Modularity in Syntax: A Study of Japanese and English

by Ann K. Farmer

Book Overview

This book clarifies some of the central issues in Japanese syntax, pointing the way to solving several long-standing problems. It presents an alternative to the Standard Theory, a model which has dominated Japanese linguistics for a number of years. Following the study of the syntactic and lexical levels of representation in Japanese, the book brings the same theoretical perspective to bear on English. Although Japanese, a so-called nonconfigurational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262561727
• ISBN13: 9780262561723
• Release Date: March 1984
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher