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Dynamic Syntax: The Flow of Language Understanding(English)

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This ground-breaking volume sets out an original model of the dynamics of language processing, which can be used to explain the structural properties of language in a simple and elegant way. The model is introduced both informally and formally, and is applied to a range of languages.

Table of Contents:
1.Towards a Syntactic Model of Interpretation. Natural Language as a Formal Language?. Underspecification in Language Processing. The Representational Theory of Mind. Pronominal Anaphora: Semantic Problems. The Problem of Multiple Ambiguity. The Problem of Uniqueness. The Problem of Indirect Reference. Quantification. Syntactic Processes of Anaphora. The Anaphora Solution -- Towards a Representational Account. 2. The General Framework. A Preliminary Sketch. The Data Structures of the Parsing Model. Atomic Formulae. Tree Modalities. Basic Tree Structures. Partial Tree Structures. Requirements. Descriptions of Tree Structures. 3. The Dynamics of Tree Building. The Parsing Process - A Sketch. A Basic Example. A Left-Dislocation Example. Verb-final Languages and the Grammar-parser Problem. The Parsing Process Defined. Computational Rules. Lexical Transitions. Pragmatic Actions and Lexical Constraints. Summary. 4. Linked Tree Structures. Relative Clauses -- Preliminaries. The LINK Relation. The Data Reviewed. The Analysis -- A Sketch for English. Defining Linked Tree Structures. Relativisers Annotating Unfixed Nodes. Relatives: Towards a Dynamic Typology. Relativisers Projecting a Requirement. Variation in Locality. Topic Structures and Relatives. Variation in Order -- Head-Final Relatives. Head-internal Relatives. The Potential for Lexical Variation. Genitive Constructions as LINK Structures. Summary. 5. Wh Questions: A General Perspective. Introduction. The Semantic Diversity of wh Questions. Scopal Properties of wh Expressions. Wh-initial vs wh-in-situ Structures. Wh-in-situ Structures. Wh-in-situ from a Dynamic Perspective. Expletive wh Structures. Partial Movement. Partial Movement as a Reflex of a Requirement. Wh Expressions and Scope Effects. 6. Crossover Phenomena. Crossover -- The Problem. Crossover -- The Dynamic Account. Crossover in Relatives. Crossover Phenomena in Questions. Summary. 7. Quantification Preliminaries. Introduction. Scope Effects and Indefinites. Quantification. Quantified NPs. Scope. Term Reconstructions. Applications -- E-type Anaphora. 8. Reflections on Language Design. The Overall Perspective. Underspecification and the Formal Language Metaphor. English is not a Formal Language. Wellformedness and Availability of Interpretations. Universals and Language Variation. On Knowledge of Language. 9. Appendix: The Formal Framework. Introduction. Declarative Structure. Feature Decorated Tree Construction. Goal-directedness. The Structure of Goal-directed Pointed Partial Tree Models. Tree Descriptions. Procedural Structure. Actions over Goal-directed Partial Tree Models. Natural Languages. Axioms. Finite Binary trees. Partial Trees. Requirements. Actions. Partial Order. Logical Forms. Computational Rules. Update Actions. Pragmatic Actions. General Index. Symbol Index.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780631176121
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 360
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: The Flow of Language Understanding
  • Width: 180 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0631176128
  • Publisher Date: 30 Nov 2000
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 33 mm
  • Weight: 839 gr


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