Current Issues in Generative Hebrew Linguistics (Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today)

Sharon Armon-Lotem [Editor]; Gabi Danon [Editor]; Susan Rothstein [Editor];

ISBN 10: 9027255172 / ISBN 13: 9789027255174

Published by John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2008

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In English. Oversized glossy hardbound without dust jacket, as issued. Stamping of former owner on front free endpaper, else unmarked with moderate wear.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Current Issues in Generative Hebrew Linguistics (Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today)
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027255172
• ISBN 13: 9789027255174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Missing
• Weight: 30 ounces

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Synopsis

This volume presents a collection of specially commissioned papers devoted to analyzing the linguistics of Modern Hebrew from a number of perspectives. Various aspects of Modern Hebrew grammar are discussed including the structure of the lexicon, grammatical features and inflectional morphology, as well as the grammaticalization of semantic and pragmatic distinctions. The psycholinguistic issues addressed include the acquisition of morphological knowledge, the pro-drop parameter and question formation, as well as language use in hearing-impaired native speakers. The collection of these papers together in a single volume allows these phenomena to be considered not in isolation but in the context of the grammatical system of which the language is an expression. As a consequence, more general issues connected to Modern Hebrew begin to emerge, such as the role of the inflectional morphological system in the grammar, and a rich set of facts and analyses relevant for many related issues are made available to the reader.