Grammatical Relations
Published on 30. June 2005
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-0-19-926401-8 (ISBN)
Description
Patrick Farrell shows how grammatical relations are characterized in competing theories of grammar and reveals the different theories' merits and limitations. He compares mainstream generative-transformational theory with formalist and functionalist approaches, showing points of convergence and divergence. This is an ideal introduction to the field for graduate students and will be a useful reference for theoretical syntacticians of all persuasions.
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...the book achieves [its] goal in an accessible and effocient fashion. * Donna B. Gerdts Linguistics * ...an ideal introduction for graduate students and will be a valuable reference for theoretical linguists of all persuasions. * Folia Linguistica *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Graduate students and theoretical syntacticians of all persuasions
Illustrations
Numerous tables and line figures
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-926401-8 (9780199264018)
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Patrick Farrell
Grammatical Relations
Book
06/2005
Oxford University Press
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Person
Patrick Farrell is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Davis. His 1991 UCSD PhD thesis was published by Garland in 1994 as Thematic Relations and Relational Grammar. His published work includes articles in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, Journal of African Languages and Linguistics, and Linguistic Inquiry.
Content
1. Introduction ; 2. Grammatical Relations Across Languages ; 3. Relational Grammar ; 4. Role and Reference Grammar ; 5. Transformational Grammar ; References ; Index