Description: Syntactic Argumentation and the Structure of English, Paperback by Soames, Scott; Perlmutter, David M., ISBN 0520038339, ISBN-13 9780520038332, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Syntactic Argumentation and the Structure of English (SASE) presents the major theoretical developments in generative syntax and the empirical arguments motivating them. Beautifully and lucidly written, it is an invaluable resource for working linguists as well as a pedagogical tool of unequaled depth and breadth. The chief focus of th is syntactic argumentation. Beginning with the fundamentals of generative syntax, it proceeds by a series of gradually unfolding arguments to analyses of some of the most sophisticated proposals. It includes a wide variety of problems that guide the reader in constructing arguments deciding between alternative analyses of syntactic constructions and alternative theoretical formulations. Someone who has worked through the problems and arguments in this book will be able to apply the skills in argumentation it develops to novel issues in syntax. While teaching syntactic argumentation, SASE covers the major empirical results of generative syntax. Its contents include: 1) Transformations in single-clause sentences2) Complementation and multi-clause transformations3) Universal principles governing rule interaction: the cycle and strict cyclicity4) Movement rules5) Ross's constraints6) Pronominal reference and anaphora SASE is an important book for several different audiences:1) For students, it is an introduction to syntax that teaches argumentation as well as a wide range of empirical results in the field. 2) For linguists, it is a sourc of classical analyses and arguments, with some new arguments bearing on classical issues. 3) For scholars, teachers, and students in related fields, it is a comprehensive guide to the major empirical and theoretical developments in generative syntax. SASE contains enough material for a two-semester or three-quarler sequence in syntax. Because it assumes no previous background, it can be used as the main text in an introduction to syntax. Since it covers a wide range of material not available in other texts, it is also suitable for intermediate and advanced syntax courses and as a supplementary source in more specialized courses and courses in other disciplines. A storehouse of classical and original arguments, SASE will prove to be of lasting value to the teacher, the student, and researchers in both linguistics and related fields.
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Book Title: Syntactic Argumentation and the Structure of English
Number of Pages: 618 Pages
Publication Name: Syntactic Argumentation and the Structure of English
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 1979
Subject: Linguistics / Syntax, Rhetoric, Semiotics & Theory
Item Height: 1.2 in
Item Weight: 28.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: David M. Perlmutter, Scott Soames
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
