Universals of human language
"In syntactic analysis, as in linguistics generally, the skills required to first identify, and then make sense of, complex patterns in linguistic data involve a certain specific kind of reasoning, where various alternatives are entertained and modified in light of progressively…
Presentación del editor: La investigación sobre los orígenes evolutivos del lenguaje y el problema del cambio gramatical han pertenecido durante mucho tiempo a áreas de estudio y especialización diferentes. Sin embargo, la lingüística histórica reciente ha fundamentado la observ…
Syntax and semantics
First detailed survey of research into event structure; Interdisciplinary approach, with insights from linguistics, philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, and computer science; Explores both foundational research and new cutting edge developments -
"This book provides a critical investigation of syntactic change and how it is related to the lexicon, morphology, and information structure. It draws on data from a wide variety of languages and will be of interest to all linguists working on syntactic variation and change, and…