Skeptical Linguistic Essays

by Paul M. Postal

Book Overview

This volume consists of an introduction and two groups of essays by Paul M. Postal, each with a connecting theme. The first, positive group of papers, contains five previously unpublished studies of English syntax. These include a long study of so-called "locative inversion," two investigations related to raising to non-subject status, an argument for the existence of a hitherto ignored nominal grammatical category and a study of vulgar negative polarity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019516671X
• ISBN13: 9780195166712
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.3"