Linguistics and Philosophy

Festschrift for Rulon S. Wells

Editors

Adam Makkai

Alan K. Melby

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This volume contains papers by a large number of influencial linguists, written as a tribute to the work of Rulon S. Wells. The volume is subdivided into sections on the Philosophy of Language, Phonology, Syntax, Historical and Typological Linguistics, and Diachronic and Synchronic Derivation.

[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 42] 1985. xviii, 472 pp.

Publishing status: Available

https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.42

Table of Contents

Preface	iii–v
Works of Rulon S. Wells	vii–xii
I. On the philosophy of language and general theoretical issues
Innate capacity, know-how and use in language Robert A. Hall, Jr.	3–9
Language, cognition and linguistics Raimo Anttila	11–22
Kuhnian paradigms as system of markedness conventions James D. McCawley	23–43
Hierarchy in conceptual space John Robert Ross	45–53
Imperfect models and their uses Fred J. Damerau	55–75
Rask’s lecture on the philosophy of language William M. Christie, Jr.	77–83
Contrast John G. Fought	85–96
II. Phonology
Phonological “neutralization” in classical and stratificational theories David G. Lockwood	99–124
III. Syntax and beyond
Grammatical phrases and lexical phrases André Martinet	127–137
On grammars of science Zellig S. Harris	139–148
Constituency, dependency and applicative structure Sebastian Shaumyan	149–204
Structure and function in syntactic analysis: Rulon Wells as a paleo-synthesiser of European and American syntax William J. Sullivan	205–222
Come on Up Eldon G. Lytle	223–239
Why “Junction” theory Jill E. Peterson-Boogaard	241–252
Generalization and prediction of syntactic patterns in junction grammar Alan K. Melby	253–264
‘Activity’-‘ Accomplishment’-‘ Achievement’- A language that can’t say ‘I burned it but didn’t brun’ and one that can Yoshihiko Ikegami	265–304
Positional tendencies of engllish ralative clauses as evidence for processing strategies Gary D. Prideaux	305–314
IV. Historical and typological linguistics
Knowlegde of the past Charles F. Hockett	317–341
Lexical reconstruction and the semantic history hypothesis Isidore Dyen	343–391
Hymonymy, heteroclysis, and history in the Japanese verb Roy Andrew Miller	393–418
V. On diachronic and synchronic derivation
Some characteristics of back-formation Henry M. Hoenigswald	421–425
How to become a kwa language Kay Williamson	427–443
Where do exclamations come from? Adam Makkai	445–469

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Koerner, E.F.K.

1993. Zellig Sabbettai Harris. Historiographia Linguistica 20:2-3 ► pp. 509 ff.

Koerner, E.F.K.

1999. Select Bibliography of James D. McCawley's Writings. Historiographia Linguistica 26:3 ► pp. 262 ff.

McCawley, James D.

1990. The dark side of reason. Critical Review 4:3 ► pp. 377 ff.

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Subjects

Linguistics

Theoretical linguistics

BIC Subject: CF – Linguistics

BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General

U.S. Library of Congress Control Number: 85020099