Functional Heads, Volume 7 (Paperback)

Anna Cardinaletti

ISBN 10: 0199746729 / ISBN 13: 9780199746729

Published by Oxford University Press Inc, New York, 2012

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Paperback. Over the last two decades, functional heads have been one of the privileged objects of research in generative linguistics. However, within this line of inquiry, two alternative approaches have developed: while the cartographic project considers crosslinguistic evidence as crucial for a complete mapping of functional heads in universal grammar, minimalist accounts tend to consider structural economy as literally involving a reduction in the number of available heads.In this volume, some of the most influential linguists who have participated in this long-lasting debate offer their recent work in short, self-contained case studies. The contributions cover all themain layers of recently studied syntactic structure, including such major areas of empirical research as grammaticalization and language change, standard and non-standard varieties, interface issues, and morphosyntax. Functional Heads attempts to map aspects of syntactic structure according to the cartographic approach, and in doing so demonstrates that the differences between cartography and minimalism are perhaps more superficial than substantial. The cartographic project considers evidence for a functional head in one language as evidence for it in universal grammar. In this volume, some of the most influential linguists who have participated in this long-lasting debate offer their recent work in short, self contained case studies. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Functional Heads, Volume 7 (Paperback)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199746729
• ISBN 13: 9780199746729
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Over the last two decades, functional heads have been one of the privileged objects of research in generative linguistics. However, within this line of inquiry, two alternative approaches have developed: while the cartographic project considers crosslinguistic evidence as crucial for a complete mapping of functional heads in universal grammar, minimalist accounts tend to consider structural economy as literally involving a reduction in the number of available heads. In this volume, some of the most influential linguists who have participated in this long-lasting debate offer their recent work in short, self-contained case studies. The contributions cover all the main layers of recently studied syntactic structure, including such major areas of empirical research as grammaticalization and language change, standard and non-standard varieties, interface issues, and morphosyntax. Functional Heads attempts to map aspects of syntactic structure according to the cartographic approach, and in doing so demonstrates that the differences between cartography and minimalism are perhaps more superficial than substantial.

About the Author

Laura Brugé is a Researcher at the University of Venice.

Anna Cardinaletti is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Venice.

Giuliana Giusti is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Venice.

Nicola Munaro is a Researcher at the University of Venice.

Cecilia Poletto is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Frankfurt.