Skeptical linguistic essays /
This volume consists of an introduction and two groups of essays by Paul M. Postal, each with a connecting theme. The first, positive group of papers, contains five previously unpublished studies of English syntax. These include a long study of so-called ""locative inversion, ""...
| Основен автор: | Postal, Paul Martin, 1936- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=129814 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Skeptical linguistic essays. |
| Резюме: |
This volume consists of an introduction and two groups of essays by Paul M. Postal, each with a connecting theme. The first, positive group of papers, contains five previously unpublished studies of English syntax. These include a long study of so-called ""locative inversion, "" two investigations related to raising to non-subject status, an argument for the existence of a hitherto ignored nominal grammatical category and a study of vulgar negative polarity items. Each investigation of specific English details is argued to have significant theoretical consequences. The second, negative group of. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (414 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-403) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780195343663 0195343662 0195303865 9780195303865 9780195166729 0195166728 9780195166712 019516671X |