Studies in Relational Grammar 1

Name: Studies in Relational Grammar 1
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ISBN: 9780226660523

ISBN-10: 0226660524

ISBN-13: 9780226660523

Edition: 1986 (Reprint)

Authors: David M. Perlmutter

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In this long-awaited book—the first in a three-volume work—David M. Perlmutter has co-authored and edited ten essays that introduce relational grammar, a novel conception of sentence structure that offers far-reaching conclusions for universal grammar. The basic ideas of relational grammar can be simply stated. First, grammatical relations such as 'subject of,' 'direct object of,' and 'indirect object of,' are needed to characterize the class of grammatical constructions in the clausal syntax of natural languages, to formulate universals of grammar, and to construct adequate and insightful grammars of individual languages. Second, the range of linguistic variation in word order and case…

Book details

List price: $49.00
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/1/1986
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 428
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.90" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction






Toward a Universal Characterization of Passivization




The Relational Succession of Law




Some Proposed Laws of Basic Clause Structure




Indirect Objects in Kinyarwanda Revisited







Advancements and Ascensions in Cebuano




An Object-Creating Rule in Bahasa Indonesia




Indirect Object Advancement in Tzotzil




Advancements and Verb Agreement in Southern Tiwa







Subject-Direct Object Raising in Niuean




Clause Reduction in Spanish



Index