Autolexical Syntax: A Theory of Parallel Grammatical Representations

by Jerrold M. Sadock

Book Overview

In Autolexical Syntax, Jerrold M. Sadock argues for a radical departure from the derivational model of grammar that has prevailed in linguistics for thirty years. He offers an alternative theory in which the various components of grammar--in particular syntax, semantics, and morphology--are viewed as fully autonomous descriptive devices for various parallel dimensions of linguistic representation. The lexicon in this theory forges the connection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226733459
• ISBN13: 9780226733456
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"