Syntactic Argumentation and the Structure of English

by David M. Perlmutter and Scott Soames

Book Overview

Syntactic Argumentation and the Structure of English (SASE) presents the major theoretical developments in generative syntax and the empirical arguments motivating them. Beautifully and lucidly written, it is an invaluable resource for working linguists as well as a pedagogical tool of unequaled depth and breadth. The chief focus of the book is syntactic argumentation. Beginning with the fundamentals of generative syntax, it proceeds by a series of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520038339
• ISBN13: 9780520038332
• Release Date: July 1979
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 618 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"