The Syntax of Agreement and Concord: 115 (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Series Number 115) - Softcover

Baker, Mark C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521671566 ISBN 13: 9780521671569

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

'Agreement' is the grammatical phenomenon in which the form of one item, such as the noun 'horses', forces a second item in the sentence, such as the verb 'gallop', to appear in a particular form, i.e. 'gallop' must agree with 'horses' in number. Even though agreement phenomena are some of the most familiar and well-studied aspects of grammar, there are certain basic questions that have rarely been asked, let alone answered. This book develops a theory of the agreement processes found in language, and considers why verbs agree with subjects in person, adjectives agree in number and gender but not person, and nouns do not agree at all. Explaining these differences leads to a theory that can be applied to all parts of speech and to all languages.

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About the Author

MARK C. BAKER is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Center for Cognitive Science at Rutgers University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521671566
• ISBN 13: 9780521671569
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292