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A Performance Theory of Order and Constituency

By John A. Hawkins

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1995
ISBN
0521378672, 9780521378673, 0521372615, 9780521372619, 9780511554285
LCC
P299.O73 H38 1994
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (3189563 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
Pages
520\516
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In this major new book, John A. Hawkins presents a new theory of linear ordering in syntax. He argues that processing can provide a simple, functional explanation for syntactic rules of ordering, as well as for the selection among ordering variants in languages and structures in which variation is possible. Insights from generative syntax, typological studies of language universals, and psycholinguistic studies of language processing are combined to show that there is a profound correspondence between performance and grammar.

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