The Syntax of Welsh: A Transformational Study of the Passive

by G.M. Awbery

Book Overview

This is a full-length study of a Celtic language from the standpoint of modern linguistic theory. Dr Awbery particularly discusses a topic - the passive form of the verb - which has itself been of central interest in previous work on transformational grammar. She is thus able to test certain tenets of transformational theory against data from a previously unconsidered language. The results are significant, and argue clearly for a separation of syntactic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521102596
• ISBN13: 9780521102599
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"