Time and Again
Theoretical perspectives on formal linguistics. In honor of D. Terence Langendoen
1st Edition
Published on 8. January 2009
XIV, 265 pages
978-90-272-8962-9 (ISBN)
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This volume is a collection of papers that highlights some recurring themes that have surfaced in the generative tradition in linguistics over the past 40 years. The volume is more than a historical take on a theoretical tradition; rather, it is also a "compass" pointing to exciting new empirical directions inspired by generative theory. In fact, the papers show a progression from core theoretical concerns to data-driven experimental investigation and can be divided roughly into two categories: those that follow a syntactic and theoretical course, and those that follow an experimental or applied path. Many of the papers revisit long-standing or recurring themes in the generative tradition, some of which seek experimental validation or refutation. The merger of theoretical and experimental concerns makes this volume stand out, but it is also forward looking in that it addresses the recent concerns of the creation and consumption of data across the discipline.
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Theoretical perspectives on formal linguistics. In honor of D. Terence Langendoen
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Acknowledgements
Introduction
William D. Lewis, Simin Karimi, Scott O. Farrar and Heidi Harley
Part I. Syntax and semantics
1. Inverse reflexives
Paul M. Postal and John Robert Ross
2. On the nature of the approximative expression NUM-odd
Sheila Dooley and Ferdinand de Haan
3. Skating along the syntactic verge: Experimental pragmatics and understood elements of content
Merrill Garrett and Robert M. Harnish
4. Current challenges to the Lexicalist Hypothesis: An overview and a critique
Frederick J. Newmeyer
Part II. Psycholinguistics
5. On the homogeneity of syntax: How similar do coordinates and subordinates look to the comprehension system?
Wayne Cowart and Tatiana Agupova
6. The effect of case marking on subject-verb agreement errors in English
Janet Nicol and Ines Antón-Méndez
7. First language acquisition of coordination: The mud-puddle study and beyond
Barbara Lust, Suzanne Flynn, Yuchin Chien and Barbara Krawiec
8. Frequency effects in children's syntactic and morphological development
Cecile McKee and Dana McDaniel
9. Abstract linguistic representations and innateness: The development of determiners
Virginia Valian
Part III. Language as a Formal System
10. One-level finite-state phonology
Michael Hammond
11. Biolinguistics today and Platonism yesterday
Thomas G. Bever
Part IV. Standards
12. Linguistics as a community activity: The paradox of freedom through standards
Gary F. Simons
13. Sherwin Cody's school of English
Edwin Battistella
Index
Introduction
William D. Lewis, Simin Karimi, Scott O. Farrar and Heidi Harley
Part I. Syntax and semantics
1. Inverse reflexives
Paul M. Postal and John Robert Ross
2. On the nature of the approximative expression NUM-odd
Sheila Dooley and Ferdinand de Haan
3. Skating along the syntactic verge: Experimental pragmatics and understood elements of content
Merrill Garrett and Robert M. Harnish
4. Current challenges to the Lexicalist Hypothesis: An overview and a critique
Frederick J. Newmeyer
Part II. Psycholinguistics
5. On the homogeneity of syntax: How similar do coordinates and subordinates look to the comprehension system?
Wayne Cowart and Tatiana Agupova
6. The effect of case marking on subject-verb agreement errors in English
Janet Nicol and Ines Antón-Méndez
7. First language acquisition of coordination: The mud-puddle study and beyond
Barbara Lust, Suzanne Flynn, Yuchin Chien and Barbara Krawiec
8. Frequency effects in children's syntactic and morphological development
Cecile McKee and Dana McDaniel
9. Abstract linguistic representations and innateness: The development of determiners
Virginia Valian
Part III. Language as a Formal System
10. One-level finite-state phonology
Michael Hammond
11. Biolinguistics today and Platonism yesterday
Thomas G. Bever
Part IV. Standards
12. Linguistics as a community activity: The paradox of freedom through standards
Gary F. Simons
13. Sherwin Cody's school of English
Edwin Battistella
Index
