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A Syntax of Substance, Volume 64 (Linguistic Inquiry Monographs, 64),Used
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A new approach to grammar and meaning of relational nouns is presented along with its empirical consequences.In A Syntax of Substance, David Adger proposes a new approach to phrase structure that eschews functional heads and labels structures exocentrically. His proposal simultaneously simplifies the syntactic system and restricts the range of possible structures, ruling out the ubiquitous (remnant) rollup derivations and forcing a separation of arguments from their apparent heads. This new system has a number of empirical consequences, which Adger explores in the domain of relational nominals across different language families, including Germanic, Romance, Celtic, Polynesian, and Semitic. He shows that the relationality of such nouns as hand, edge, or motherwhich seem to have as part of their meaning a relation between substancesis actually part of the syntactic representation in which they are used rather than an inherent part of their meaning. This empirical outcome follows directly from the new syntactic system, as does a novel analysis of PP complements to nouns and possessors. Given this, he argues that nouns can, in general, be thought of as simply specifications of substance, differentiating them from true predicates.A Syntax of Substance offers an innovative contribution to debates in theoretical syntax about the nature of syntactic representations and how they connect to semantic interpretation and linear order.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of 'A Syntax of Substance' by David Adger? A: The book presents a new approach to grammar and the meaning of relational nouns, proposing a phrase structure that eliminates functional heads and labels structures exocentrically.
- Q: How does David Adger's approach simplify the syntactic system? A: Adger's proposal simplifies the syntactic system by restricting the range of possible structures and ruling out remnant roll-up derivations, thereby separating arguments from their apparent heads.
- Q: What empirical consequences are explored in this book? A: Adger explores the implications of his syntactic system on relational nominals across various language families, including Germanic, Romance, Celtic, Polynesian, and Semitic languages.
- Q: How does 'A Syntax of Substance' contribute to theoretical syntax debates? A: The book offers innovative insights into the relationship between syntactic representations, semantic interpretation, and linear order, challenging existing notions about the nature of nouns.
- Q: What are relational nouns, and why are they significant in this book? A: Relational nouns, such as 'hand' or 'mother', are significant because Adger argues their relational meaning is part of their syntactic representation rather than an inherent quality.
- Q: What is the format and condition of this book? A: The book is available in a paperback format and is in 'Very Good' condition.
- Q: How many pages does 'A Syntax of Substance' have? A: The book contains 189 pages.
- Q: When was 'A Syntax of Substance' published? A: The book was published on January 1, 2012.
- Q: Who is the author of 'A Syntax of Substance'? A: The author of the book is David Adger.
- Q: Is there any specific edition of 'A Syntax of Substance'? A: There is no specific edition mentioned for 'A Syntax of Substance'; it is available as a standard paperback.