| Topics in the Clausal Syntax of German Contributor(s): Berman, Judith (Author) |
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ISBN: 1575863626 ISBN-13: 9781575863627 Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Informat OUR PRICE: $26.73 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: This volume presents the first large-scale treatment of German syntax along the framework of Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG), which well suits German's rich morphology and flexible word order. Berman addresses both empirical and theoretical concerns, examining phenomena that have long been discussed in the literature yet remain controversial.The principles of LFG are applied to, and occasionally challenged by, three main areas of theoretical interest: subjects, traces, and complement clauses. This reaches central topics of German syntax, such as phrase structure, "subjectless" clauses, expletives, agreement, weak crossover, long-distance dependencies, distribution of subordinated clauses, correlative pronouns, and embedded clauses. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Foreign Language Study | German |
| Dewey: 435 |
| LCCN: 2002155641 |
| Series: Studies in Constraint-Based Lexicalism |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.04" W x 9.08" (0.60 lbs) 200 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This volume presents the first large-scale treatment of German syntax along the framework of Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG), which well suits German's rich morphology and flexible word order. Berman addresses both empirical and theoretical concerns, examining phenomena that have long been discussed in the literature yet remain controversial. The principles of LFG are applied to, and occasionally challenged by, three main areas of theoretical interest: subjects, traces, and complement clauses. This reaches central topics of German syntax, such as phrase structure, subjectless clauses, expletives, agreement, weak crossover, long-distance dependencies, distribution of subordinated clauses, correlative pronouns, and embedded clauses. |