Syntactic analysis and description : a constructional approach /: a constructional approach. (2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David G. Lockwood.
• Other Names: Lockwood, David G
• Contents: Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Constructions, functions, and classes; What is syntax?; The construction: an essential element in syntax; Functions within constructions; The manifestation of functions; Application to basic clausal data; Orders of functions in transitive clauses; Summary of notations introduced; Exercises; Terminology; 2 Syntax and morphology: pre-editing syntactic data; Inflection in English; Abstracting out morphological details; Patterns of pre-editing; Summary of inflectional categories; Summary of new notations; Exercises; Terminology; 3 Types of phrase constructions. The noun phrase: a typical endocentric phraseOther endocentric phrases; The problem of the verb phrase; Exocentric phrases; Summary of phrasal constituents and symbols; Exercises; Terminology; 4 Concord and government in the phrase; Simple concord; Gender concord; Grammatical government; Types of phrasal congruence; Notations for concord and government; Exercises; Terminology; 5 Phrase coordination; Basic varieties of coordination; Position of conjunctions; Formalization of coordination; Structural types of coordination; General patterns of coordination; Exercises; Terminology. 6 Types of basic clause constructionsVerbal clauses and their elements; Basic clause types in English; Expressing ""being"" in different languages; Non-verbal clauses; Summary of clausal constituents and symbols; Exercises; Terminology; 7 Congruence and determination in the clause; Congruence between Subject and Predicator; Congruence between Predicator and Objects; Government in the clause; Determination; Summary of new notations; Exercises; Terminology; 8 Identification and description of clitics; What is a clitic?; Identification by separability; Identification by comembership. Identification by differential linkageClassification of clitics; Fitting clitics into syntactic description; Exercises; Terminology; 9 Negation in the clause; Inflectional negation; Negation by simple particles; Discontinuous negation; Special constituent orders in the negative; Special relations of government in the negative; Special auxiliary uses in the negative; Negative concord and anti-concord; Exercises; Terminology; 10 Varieties of clausal organization: accusative, ergative, and others; Accusative and ergative perspectives illustrated; Split ergativity. Further varieties of organizationSummary; Exercises; Terminology; 11 Voice and other forms of highlighting in the clause; Active and passive voices; Varieties of the passive; The antipassive; Highlighting in general; Exercises; Terminology; 12 Sentence constructions; The rank hierarchy; A traditional classification; An alternative traditional classification; Special sentence types of English; Summary of sentence structures; Exercises; Terminology; 13 Interrogation in clause and sentence structures; Basic classification of interrogatives; Expression of polarity questions.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 375 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 415; Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax; Linguistic analysis (Linguistics); LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax; Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax; Linguistic analysis (Linguistics); Syntaxis; Morphosyntax; Satztyp; Satzverbindung; Satzbauplan; Satzglied; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441162564; 1441162569; 9781441157560; 1441157565; 1283206501; 9781283206501
• Related ISBNs: 0826455212; 9780826455215; 0826455220; 9780826455222
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-370) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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