Principles and Parameters of Syntactic Saturation (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax) - Hardcover

Webelhuth, Gert

 
9780195070408: Principles and Parameters of Syntactic Saturation (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax)
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ISBN 10: 0195070402 ISBN 13: 9780195070408
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1992

Synopsis

This work represents the first full-scale attempt to provide a restrictive theory of parameters--the nature and limits of syntactic variation. Focusing on syntactic saturation, Webelhuth hypothesizes that in natural language these phenomena are subject to the "Saturation Condition." He explains the principles behind this condition and demonstrates how it imposes strong constraints on what counts as a possible parameter in natural language. Webelhuth goes on to test this theory against empirical evidence from seven modern Germanic languages: German, Dutch, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Icelandic.

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About the Author

Gert Webelhuth, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
1992
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195070402
ISBN 13 
9780195070408
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
256

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