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This volume brings together a variety of original contributions to
grammatical theory by a number of leading linguists. Articles by
John Anderson and Jim Miller address, in different ways, the
semantic basis for syntactic relations, while the contribution from
John Lyons develops a theme which underlies his work on notional
grammar - that of the relationship between ontology and language.
Detailed studies of particular constructions in one language are
provided by articles by Pulman, on prepositional relatives in
English, and by Radford, on exclamative particles in modern spoken
French. The volume also contains a wealth of original work by
leading figures in Universal Grammar, of interest to anyone working
in grammatical theory: Bernard Comrie on reference tracking
systems, Bob Dixon on grammatical relations, Greville Corbett on
gender systems, and John Hawkins on the explanation of Language
Universals.
This wide-ranging collection of essays provides penetrating insight
into a variety of views on grammatical theory from a number of
leading linguists. Contributors such as John Anderson and Jim
Miller address, in different ways, the semantic basis for syntactic
relations. John Alyons develops a theme underlying his work on
"notional grammar"--the relationship between ontology and language.
Steve Pulman's work on prepositional relatives in English, and
Andrew Radford's essay on exclamative particles in modern spoken
French, provide a detailed study of particular constructions in one
language. The volume also contains a wealth of original work by
leading figures in Universal Grammar such as Bernard Comrie on
reference tracking systems, Bob Dixon on grammatical relations,
Greville Corbett on gender systems, and John Hawkins on the
explanation of Language Universals.
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