 
Syntactic
Analysis and Description
A
Constructional Approach
By David G. Lockwood
Published on / after 2002
at £80 by Continuum
International Publishing Group. Open
Linguistics Series, ISBN 0826455212
0-826-45521-2, Hardback,
320 pages . Unused
and unread, overall condition: Very
good. Plain black cloth cover. D/J - None.
Info
This book
is designed to teach undergraduate and beginning
graduate students about the varieties of syntactic
phenomena in different languages and a method
of analyzing and describing them. The method
is based on the concept of the syntactic construction,
which is shared by various views of language
structure. In this particular presentation,
a construction is characterized as a combination
of obligatory and optional functions, and
each of these functions is related to a class
of manifestations. Syntax as a whole is then
seen as interrelating constructions on the
ranks (size-levels) of the phrase, clause,
and sentence. Besides the essential features
of phrase, clause, and sentence structures,
there are chapters devoted to special topics
such as clitics, negation, clausal organization,
and voice and related devices. While the emphasis
is on the actual syntactic structures observable
in the data, the relation of syntactic phenomena
to linguistic meaning is also considered.
In particular, the final chapter shows how
account of syntax can often be simplified
if control from meaning structure is assumed.
Throughout the book, a distinction between
meaningfulness and syntactic-well formedness
is consistently made.
Preface
1 Constructions, functions, and classes 1
2 Syntax and morphology: pre-editing syntactic
data 17
3 Types of phrase constructions 42
4 Concord and government in the phrase 62
5 Phrase coordination 95
6 Types of basic clause constructions 113
7 Congruence and determination in the clause
139
8 Identification and description of clitics
167
9 Negation in the clause 185
10 Varieties of clausal organization: accusative,
ergative, and others 208
11 Voice and other forms of highlighting in
the clause 226
12 Sentence constructions 252
13 Interrogation in clause and sentence structures
266
14 Subordinate clauses and clausoidal phrases
289
15 Syntax and semology 310
App Adaptations of the boxed notation 329
Glossary 343
References 367
Index of languages 371
Index of names and terms 373
Delivery
General
Buying many books? We'll hold for as long as possible, and
significantly discount delivery charges. Sorry, no collections. Please
feel free to make suggestions/comments.
All sales are subject to our Terms and Conditions of Sale as well
as our Return Policy and Payment Instructions. Visit our
eBay Store for
details and many more books on special offer! Template layout and design,
"JNC Inc Academic Books", "needbooks", Copyright ©
JNC Inc. Designated trademarks, layouts and brands are the property of
their respective owners. All Rights Reserved.
|
|
Track up to 10 items on this computer in 
)
