Structure preserved : studies in syntax for Jan Koster

Structure preserved : studies in syntax for Jan Koster / edited by Jan-Wouter Zwart, Mark de Vries.

"Structure is at the rock-bottom of all explanatory sciences" (Jan Koster). Forty years ago, the hypothesis that underlying the bewildering variety of syntactic phenomena are general and unified structural patterns of unexpected beauty and simplicity gave rise to major advancements in the...

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Other Authors: Zwart, C. Jan-Wouter, Vries, Mark de, 1973-, Koster, Jan, 1945-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2010.
Series:Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 164.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax.
Generative grammar.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Generative grammar
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax
Syntaxis.
Syntax.
Syntaktische Analyse.
Feestbundels (vorm)
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Summary:"Structure is at the rock-bottom of all explanatory sciences" (Jan Koster). Forty years ago, the hypothesis that underlying the bewildering variety of syntactic phenomena are general and unified structural patterns of unexpected beauty and simplicity gave rise to major advancements in the study of Dutch and Germanic syntax, with important implications for the theory of grammar as a whole. Jan Koster was one of the central figures in this development, and he has continued to explore the structure preserving hypothesis throughout his illustrious career. This collection of articles by over forty.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 395 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789027255471
9027255474
9789027287908
9027287902
1282721593
9781282721593
9786612721595
6612721596
ISSN:0166-0829 ;
Language:English.

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