Postverbal Behavior (Lecture Notes) - Softcover

Wasow, Thomas

 
9781575864020: Postverbal Behavior (Lecture Notes)
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ISBN 10: 1575864029 ISBN 13: 9781575864020
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 2002

Synopsis

Compared to many languages, English has relatively fixed word order, but the ordering among phrases following the verb exhibits a good deal of variation. This monograph explores factors that influence the choice among possible orders of postverbal elements, testing hypotheses using a combination of corpus studies and psycholinguistic experiments. Wasow's final chapters explore how studies of language use bear on issues in linguistic theory, with attention to the roles of quantitative data and Chomsky's arguments against the use of statistics and probability in linguistics.

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About the Author

Thomas Wasow is professor of linguistics and philosophy and director of the Symbolic Systems Program at Stanford University.

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Publisher
Center for the Study of Language and Information
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1575864029
ISBN 13 
9781575864020
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
256

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