Anaphora In Generative Grammar
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Author |
: Thomas Wasow |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 200 |
Release |
: 1979 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015013394203 |
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: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis Anaphora in Generative Grammar by : Thomas Wasow
Intuitively, it is clear why languages have anaphoric relations: anaphora reduces redundancy, thereby shortening (and hence simplifying) sentences. In order for this simplification to be possible, however, it is necessary that the speaker of a language be able to identify correctly the elements participating in an anaphoric relation and to determine correctly the meaning of the anaphor on the basis of meaning of the antecedent. If a grammar is to reflect the linguistic competence of a native speaker of a language, it must include mechanisms of associating anaphor and antecedent. In this volume the following questions will be considered: What sorts of mechanisms are best suited for representing anaphora in a grammar? What are the conditions on the rule(s) associating anaphors with antecedents? Do the various cases of anaphora form a linguistically significant class of phenomena, and, if so, how can the grammar capture this fact? And what do these answers entail for linguistic theory?
Author |
: H. Lasnik |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 190 |
Release |
: 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789400925427 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9400925425 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Essays on Anaphora by : H. Lasnik
The articles collected in this book are concerned with the treatment of anaphora within generative grammar, specifically, within Chomsky's 'Ex tended Standard Theory' (EST). Since the inception of this theory, and virtually since the inception of generative grammar, anaphora has been a central topic of investigation. In current research, it has, perhaps, become even more central, as a major focus of study in such areas as syntax, semantics, discourse analysis, and language acquisition. Beginning in the early 1970's, and continuing to the present, Chomsky has developed a comprehensive syntactic theory of anaphora. The articles here are all related to stages in the development of that theory, and can best be understood in relation to that development. For that reason, Chapter 1 presents a historical survey of Chomsky's EST proposals on anaphora, along with brief indications of how the present articles fit into that history. Some of the articles here (e.g. Chapters 4, 8, and 9) proposed extensions of Chomsky's basic ideas to a wider range of phenomena.
Author |
: Jun Abe |
Publisher |
: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages |
: 224 |
Release |
: 2014-10-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781614516996 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1614516995 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Movement Theory of Anaphora by : Jun Abe
Under the tenet shared by Hornstein and Kayne that rules of construal need to be recaptured by the operation Move, this book aims to construct a movement theory of anaphora according to which anaphoric relations are established through movement of pro. This theory has significant theoretical implications for reconstruction effects and pro-drop phenomena. It has brought binding theory into the realm of the Minimalist Program.
Author |
: Ken Safir |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 328 |
Release |
: 2004-04-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780198037187 |
ISBN-13 |
: 019803718X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Syntax of Anaphora by : Ken Safir
In this work, Ken Safir develops a comprehensive theory on the role of anaphora in syntax. First, he contends that the complementary distribution of forms that support the anaphoric readings is not accidental, contrary to most current thinking, but rather should be derived from a principle, one that he proposes in the form of an algorithm. Secondly, he maintains that dependent identity relations are always possible where they are not prohibited by a constraint. Lastly, he proposes that there are no parameters of anaphora - that all anaphora-specific principles are universal, and that the patterns of anaphora across languages arise entirely from a restricted set of lexical properties. This comprehensive consideration of anaphora redirects current thinking on the subject.
Author |
: Lars Hellan |
Publisher |
: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2020-02-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783110849134 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3110849135 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Anaphora in Norwegian and the Theory of Grammar by : Lars Hellan
Author |
: Thomas Wasow |
Publisher |
: John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 193 |
Release |
: 1979-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789027271273 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9027271275 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Anaphora in Generative Grammar by : Thomas Wasow
Intuitively, it is clear why languages have anaphoric relations: anaphora reduces redundancy, thereby shortening (and hence simplifying) sentences. In order for this simplification to be possible, however, it is necessary that the speaker of a language be able to identify correctly the elements participating in an anaphoric relation and to determine correctly the meaning of the anaphor on the basis of meaning of the antecedent. If a grammar is to reflect the linguistic competence of a native speaker of a language, it must include mechanisms of associating anaphor and antecedent. In this volume the following questions will be considered: What sorts of mechanisms are best suited for representing anaphora in a grammar? What are the conditions on the rule(s) associating anaphors with antecedents? Do the various cases of anaphora form a linguistically significant class of phenomena, and, if so, how can the grammar capture this fact? And what do these answers entail for linguistic theory?
