29.2313, Books: Null Subjects in Generative Grammar: Cognola, Casalicchio (eds.)

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Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 13:44:44
From: Celine Aenlle-Rocha [Celine.Aenlle-Rocha at oup.com]
Subject: Null Subjects in Generative Grammar: Cognola, Casalicchio (eds.)

 


Title: Null Subjects in Generative Grammar 
Subtitle: A Synchronic and Diachronic Perspective 
Publication Year: 2018 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/null-subjects-in-generative-grammar-9780198815853 


Editor: Federica Cognola
Editor: Jan Casalicchio

Hardback: ISBN:  9780198815853 Pages: 384 Price: U.S. $ 85.00


Abstract:

This book considers the null-subject phenomenon, whereby some languages lack
an overtly realized referential subject in specific contexts. In generative
syntax-the approach adopted in this volume-the phenomenon has traditionally
been explained in terms of a 'pro-drop' parameter with associated cluster
properties; more recently, however, it has become clear that pro-drop
phenomena do not always correlate with all the initially predicted cluster
properties.

This volume returns to the centre of the debate surrounding the empirical
phenomena associated with null subjects. Experts in the field explore the
cluster properties associated with pro-drop; the types of null category
involved in null-subject phenomena and their identification; and the typology
of null-subject languages, with a special focus on partial null-subject
languages. Chapters include both novel empirical data and new theoretical
analyses covering the major approaches to null subjects in generative grammar.
A wide range of languages are examined, ranging from the most commonly studied
in research into null subjects, such as Finnish and Italian, to lesser-studied
languages such as Vietnamese and Polish, minority languages such as Cimbrian
and Kashubian, and historical varieties such as Old French and Old High
German. The research presented also contributes to the understanding of other
key syntactic phenomena, such as the nature of control, the role of
information structure and semantics in syntax, the mechanisms of language
change, and the formalization of language variation.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Linguistic Theories
                     Morphology
                     Syntax


Written In: English  (eng)

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