Structuring the Argument (Language Faculty and Beyond)

Bachrach, Asaf; Roy, Isabelle; Stockall, Linnaea

ISBN 10: 9027208271 / ISBN 13: 9789027208279

Published by John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2014

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Hardcover. No jacket, as issued. Minimal wear to edges and surface. Inside pages are clean and unmarked.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Structuring the Argument (Language Faculty and Beyond)
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027208271
• ISBN 13: 9789027208279
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

While the argument structure of verbs has long been a central issue in linguistic research of all varieties and continues to be a vexed area of research across a wide range of theoretical and empirical approaches, the inter-disciplinary perspective and dialogue remain largely under explored. This collection stems from an interest to find and explore practical, tangible points of intersection between theoretical linguists, psycholinguists and neurolinguists working on problems related to the representation and processing of verbs and their associated thematic structure. The book is organized around three core themes, (i) the basic building blocks of verbal representations and modes of construction of the verb-argument complex, (ii) non-canonical argument structure realization, with a particular focus on object-experiencer psych verbs, and (iii) the promises and challenges of neurolinguistic and psycholinguistic investigation into argument structure and the prospects for the future of interdisciplinary research on verb argument structure.