Theory of Projection in Syntax (Japanese Linguistics)

Fukui, Naoki

ISBN 10: 1881526348 / ISBN 13: 9781881526346

Published by Center for the Study of Language and Inf, 1995

About this Item

1st edition, 1st printing, CSLI Publications soft cover, 1995. Near Fine to FIne, w/ clean text, tight binding, straight and uncreased spine; appears to have never been read despite previous owner's initials on half-title page. Just a trace of edge/shelf wear. Free delivery confirmation.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Theory of Projection in Syntax (Japanese Linguistics)
• Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1881526348
• ISBN 13: 9781881526346
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 9 ounces

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Synopsis

The book proposes a theory of phrase structure in which structures are built by a simple adjunction operation, and specifiers are solely characterised by agreement. Having introduced some of the basic notions of the principle-and-parameters theory in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 discusses and illustrates the fundamental difference between lexical and functional categories: Lexical categories have Lexical Conceptual Structure in the sense of Hale and Keyser (1986), whereas functional categories lack such intrinsic semantic property. Instead, functional categories possess agreement features which connect two distinct syntactic categories. Based on this fundamental difference, a new system of projection called the relativized X-bar theory is introduced. Chapter 3 explores various consequences of the projection system introduced in Chapter 2. In Chapter 4, the discussion focuses on the phrase structural properties of Japanese.

Book Description

The book proposes a theory of phrase structure in which structures are built by a simple adjunction operation, and specifiers are solely characterised by agreement.