Grammar of Raising and Control (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780631233015)

The Grammar of Raising and Control surveys analyses across a range of theoretical frameworks from Rosenbaum's classic Standard Theory analysis (1967) to current proposals within the Minimalist Program, and provides readers with a critical understanding of these, helping them in the process to develop keen insights into the strengths and weaknesses of syntactic arguments in general.

• Distills a very successful graduate course in syntax from two prominent figures in the field, covering analyses from a range of theoretical frameworks.
  
• Provides readers with an understanding of the various perspectives represented in generative syntax, using a particular class of grammatical constructions as a means of examining the evolution of syntactic theory over the last thirty years.
  
• Helps students to develop keen insights into the strengths and weaknesses of syntactic arguments.
  
• Includes excerpts from six important works that allow students to familiarize themselves with the original literature while also providing discussion of the theoretical context in which they were written.

Author: William D. Davies,Stanley Dubinsky
ISBN-10: 0631233016
ISBN-13: 9780631233015
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 08/13/2004
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.87lbs
Size: 9.88h x 6.80w x 1.33d