| The Syntax of Agreement and Concord Contributor(s): Baker, Mark C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521855470 ISBN-13: 9780521855471 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
| Dewey: 415 |
| LCCN: 2008273543 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.32 lbs) 292 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'Agreement' is the grammatical phenomenon in which the form of one item, such as the noun 'horses', forces a second item in the sentence, such as the verb 'gallop', to appear in a particular form, i.e. 'gallop' must agree with 'horses' in number. Even though agreement phenomena are some of the most familiar and well-studied aspects of grammar, there are certain basic questions that have rarely been asked, let alone answered. This book develops a theory of the agreement processes found in language, and considers why verbs agree with subjects in person, adjectives agree in number and gender but not person, and nouns do not agree at all. Explaining these differences leads to a theory that can be applied to all parts of speech and to all languages. |
Contributor Bio(s): Baker, Mark C.: - MARK C. BAKER is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Center for Cognitive Science at Rutgers University. |