Coordination and the Syntax - Discourse Interface

by Robert Truswell and Daniel Altshuler

This survey explores interactions between syntax and discourse, through a case study of patterns of extraction from coordinate structures. The theoretical breadth of the volume makes it the most complete account of extraction from coordinate structures to date: at first glance, it appears to be a syntactic matter, but the survey raises theoretical and empirical questions not just for syntax, but also across semantics, pragmatics, and discourse structure...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198804237
• ISBN13: 9780198804239
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 9.8"