Author |
: Gennaro Chierchia |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 2009-02-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226104515 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0226104516 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dynamics of Meaning by : Gennaro Chierchia
In The Dynamics of Meaning, Gennaro Chierchia tackles central issues in dynamic semantics and extends the general framework. Chapter 1 introduces the notion of dynamic semantics and discusses in detail the phenomena that have been used to motivate it, such as "donkey" sentences and adverbs of quantification. The second chapter explores in greater depth the interpretation of indefinites and issues related to presuppositions of uniqueness and the "E-type strategy." In Chapter 3, Chierchia extends the dynamic approach to the domain of syntactic theory, considering a range of empirical problems that includes backwards anaphora, reconstruction effects, and weak crossover. The final chapter develops the formal system of dynamic semantics to deal with central issues of definites and presupposition. Chierchia shows that an approach based on a principled enrichment of the mechanisms dealing with meaning is to be preferred on empirical grounds over approaches that depend on an enrichment of the syntactic apparatus. Dynamics of Meaning illustrates how seemingly abstract stances on the nature of meaning can have significant and far-reaching linguistic consequences, leading to the detection of new facts and influencing our understanding of the syntax/semantics/pragmatics interface.
Author |
: Joseph Aoun |
Publisher |
: MIT Press (MA) |
Total Pages |
: 190 |
Release |
: 1985-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0262010755 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780262010757 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Grammar of Anaphora by : Joseph Aoun
The study of anaphoric expressions -- especially reflexives and reciprocals -- has played an increasingly important role in linguistic theory. Within the Extended Standard Theory, the central notions of government and binding have depended crucially on the proper understanding of anaphoric relations. A Grammar of Anaphora offers the most comprehensive and significant treatment of such phenomena currently available. Its theoretical and empirical investigation of the notions of anaphora and of binding in syntax should define the direction of research in this field for the next decade. In Chomsky's Government-Binding (G-B) framework the relationship between an anaphoric expression and its antecedent is constrained by certain binding principles. This book argues that another kind of anaphoric relation exists, beyond those defined by Chomsky's framework. Its generalization of binding extends the theory so that it can solve various conceptual and empirical problems that it originally raised, and provides a unified explanation of seemingly unrelated phenomena in a host of constructions and languages. The book is also able to dispense with the Empty Category Principle which has been a major focus within G-B theory. It proposes instead a structural unification of the notions of pronouns, empty categories, and anaphors which leads to new insights in areas never treated in a coherent way before.
Author |
: B. Lust |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 378 |
Release |
: 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789400945487 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9400945485 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis Studies in the Acquisition of Anaphora by : B. Lust
This book is addressed to a central area' of current linguistics and psycholinguistics: anaphora. It is a collection of independent studies by individuals who are currently working, on probleJ,IlS in this area. The book includes two independent volumes. The major focus of these volumes is a psycholinguistic problem: the first language acquisition of anaphora. The volumes are intended to provide a basic reference source for the study of this one central, critical area of language competence. They combine results from the interdisciplinary study this area has attracted in recent years. Each of the studies collected here is intended to be readable indepen dently of the others. Thus a theoretical linguist or psycholinguist may each use this book only in part. Two basic assumptions underlie this collection of studies. (1) Signifi cant psycholinguistic study of the problem of first language acquisition requires a basis in linguistic theory. We look to linguistic theory (a) for the formulation of testable hypotheses which are coherent with a general theoretical model of language competence, and which, by empirical confirmation or disconfirmation, will have consequences which can be integra~ed in a general theory of language and of mind. This is because we pursue explanation ~f the problem of firs~ language acquisition, not merely description. (b) We also look to linguistic theory for precision in the description of language stimuli and language behavior in empirical studies. This is in order to promote replicability and interpretability of empirical results: .
Author |
: B. Lust |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 392 |
Release |
: 1987 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015013394856 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Studies in the Acquisition of Anaphora by : B. Lust
V.1. Defining the constraints. v.2. Applying the constraints.