The Syntax and Pragmatics of Anaphora: A Study with Special Reference to Chinese

by Yan Huang

This book develops a pragmatic theory of anaphora within the neo-Gricean framework of conversational implicature. Chomsky claims that anaphora reflects underlying principles of innate Universal Grammar, and the view is widely held that only syntactic and semantic factors are crucial to intrasentential anaphora. Yan Huang questions the basis of the Government and Binding approach and argues that syntax and pragmatics are interconnected in determining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521039606
• ISBN13: 9780521039604
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"