The syntax of Spanish / Karen Zagona.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zagona, Karen T., 1951- author.

Series:

Cambridge syntax guides.

Cambridge syntax guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish language--Syntax.

Spanish language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 286 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Clear and well-organised, this textbook is an introduction to Spanish syntax, which assumes no prior knowledge of current theory. Beginning with a descriptive overview of the major characteristics of the grammar, it goes on to describe facts about Spanish, such as its word order, notions of 'subject', 'direct object', 'auxiliary verb' and so on. The book combines traditional grammatical description with perspectives gained from recent research in the Principles and Parameters framework. It also presents useful theoretical notions such as semantic roles, Case, and Predication. Accessibly written, the book gives just enough background so as to allow the reader to understand the lines of investigation that have been pursued in accounting for such issues as clause structure and constituent order. It will be of use to students who are interested in grammar, Spanish, or in some of the basic results of modern, formal linguistic theory.

Contents:

Overview of the grammar

General characteristics of the syntax

The subject constituent

The predicate constituent

Main clauses

Subordinate clauses

Syntactic dialects

The Noun Phrase

The distribution of argument NPs

Predicative NPs

The constituents of NP

Determiners of argument NPs

Pre- and post-determiners

Specifiers of predicative NPs

Constituent order within NP

The Verb Phrase

The distribution of VP

The external argument of VP

Complements of V: prepositional complements vs. adjuncts

Complements: direct object DPs

Indirect objects

Complements of "unaccusative" verbs

VP-related functional categories

VP-adverbs and the verb/tense relation

Auxiliary verbs, tense and aspect

Clitics

Negation

Subjects, topics, and declarative constituent order

The problem of "free" subject order

Discourse roles: Focus and Topic

[Topic] movement to the specifier of IP

Dislocated Topics

Subject order and the NS parameter

A'-movement and X movement through COMP

Wh-movement

(Contrastive) Focus

Other A'-movements

Head movement to (and through) COMP.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-280) and index.

ISBN:

0-511-61323-7

0-511-15575-1

0-511-01581-X

OCLC:

923616508