Structure Preserved: Studies in syntax for Jan Koster: 164 (Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9027255474 ISBN 13: 9789027255471

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2010

Synopsis

"Structure is at the rock-bottom of all explanatory sciences" (Jan Koster). Forty years ago, the hypothesis that underlying the bewildering variety of syntactic phenomena are general and unified structural patterns of unexpected beauty and simplicity gave rise to major advancements in the study of Dutch and Germanic syntax, with important implications for the theory of grammar as a whole. Jan Koster was one of the central figures in this development, and he has continued to explore the structure preserving hypothesis throughout his illustrious career. This collection of articles by over forty syntacticians celebrates the advancements made in the study of syntax over the past forty years, reflecting on the structural principles underlying syntactic phenomena and emulating the approach to syntactic analysis embodied in Jan Koster's teaching and research.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027255474
• ISBN 13: 9789027255471
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 424
• Editor: Zwart Jan-Wouter, Vries Mark De