Small Clauses
Published on 17. August 1995
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-12-613528-2 (ISBN)
Description
These previously unpublished articles offer a cross-linguistic perspective on small clauses. They discuss subjects such as the different types of small clauses across languages and lexical items, the internal syntax of small clauses and their structure, and the general topic of the grammar of predication, ranging from a total questioning of the existence of small clauses to claims that they exist in every predication context. The editors' cross-linguistic approach addresses syntactic and lexical issues as well as the relationships between small clauses and language acquisition among children. It surveys the problems raised by small clauses in light of recent developments in the principles and parameter model. The data is drawn from Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, and Swedish. The contributions share theoretical assumptions about small clauses. The cross-linguistic comparison offers the potential for defining variable and static elements of small clauses, as well as distinguishing ways that they resemble full clauses.
Reviews / Votes
"The topics and languages covered in this book are very impressive. There is a nice mix of semantic and syntactic contributions. I have little doubt that this will be a very influential collection of papers." --NORBERT HORNSTEIN, University of Maryland "The caliber and distinction of the individual contributors promise a respectable collection. The editors are well qualified." --LUIGI BURZIO, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MarylandMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
632 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-613528-2 (9780126135282)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
A. Cardinaletti and M.T. Guasti, "Small Clauses: Some Controversies and Issues of Acquisition. Small Clauses and Predication"
S. Rothstein, "Small Clauses and Copular Constructions"
B. Schein, "Small Clauses and Predication"
J. Gueron and T. Hoekstra, "The Temporal Interpretation of Predication"
A. Moro, "Small Clauses with Predicative Nominals. Types of Small Clauses"
H. Contreras, "Small Clauses and Complex Predicates"
T.R. Rapoport, "Specificity, Objects, and Nominal Small Clauses"
E. Raposo and J. Uriagereka, "Two Types of Small Clauses (Toward a Syntax of Theme/Rheme Relations)"
K.T. Taraldsen, "Participle-based Small Clause Complements of fa 'get' in Norwegian. The Internal Structure of Small Clauses"
M. Starke, "On the Format for Small Clauses"
T. Stowell, "Remarks on Clause Structure"
D. Sportiche, "French Predicate Clitics and Clause Structure"
Subject Index
S. Rothstein, "Small Clauses and Copular Constructions"
B. Schein, "Small Clauses and Predication"
J. Gueron and T. Hoekstra, "The Temporal Interpretation of Predication"
A. Moro, "Small Clauses with Predicative Nominals. Types of Small Clauses"
H. Contreras, "Small Clauses and Complex Predicates"
T.R. Rapoport, "Specificity, Objects, and Nominal Small Clauses"
E. Raposo and J. Uriagereka, "Two Types of Small Clauses (Toward a Syntax of Theme/Rheme Relations)"
K.T. Taraldsen, "Participle-based Small Clause Complements of fa 'get' in Norwegian. The Internal Structure of Small Clauses"
M. Starke, "On the Format for Small Clauses"
T. Stowell, "Remarks on Clause Structure"
D. Sportiche, "French Predicate Clitics and Clause Structure"
Subject Index