ISBN: 9780792335504 - particles and projections in irish syntax (studies in natural language and linguistic theory, 32, band 32) (3 Ergebnisse)

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 1: Theoretical Issues.- 1.1 Explaining Syntactic Universals and Syntactic Variation.- 1.2 Constraints on Phrase-Structure.- 1.3 Conditions on Movement: Deriving Locality.- 1.4 Motivating Syntactic Movement.- 1.5 Summary.- 2: Movement and Mutation Processes In Modern Irish.- 2.0 Introduction.- 2.1 The Scope of Verb-Movement in Irish.- 2.2 Unpacking INFL: The Preverbal Particle System.- 2.3 Mutation in Copular Constructions.- 2.4 Summary.- 3: Conspicuous Absences: Mutation & Extraction In Negated Contexts.- 3.0 Introduction.- 3.1 The Problem of Gan: Mutation And Extraction.- 3.2 Relative Clauses, Narrative Fronting and Topicalization in Irish.- 3.3 Conclusion.- 4: Visible Arguments: Theta-Government And Case In Ulster Irish.- 4.0 Introduction.- 4.1 Deriving SOVX word order.- 4.2 Theta-marking and Extraction in Progressive Contexts.- 4.3 Non-Finite Word-Order and Object Agreement in Southern Dialects.- 4.4 Summary.- 5: Irish Noun Phrases.- 5.0 Introduction.- 5.1 Construct State Nominals and DP Projections.- 5.2 Summary.- References.- Index of Names and Subjects. …

Zustand: New. Presents an analysis of Modern Irish syntax, in which the particulars of Irish syntax are shown to inform more general theoretical issues, revealing both the scope of Universal Grammar as well as the limits to syntactic variation. This book considers the major structures of Irish and compares them with similar structures found in other languages. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 2AF; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724. . 1995. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…