Cargando…

Clause structure and word order in Hebrew and Arabic : an essay in comparative Semitic syntax /

Looking at the grammars of Hebrew and several varieties of Arabic, Shlonsky examines clausal architecture and verb movement and the role of agreement in natural language, using Chomsky's Government and Binding approach.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shlonsky, Ur
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Colección:Oxford studies in comparative syntax.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • pt. I. Verb Movement and Clausal Architecture. 2. The Active Participle and the Syntax of the Present Tense. 3. Participles and Auxiliaries. 4. Negation in the Present Tense. 5. Some Remaining Issues. 6. Arabic Negation and Arabic Clause Structure
  • pt. II. Null Subjects and Inversion. 7. Null Subjects. 8. Subject-Verb Inversion
  • pt. III. The Pronominal System. 9. Semitic Clitics. 10. Pronouns
  • Appendix. Nonpronominal Incorporation.