Functional syntax and universal grammar cambridge studies in. Structure, meaning, and function cambridge textbooks in linguistics by valin, robert abebooks. Lapolla this book is an introduction to syntactic theory and analysis which can be used for both introductory and advanced courses in theoretical syntax. The study proposes three general types of serial verb constructions in chinese. Lapolla and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The semantic representation of a sentence is based on the lexical representation of verbs. Syntax instructor 39 s handbook a generative introduction. Introduction one aspect that is always discussed in language descriptions, no matter how short they may be, is word order. A paper for independent reading course, 15, may, 2001. I will show that this proposal allows us to provide a unified account of ics and personal constructions in terms of case assignment and agreement. The differences between our approach and the mainstream can be divided. It presents syntactic phenomena from a wide range of languages and introduces students to the.
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