Mismatch : form-function incongruity and the architecture of grammar / edited by Elaine J. Francis, Laura A. Michaelis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Francis, Elaine, 1971-

Michaelis, Laura A., 1964-

Series:

CSLI lecture notes ; no. 163.

CSLI lecture notes ; no. 163

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Semantics.

Physical Description:

x, 430 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : CSLI Publications, [2003]

Summary:

Linguistic mismatch phenomena involve semiotic functions that attach to forms in defiance of grammatical design features. Noun phrases, when used as predicates, provide one example: how do predicate nominals correspond to our theories of what nouns mean? How do such phenomena challenge traditional conceptions of grammar? How do competing theories of the syntax-semantics interface stand up when confronted with mismatch phenomena? "Mismatch addresses these questions through the efforts of some of the most original thinkers in syntactic and semantic theory, exploring a wide variety of mismatch phenomena in a broad sampling of languages.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1575863847

1575863839

OCLC:

50251915