Zero Syntax: Experiencers and Cascades

by David Pesetsky

Book Overview

The analysis and theory developed in this volume is an important contribution to the understanding of Universal Grammar. The overriding theme is the notion that the availability and syntactic positioning of arguments is not a matter of chance but arises from laws governing the structure of lexical entries and from laws governing syntactic structures themselves. Along the way, the book also examines issues of broad significance to current theoretical linguistic research in syntax and lexical semantics.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262161451
• ISBN13: 9780262161459
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher