Principles and prediction : the analysis of natural language : papers in honor of Gerald Sanders / edited by Mushira Eid, Gregory Iverson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eid, Mushira.

Iverson, Gregory K.

Sanders, Gerald A.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; Series IV, v. 98.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; v. 98

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 379 pages) : portrait.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The volume is divided into four sections: typology, syntax, discourse and phonology. Two of the typology papers study the structure and organization of category systems (Joseph Greenberg, Linda Schwartz); the third discusses language typology and universals from the perspective of language acquisition (Fred Eckman).The eight papers in the syntax section are of three types. Edith Moravcsik and James Tai discuss 'general' issues of linguistic theory/domain. Four papers (Mushira Eid, Michael Kac, Nancy Hedberg, Larry Hutchinson) address specific analyses and the

Contents:

PRINCIPLES AND PREDICTION THE ANALYSIS OF NATURAL LANGUAGE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; A TRIBUTE TO GERALD A. SANDERS; I. TYPOLOGICAL ISSUES; THE SECOND PERSON IS RIGHTLY SO CALLED; THE STRUCTURE OF CATEGORY SYSTEMS; ON THE NATURAL DOMAIN OF LINGUISTIC UNIVERSALS; II. SYNTACTIC ISSUES; WHY IS SYNTAX COMPLICATED?; WHAT IS CATEGORIAL GRAMMAR REALLY GOOD FOR?; THE LOGIC OF RELATIVE ADJECTIVES; ON THE SUBJECT-PREDICATE STRUCTURE OF PSEUDOCLEFTS; NEGATION AND PREDICATE HEADS IN ARABIC; ICONICITY: MOTIVATIONS IN CHINESE GRAMMAR

HYPOTHESIZING CASE FRAME INFORMATION FOR NEW VERBSLOCA LAMBIGUITY AND NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING; Ill. DISCOURSE ISSUES; CONSTRUCTING A COURTROOM NARRATIVE: A LAWYER-WITNESS DUET; SAYING IT WITH A SMILE: GIRLS' CONFLICT TALK AS DOUBLE-VOICE DISCOURSE; VERA HAYDEN'S DILEMMA, OR THE INDIRECTION IN DIRECT SPEECH; ANAPHORA IN GERMAN DISCOURSE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY; GENDER ASSIGNMENT IN OROMO; IV. PHONOLOGICAL ISSUES; UNDER SPECIFICATION AND PHONOLOGICAL DISORDERS; RULE ORDERING IN CHILD PHONOLOGY; DEFAULT FEATURES IN CONTOUR TONES: EVIDENCE FROM KRAHN/WOBÉ

LEXICAL VERSUS POSTLEXICAL RULE APPLICATION IN CATALANVARIATION IN PHONOLOGICAL ASSIMILATION OF IRISH LOANWORDS; DIALECT VARIATION IN SORBÍAN REFLEXES OF THE COMMON SLAVIC jers; SUBJECT INDEX; LANGUAGE INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-31296-4

9786613312969

90-272-7697-8

OCLC:

603463428