The subject of syntactic symmetry in generative grammar has been
largely overlooked, and this work sets out to demonstrate that the
internal structure of nouns and clauses is essentially parallel.
Global evidence from the world's languages are provided throughout.
Dr. Brown completed her Ph.D. in English Language and Linguistics
at the University of Durham in 1996. Whilst she was a postgraduate
student, the department earned a 5* research rating (highest grade)
under the direction of Professor Joseph E. Emonds, a world-class
syntactician known for his writings on 'structure preservation',
'alternative realisation', 'well-formed lexical entry', and the
syntax of local processes. Professor Emonds's intellectually
innovative lectures at Durham, together with his 1985 book *A
Unified Theory of Syntactic Categories*, were fertile sources of
inspiration for the present work. *A Unified Theory* characterised
fundamental asymmetries across the four lexical categories of N, V,
A, P, and was original and prescient in its content. This study,
derivatively, is the first of its kind to expressly call for
syntactic symmetry in generative hierarchical structure.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
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Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
August 2010 |
First published: |
August 2010 |
Authors: |
D D Brown
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
268 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-8433-5034-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
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LSN: |
3-8433-5034-5 |
Barcode: |
9783843350341 |
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