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Skeptical linguistic essays /

This volume consists of an introduction and two groups of essays by Paul M. Postal, each with a connecting theme. The first, positive group of papers, contains five previously unpublished studies of English syntax. These include a long study of so-called ""locative inversion, ""...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Postal, Paul Martin, 1936-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Studies in Linguistics
  • 1. A Paradox in English Syntax
  • 2. A Putatively Banned Type of Raising
  • 3. A New Raising Mystery
  • 4. Chromaticity: An Overlooked English Grammatical Category Distinction
  • 5. The Structure of One Type of American English Vulgar Minimizer
  • 6. The Openness of Natural Languages
  • Part II. Studies of Junk Linguistics
  • 7. Junk Syntax 1: A Supposed Account of Strong Crossover Effects
  • ""8. Junk Syntax 2: “There Remain a Few As Yet Unexplained Exceptionsâ€?""""9. Junk Ethics 1: Advances in Linguistic Rhetoric""; ""10. Junk Refereeing: Our Tax Dollars at Work""; ""11. Junk Ethics 2: The Most Irresponsible Passage""; ""12. Junk Reasoning 1: If It Doesnâ€?t Follow Automatically, Then Itâ€?s Pretty Much Got to at Least Virtually Follow, and If Not, Donâ€?t Worry; It Is Still Unquestionably Natural""; ""13. Junk Reasoning 2: â€?(Virtually) Conceptually Necessaryâ€?""; ""14. Junk Linguistics: The Bottom Line""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""