On Linearization: Toward a Restrictive Theory

by Guglielmo Cinque

The first attempt at a restrictive theory of the linear order of sentences and phrases of the world's languages, by one of the founders of cartographic syntax.

Linearization, or the typical sequence of words in a sentence, varies tremendously from language to language. Why, for example, does the English phrase "a white table" need a different word order from the French phrase "une table blanche," even though both refer to the same object?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262544954
• ISBN13: 9780262544955
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"