The Oxford Handbook of Syntactic Cartography
Sam Wolfe(Editor)
OUP Oxford (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 14. January 2027
Book
Hardback
576 pages
978-0-19-892104-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Cartographic Program, which seeks to draw highly detailed maps of syntactic structure, has been both influential and controversial in syntactic theory since the 1990s. This handbook provides a detailed showcase of cartographic theorizing, and shows the diversity of scholars' perspectives in light of the status of cartography as a research programme. The volume begins with an introductory chapter that sets the scene for the volume by outlining core tenets of cartographic theorizing, the impact that cartographic research has had on the understanding of different portions of linguistic structure, and the potential tensions between the Cartographic Program and Minimalism. Part I then presents the latest research on the extended structure of the verbal and inflectional domain, before Part II revisits the question of the articulated structure of the upper portion of the clause, namely the left periphery, which has had a central role in cartographic studies since the 1990s. Beyond the clause, the chapters in Part III focus on the articulated structure of nominal expressions and prepositional phrases. Finally, the contributions in Part IV demonstrate the value of cartographic work in the domain of first- and second-language acquisition research and in historical linguistics. The empirical reach of the volume is exceptionally broad, with data drawn from several dozen languages, many of which are understudied.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 171 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-892104-2 (9780198921042)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Sam Wolfe is Professor of French and Romance Linguistics at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of St Catherine's College. He has published widely on the historical syntax of the Romance languages, with a particular focus on French, Spanish, and the languages of Italy. His recent books include Verb Second in Medieval Romance (OUP, 2018), Rethinking Verb Second (co-edited with Rebecca Woods; OUP, 2020), and Syntactic Change in French (OUP, 2021).
Volume editor
Professor of French and Romance LinguisticsProfessor of French and Romance Linguistics, University of Oxford