Modern Grammars of Case

by John Mathieson Anderson

This book addresses fundamental issues in linguistic theory, including the relation between formal and cognitive approaches, the autonomy of syntax, and the content of universal grammar. Professor Anderson focuses on the grammar of case relations and, after a critical history of modern grammars of case, explores unresolved issues in the field, including the degree to which syntactic categories are grounded in meaning and the notion of linguistic creativity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019929707X
• ISBN13: 9780199297078
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"