The Grammar of Raising and Control: A Course in Syntactic Argumentation

Davies, William D.; Dubinsky, Stanley

ISBN 10: 0631233024 / ISBN 13: 9780631233022

Published by Blackwell, Oxford, UK, 2004

VERY GOOD softcover, no marks in text, uncreased spine, clean exterior. Seller Inventory # 083429

Synopsis:

The Grammar of Raising and Control surveys analyses across a range of theoretical frameworks from Rosenbaum's classic Standard Theory analysis (1967) to current proposals within the Minimalist Program, and provides readers with a critical understanding of these, helping them in the process to develop keen insights into the strengths and weaknesses of syntactic arguments in general.

• Distills a very successful graduate course in syntax from two prominent figures in the field, covering analyses from a range of theoretical frameworks.
  
• Provides readers with an understanding of the various perspectives represented in generative syntax, using a particular class of grammatical constructions as a means of examining the evolution of syntactic theory over the last thirty years.
  
• Helps students to develop keen insights into the strengths and weaknesses of syntactic arguments.
  
• Includes excerpts from six important works that allow students to familiarize themselves with the original literature while also providing discussion of the theoretical context in which they were written.

About the Author:

William D. Davies is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Iowa and is author of Choctaw Verb Agreement and Universal Grammar (1986).

Stanley Dubinsky is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of South Carolina. He is co-editor of Objects and Other Subjects: Grammatical Functions, Functional Categories, and Configurationality (with William D. Davies, 2001).

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Grammar of Raising and Control: A Course...
Publisher: Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Book Type: Book