This thought-provoking book offers an accessible introduction to the main discoveries and theories about the nature and wonder of... Læs mere
This book brings together for the first time a series of previously published papers featuring Ian Roberts’ pioneering work on diachronic and comparative syntax over the last thirty years in one comprehensive volume.
The phenomenon of grammaticalization - the historical process whereby new grammatical material is created - has attracted a great deal of attention within linguistics. This is an attempt to provide a general account of this phenomenon in terms of a formal theory of syntax.
This engaging introduction to generative syntax leads students through the theory from the very beginning, assuming no prior knowledge. Examples... Læs mere
A thorough exposition of hierarchy and locality, covering all the main components of contemporary syntactic theory. Examples are chosen to be easily understood,... Læs mere