Representation theory

Representation theory / Edwin Williams.

In this theoretical monograph, Edwin Williams demonstrates that when syntax is economical, it economizes on shape distortion rather than on distance. According to Williams, this new notion of economy calls for a new architecture for the grammatical system--in fact, for a new notion of derivation. Th...

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Main Author: Williams, Edwin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2003.
Series:Current studies in linguistics series.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax
Syntaxis.
Modellen (theorie)
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Architecture for a New Economy
  • Ch. 1 Economy as Shape Conservation
  • Ch. 2 Topic and Focus in Representation Theory
  • Ch. 3 Embedding
  • Ch. 4 Anaphora
  • Ch. 5 [actual symbol not reproducible]
  • Ch. 6 Superiority and Movement
  • Ch. 7 X-Bar Theory and Clause Structure
  • Ch. 8 Inflectional Morphology
  • Ch. 9 Semantics in Representation Theory.

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