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A Performance Theory of Order and Constituency

A Performance Theory of Order and Constituency

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Book 73

Linguistics

ISBN10: 0521378672
ISBN13: 9780521378673
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jan 27 1995
Pages: 520
Weight: 1.62
Height: 1.15 Width: 5.98 Depth: 8.98
Language: English
In this major new book, John A. Hawkins presents a new theory of linear ordering in syntax. He argues that processing can provide a simple, functional explanation for syntactic rules of ordering, as well as for the selection among ordering variants in languages and structures in which variation is possible. Insights from generative syntax, typological studies of language universals, and psycholinguistic studies of language processing are combined to show that there is a profound correspondence between performance and grammar.

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