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Acoustic PhoneticsAcoustic Phonetics
Kenneth N. Stevens
Cloth / January 1999
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Acoustic PhoneticsAcoustic Phonetics
Kenneth N. Stevens
This book presents a theory of speech-sound generation in the human vocal system.
Paper / July 2000
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No cover image available for this edition.Argument Structure
Jane B. Grimshaw
Argument Structure is a contribution to linguistics at the interface between lexical syntax and lexical semantics.
Cloth / October 1990
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The Boundaries of BabelThe Boundaries of Babel
The Brain and the Enigma of Impossible Languages
Andrea Moro; Foreword by Noam Chomsky
An exploration of what research at the intersection of contemporary theoretical linguistics and the cognitive neurosciences can reveal about the constraints on the apparently chaotic variation in human languages.
Cloth / June 2008
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Contemporary Views on Architecture and Representations in PhonologyContemporary Views on Architecture and Representations in Phonology
Edited by Eric Raimy and Charles E. Cairns
Leading phonologists discuss contemporary work on the topics of metrical theory, feature theory, syllable theory, and the relation among grammatical modules.
Paper / May 2009
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Contemporary Views on Architecture and Representations in PhonologyContemporary Views on Architecture and Representations in Phonology
Edited by Eric Raimy and Charles E. Cairns
Leading phonologists discuss contemporary work on the topics of metrical theory, feature theory, syllable theory, and the relation among grammatical modules.
Cloth / May 2009
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No cover image available for this edition.A Course in GB Syntax
Lectures on Binding and Empty Categories
Howard Lasnik and Juan Uriagereka
A Course in GB Syntax is a new kind of linguistics textbook. It presents the fundamental concepts of the Government-Binding approach to syntax in a lecture-dialogue format that conveys the sense of a changing field, with live issues under debate.
Cloth / February 1988
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A Course in GB SyntaxA Course in GB Syntax
Lectures on Binding and Empty Categories
Howard Lasnik and Juan Uriagereka
A Course in GB Syntax is a new kind of linguistics textbook. It presents the fundamental concepts of the Government-Binding approach to syntax in a lecture-dialogue format that conveys the sense of a changing field, with live issues under debate.
Paper / February 1988
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No cover image available for this edition.An Essay on Stress
Morris Halle and Jean-Roger Vergnaud
An Essay on Stress presents a universal theory for the characterization of the stress patterns of words and phrases encountered in the languages of the world.
Cloth / October 1987
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An Essay on StressAn Essay on Stress
Morris Halle and Jean-Roger Vergnaud
An Essay on Stress presents a universal theory for the characterization of the stress patterns of words and phrases encountered in the languages of the world.
Paper / October 1990
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No cover image available for this edition.Events In the Semantics of English
Terence Parsons
This extended investigation of the semantics of event (and state) sentences in their various forms is a major contribution to the semantics of natural language, simultaneously encompassing important issues in linguistics, philosophy, and logic.
Cloth / January 1991
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Events in the Semantics of EnglishEvents in the Semantics of English
A Study in Subatomic Semantics
Terence Parsons
This extended investigation of the semantics of event (and state) sentences in their various forms is a major contribution to the semantics of natural language, simultaneously encompassing important issues in linguistics, philosophy, and logic.
Paper / January 1994
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Flexibility Principles in Boolean SemanticsFlexibility Principles in Boolean Semantics
The Interpretation of Coordination, Plurality, and Scope in Natural Language
Yoad Winter
An investigation of the logical flexibility principles needed for a formal semantic account of coordination, plurality, and scope in natural language.
Cloth / February 2002
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Foundational Issues in Linguistic TheoryFoundational Issues in Linguistic Theory
Essays in Honor of Jean-Roger Vergnaud
Edited by Robert Freidin, Carlos P. Otero and Maria Luisa Zubizarreta
Essays by leading theoretical linguists—including Noam Chomsky, B. Elan Dresher, Richard Kayne, Howard Lasnik, Morris Halle, Norbert Hornstein, Henk van Riemsdijk, and Edwin Williams—reflect on Jean-Roger Vergnaud's influence in the field and discuss current theoretical issues.
Paper / May 2008
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Foundational Issues in Linguistic TheoryFoundational Issues in Linguistic Theory
Essays in Honor of Jean-Roger Vergnaud
Edited by Robert Freidin, Carlos P. Otero and Maria Luisa Zubizarreta
Essays by leading theoretical linguists—including Noam Chomsky, B. Elan Dresher, Richard Kayne, Howard Lasnik, Morris Halle, Norbert Hornstein, Henk van Riemsdijk, and Edwin Williams—reflect on Jean-Roger Vergnaud's influence in the field and discuss current theoretical issues.
Cloth / May 2008
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Foundations of Generative SyntaxFoundations of Generative Syntax
Robert Freidin
This is the first entry-level introduction to generative syntax to develop a foundational approach that rationally reconstructs syntactic theory from the perspective of current research.
Cloth / June 1992
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No cover image available for this edition.French Syntax
The Transformational Cycle
Richard S. Kayne
Cloth / September 1975
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French SyntaxFrench Syntax
The Transformational Cycle
Richard S. Kayne
Carried out within the framework of the theory of generative grammar originated with Noam Chomsky in the 1950s, this book should be of particular interest to those either active in or conversant with the field of generative grammar and also to those just beginning the study of generative grammar.
Paper / September 1975
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The Grammatical Basis of Linguistic PerformanceThe Grammatical Basis of Linguistic Performance
Language Use and Acquisition
Robert Berwick and Amy Weinberg
Written primarily from the perspective of computational theory, Grammatical Basis of Linguistic Performance presents a synthesis of some major recent developments in grammatical theory and its application to models of language performance.
Paper / February 1986
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Grounded PhonologyGrounded Phonology
Diana Archangeli and Douglas Pulleyblank
This breakthrough study argues for a significant link between phonetics and phonology.
Cloth / November 1994
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