Functionalism and Formalism in Linguistics

1. Introduction (by Moravcsik, Edith A.); 2. Part I: Syntax; 3. Non-structuralist Syntax [Functionalist syntax position paper] (by Noonan, Michael); 4. On the Locality of Movement: Formalist syntax position paper (by Lasnik, Howard); 5. Discussant Paper Referring to the Syntax Position Papers by Howard Lasnik and Mickey Noonan (by Abraham, Werner); 6. What (Some) Functionalists Can Learn from (Some) Formalists (by Croft, William A.); 7. A Formalist's Reading of Some Functionalist Work in Syntax (by Anderson, Stephen R.); 8. What Counts as Explanation?: A functionalist approach to word order (by Payne, Doris L.); 9. Conflicting Truths [Discussion of the papers on word order] (by Hale, Kenneth L.); 10. Ergativity: Functional and formal issues [Discussion of the papers on ergativity] (by Davison, Alice); 11. Part II: Phonology; 12. Usage-based Phonology [Functionalist phonology position paper] (by Bybee, Joan L.); 13. Phonetically Driven Phonology: The role of Optimality Theory and Inductive Grounding [Formalist phonology position paper] (by Hayes, Bruce); 14. Formalizing Functionalism [Discussion of the phonology position paper] (by Pierrehumbert, Janet B.); 15. What Functionalists can Learn from Formalists in Phonology [What formalists can learn from functionalists in phonology] (by Nathan, Geoffrey S.); 16. Lexical Frequency and Rhythm (by Hammond, Michael); 17. Part III: First Language Acquisition Emergent Language; 18. Underspecification and Modularity in Early Syntax: A formalist perspective on language acquisition (by Hyams, Nina); 19. Part IV: Global Issues; 20. The Temporal Mediation of Structure and Function (by Durie, Mark); 21. Functionalism and Its Difficulties in Biology and Linguistics (by Nettle, Daniel); 22. Some Remarks on the Functionalist-Formalist Controversy in Linguistics (by Newmeyer, Frederick J.); 23. Index of Authors; 24. Index of languages; 25. Index of Subjects