Syntactic Nuts: Hard Cases, Syntactic Theory, and Language Acquisition (Foundations of Grammar, Vol. 2): 1

Culicover, Peter W.

ISBN 10: 0198700237 / ISBN 13: 9780198700234

Published by Oxford University Press, 1999

About this Item

How are native speakers of a language instinctively able to make precise linguistic judgements about marginal syntactic matters? What does this tell us about both the structure of language and our innate language ability as humans? These questions form the focus of this in-depth study. Series: Foundations of Grammar S. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous tables, diagrams, and linguistics trees. BIC Classification: CFK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 379. . 1999. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Syntactic Nuts: Hard Cases, Syntactic Theory, and Language Acquisition (Foundations of Grammar, Vol. 2): 1
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198700237
• ISBN 13: 9780198700234
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

How are native speakers of a language instinctively able to make precise linguistic judgements about marginal syntactic matters? What does this tell us about both the structure of language and our innate language ability as humans? These questions form the focus of Professor Culicover's in-depth study which will appeal to both graduate students and professionals within the fields of linguistic theory and cognitive science.

About the Author

Peter W. Culicover is currently the Chair of the Department of Linguistics and Director of the Center for Cognitive Science at the Ohio State University.