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Cordination
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She focuses in particular on `unbalanced coordination' (UC), that is, coordination in which the conjuncts differ with respect to crucial grammatical features such as case and word order. UC occurs in many of the languages in the study, and provides evidence for an analysis of overt, as well as covert, conjunctions as heads in an X-bar theoretical framework. Specifically, there is a strong correlation between the order of conjunctions and abnormal conjuncts and that of heads and complements generally in the languages that have UC.
Dr Johannessen also considers extraordinary balanced coordination, in which both conjuncts are abnormal. This phenomenon provides additional evidence for conjunctions being heads. She gives a comprehensive account of coordination in general, including extraction, coordination categories, multiple coordination, and 'discontinuous conjunctions'.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax
Series Editor: Richard S. Kayne
The growing sophistication of syntactic theory is making it possible to achieve an increasingly precise characterization of syntactic differences among languages. By shedding light on the nature of syntactic variation, the books in this series will also contribute to our understanding of that which is syntactically variant, i.e. those facets of syntax that can be construed as reflecting properties of universal grammar.
Product details
Number of Pages:
312
Release Date:
1998-06-11
Publication Date:
1998-03-12
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
019823709X
ISBN13:
9780198237099
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Weight:
573 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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