Pronouns, Presuppositions, and Hierarchies: The Work of Eloise Jelinek in Context

Eloise Jelinek was a leading authority on syntactic and semantic theory, information structure, and several Native American languages (including Lummi, Yaqui, and Navajo). She was one of the very first generative linguists who brought the theoretical implications of the properties of typologically unusual and understudied languages to the forefront of mainstream generative thinking.

Jelinek originated the Pronominal Argument Hypothesis -...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415813166
• ISBN13: 9780415813167
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.1"