SubjectsLinguistics / Basque linguistics

Microparameters in the Grammar of Basque

Edited by Beatriz Fernández and Jon Ortiz de Urbina

This book is an endeavor to present and analyze some standard topics in the grammar of Basque from a micro-comparative perspective. From case and agreement to word order and the left periphery, and including an incursion into determiners, the book combines fine-grained theoretical analyses with… read more

[Language Faculty and Beyond, 13] 2016. vi, 302 pp.

Noun Phrases and Nominalization in Basque: Syntax and semantics

Edited by Urtzi Etxeberria, Ricardo Etxepare and Myriam Uribe-Etxebarria

This collective volume on nominal expressions in Basque, a language isolate with no known relatives, comprises original papers on the syntactic structure and the interpretation of both Noun Phrases and nominalization constructions – a traditionally neglected aspect of Basque linguistics. The minute… read more

[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 187] 2012. vii, 466 pp.

Grammatical Analyses in Basque and Romance Linguistics: Papers in honor of Mario Saltarelli

Edited by Jon A. Franco, Alazne Landa and Juan Martín

This volume contains fifteen articles on current theoretical issues in Basque and Romance linguistics. Even though Basque and Romance languages are typologically different and have different genetic origins, one thousand years of coexistence have shown certain parallelisms in their respective… read more

[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 187] 1999. viii, 306 pp.

Towards a History of the Basque Language

Edited by José Ignacio Hualde, Joseba A. Lakarra and R.L. Trask

Questions related to the origin and history of the Basque language spark considerable interest, since it is the only surviving pre-Indo-European language in western Europe. However, until now, there was no readily available source in English providing answers to these questions or giving an… read more

[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 131] 1995. v, 365 pp.

Generative Studies in Basque Linguistics

Edited by José Ignacio Hualde and Jon Ortiz de Urbina

In part due to its exotic place within the languages of Europe, but mainly because of its basic typological differences with better-described languages, Basque has often attracted the interest of linguists of very different theoretical persuasions. This book presents a collection of articles which… read more

[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 105] 1993. 334 pp.

Prolegomena to a Grammar of Basque

Terence H. Wilbur

The purpose of this study is to apply experimentally the principles of recent grammatical theories to the facts of the Basque language. This study aims to test out those principles, and endeavours to discover the best form for a grammar of Basque. read more

[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 8] 1979. x, 188 pp.