Time and Again
Theoretical perspectives on formal linguistics
In honor of D. Terence Langendoen
Editors
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.
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 135] 2009. xiv, 265 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements | p. vii
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IntroductionWilliam D. Lewis, Simin Karimi, Scott O. Farrar and Heidi Harley | pp. ix–xiv
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Part I. Syntax and semantics
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1. Inverse reflexivesPaul M. Postal and John Robert Ross | pp. 3–36
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2. On the nature of the approximative expression NUM-oddSheila Ann Dooley and Ferdinand de Haan | pp. 37–53
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3. Skating along the syntactic verge: Experimental pragmatics and understood elements of contentMerrill Garrett and Robert M. Harnish | pp. 55–89
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4. Current challenges to the Lexicalist Hypothesis: An overview and a critiqueFrederick J. Newmeyer | pp. 91–117
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Part II. Psycholinguistics
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5. On the homogeneity of syntax: How similar do coordinates and subordinates look to the comprehension system?Wayne Cowart and Tatiana Agupova | pp. 121–134
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6. The effect of case marking on subject-verb agreement errors in EnglishJanet L. Nicol and Ines Antón-Méndez | pp. 135–150
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7. First language acquisition of coordination: The mud-puddle study and beyondBarbara Lust, Suzanne Flynn, Yuchin Chien and Barbara Krawiec | pp. 151–175
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8. Frequency effects in children's syntactic and morphological developmentCecile McKee and Dana McDaniel | pp. 177–187
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9. Abstract linguistic representations and innateness: The development of determinersVirginia Valian | pp. 189–206
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Part III. Language as a Formal System
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10. One-level finite-state phonologyMichael Hammond | pp. 209–225
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11. Biolinguistics today and Platonism yesterdayThomas G. Bever | pp. 227–232
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Part IV. Standards
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12. Linguistics as a community activity: The paradox of freedom through standardsGary F. Simons | pp. 235–250
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13. Sherwin Cody's school of EnglishEdwin Battistella | pp. 251–261
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Index | pp. 263–265
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFK: Grammar, syntax
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General