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Modularity in Syntax: A Study of Japanese and English

Modularity in Syntax: A Study of Japanese and English

Farmer, Ann K.

Paperback

Series: Current Studies in Linguistics (Paperback), Book 9

Linguistics

ISBN10: 0262561727
ISBN13: 9780262561723
Publisher: Mit Pr
Published: Mar 30 1984
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

This book clarifies some of the central issues in Japanese syntax, pointing the way to solving several long-standing problems. It presents an alternative to the Standard Theory, a model which has dominated Japanese linguistics for a number of years.

Following the study of the syntactic and lexical levels of representation in Japanese, the book brings the same theoretical perspective to bear on English. Although Japanese, a so-called nonconfigurational language, is typologically far removed from Indo-European languages, Farmer shows that Modular Grammar, which was primarily developed to account for an exotic language, yields insights into English as well, In particular, she examines the status of pronouns and anaphors. Aspects of Government Binding theory are adapted for both Japanese and English, providing significant evidence that still-evolving theories have wide and possibly universal validity.

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