his book Syntactic Theory and the Acquisition of Syntax (1990). To be able to understand what lexical categories are, the following chapter provides a definition of grammatical categories. Afterwards, Radford’s theory will be described. In the next section, examples of children up to the age of about two years are given and analyzed concerning the occurrence of lexical categories. Other opinions will be presented and discussed in the following section. The paper closes with a conclusion.

Author : Clayton Valli
Publisher : Gallaudet University Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 35,80 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781563680977

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New 4th Edition completely revised and updated with new DVD now available; ISBN 1-56368-283-4.

Author : Marcel den Dikken
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1412 pages
File Size : 10,5 MB
Release : 2013-07-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1107354587

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Syntax – the study of sentence structure – has been at the centre of generative linguistics from its inception and has developed rapidly and in various directions. The Cambridge Handbook of Generative Syntax provides a historical context for what is happening in the field of generative syntax today, a survey of the various generative approaches to syntactic structure available in the literature and an overview of the state of the art in the principal modules of the theory and the interfaces with semantics, phonology, information structure and sentence processing, as well as linguistic variation and language acquisition. This indispensable resource for advanced students, professional linguists (generative and non-generative alike) and scholars in related fields of inquiry presents a comprehensive survey of the field of generative syntactic research in all its variety, written by leading experts and providing a proper sense of the range of syntactic theories calling themselves generative.

Author : Andrew Carnie
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 14,52 MB
Release : 2011-01-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1139495046

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This practical coursebook introduces all the basics of modern syntactic analysis in a simple step-by-step fashion. Each unit is constructed so that the reader discovers new ideas, formulates hypotheses and practises fundamentals. The reader is presented with short sections of explanation with examples, followed by practice exercises. Feedback and comment sections follow to enable students to monitor their progress. No previous background in syntax is assumed. Students move through all the key topics in the field including features, rules of combination and displacement, empty categories, and subcategorization. The theoretical perspective in this work is unique, drawing together the best ideas from three major syntactic frameworks (minimalism, HPSG and LFG). Students using this book will learn fundamentals in such a way that they can easily go on to pursue further study in any of these frameworks.