{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-contemporary-syntactic-theory-9781405102537","title":"The Handbook of Contemporary Syntactic Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume provides a comprehensive view of the current issues in contemporary syntactic theory. Written by an international assembly of leading specialists in the field, these 23 original articles serve as a useful reference for various areas of grammar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Contemporary Syntactic Theory\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary accomplishment. Baltin and Collins have succeeded in assembling a sizeable number of the world's leading syntacticians, each of whom has produced a readable overview of the issues in his or her area of specialization. It is to the credit of the editors that this book is valuable both as a reference work and as a critical evaluation of current thinking. All linguists, not just syntacticians, stand to benefit from having a copy within reach.\" \u003ci\u003eFrederick J. Newmeyer, University of Washington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Here is yet another impressive addition to Blackwell's series of Handbooks in Linguistics\" \u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of Linguistics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Derivation Versus Representation:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Explaining Morphosyntactic Competition: Joan Bresnan (Stanford University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Economy Conditions in Syntax: Chris Collins (Cornell University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Derivation and Representation in Modern Transformational Syntax: Howard Lasnik (University of Connecticut).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Relativized Minimality Effects: Luigi Rizzi (Université de Geneve).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Movement:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Head Movement: Ian Roberts (University of Stuttgart).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Object Shift and Scrambling: Höskuldur Thráinsson (University of Iceland).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Wh-in-situ Languages: Akira Watanabe (University of Tokyo).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. A-Movements: Mark Baltin (New York University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Argument Structure and Phrase Structure:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Thematic Relations in Syntax: Jeffrey S. Gruber (independent scholar).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Predication: John Bowers (Cornell University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Case: Hiroyuki Ura.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Phrase Structure: Naoki Fukui (University of California).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The Natures of Nonconfigurationality: Mark C. Baker (McGill University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. What VP Ellipsis Can Do, and What it Can't, but not Why: Kyle Johnson (University of Massachusetts at Amherst).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Functional Projections:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Agreement Projections: Adriana Belletti (Universitá di Siena).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Sentential Negation: Raffaella Zanuttini (Georgetown University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The DP Hypothesis: Identifying Clausal Properties in the Nominal Domain: Judy B. Bernstein (Syracuse University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. The Structure of DPs: Some Principles, Parameters and Problems: Giuseppe Longobardi (University of Trieste).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Interface With Interpretation:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. The Syntax of Scope: Anna Szabolcsi (New York University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Deconstructing Binding: Eric Reuland and Martin Everaert (both Utrecht Institute of Linguistics).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Syntactic Reconstruction Effects: Andrew Barss (University of Arizona).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: External Evaluation of Syntax:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Syntactic Change: Anthony S. Kroch (University of Pennsylvania).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Setting Syntactic Parameters: Janet Dean Fodor (City University of New York).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039411831127,"sku":"9781405102537","price":59.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405102537.jpg?v=1750943612","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-handbook-of-contemporary-syntactic-theory-9781405102537","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}