Visit our new collection website
www.collectionsforschool.co.uk
SCHOOL BOOKS
KEY STAGES
BEST SELLERS
BOOK AWARDS
NEW FICTION
HOME
FURTHER EDUCATION
SECONDARY
PRIMARY
COLLECTIONS
VIEW BASKET
CHECK-OUT
MY ACCOUNT
HELP
Title / ISBN13
ISBN / EAN
Author
Publisher
Series
Category
Email:
Subscribe to news & offers:
Need assistance?
Log In/Register
CATEGORY BROWSE
Arts
Agriculture
Biography
Business
Children's
Computing
Earth Sciences
Economics
Educational
Engineering
English Language Teaching (ELT)
Environment
Family
Fiction
Finance
Geography
Home
Humanities
Industry
Information
Information Technology
Interdisciplinary Subjects
Language
Law
Leisure Interests
Literature
Mathematics
Medicine
Planning
Practical Interests
Reference
Science
Social Sciences
Sport
Technology
Travel
Veterinary Science
ABOUT US
About Us
Contact Us
Terms & Conditions
Item Details
Title:
SYMMETRY BREAKING IN SYNTAX
By:
Hubert Haider
Format:
Hardback
List price:
£75.00
Our price:
£67.50
Discount:
10
% off
You save:
£7.50
ISBN 10:
1107017750
ISBN 13:
9781107017757
Availability:
Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
Delivery rates
Stock:
Currently
0
available
Publisher:
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date:
13 December, 2012
Series:
Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 136
Pages:
284
Description:
A new theory of grammar which explores the old distinction between OV and VO languages and their underlying basic asymmetry.
Synopsis:
In this illuminating new theory of grammar, Hubert Haider demonstrates that there is a basic asymmetry in the phrase structure of any language, whatever sentence structure it takes. Moreover, he argues that understanding this asymmetry is the key to understanding the grammatical causality underlying a broad range of core syntactic phenomena. Until now, Germanic languages have been seen to fall into two distinct classes: those which take an object-verb sentence structure (OV) or a verb-object one (VO). However, by examining the nature of this universal underlying asymmetry, Hubert Haider reveals a third syntactic type: 'Type III'. In particular, he employs the third type to explore the cognitive evolution of grammar which gave rise to the structural asymmetry and its typological implications. Symmetry Breaking in Syntax will appeal to academic researchers and graduate students involved in comparative and theoretical syntax and the cognitive evolution of grammar.
Illustrations:
2 tables
Publication:
UK
Imprint:
Cambridge University Press
Returns:
Returnable
Some other items by this author:
REPRESENTATION AND DERIVATION IN THE THEORY OF GRAMMAR (HB)
REPRESENTATION AND DERIVATION IN THE THEORY OF GRAMMAR (PB)
STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE GERMANIC SYNTAX (HB)
STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE GERMANIC SYNTAX (PB)
SYMMETRY BREAKING IN SYNTAX
SYMMETRY BREAKING IN SYNTAX (PB)
SYNTAX OF GERMAN
THE SYNTAX OF GERMAN
THE SYNTAX OF GERMAN (HB)
VERB SECOND PHENOMENA IN GERMANIC LANGUAGES
VERB SECOND PHENOMENA IN GERMANIC LANGUAGES
VERB SECOND PHENOMENA IN GERMANIC LANGUAGES (HB)
VERB-SECOND PHENOMENA IN GERMANIC LANGUAGES (PB)
TOP SELLERS IN THIS CATEGORY
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics
(Paperback)
By:
P. H. Matthews
Oxford University Press
Our Price :
£9.48
A Latin Grammar
(Paperback)
By:
James Morwood
Oxford University Press
Our Price :
£6.56
Grammar
(Hardback)
By:
Joanne Adams
Summersdale Publishers
Our Price :
£6.56
Merge and the Strong Minimalist Thesis
(Hardback)
By:
Noam Chomsky
Cambridge University Press
Our Price :
£47.49
Plain Words
(Paperback)
By:
Rebecca Gowers, Ernest Gowers
Penguin Books Ltd
Our Price :
£8.02
BROWSE FOR BOOKS IN RELATED CATEGORIES
LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND BIOGRAPHY
language & linguistics
grammar, syntax, linguistic structure
Information provided by
www.pickabook.co.uk
SHOPPING BASKET
Your basket is empty
Total Items:
0
Tweet this!
Stumble Upon
Blogger
Delicious
Digg
Facebook
AddThis
NEW
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
By:
SARA KHAN
A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for both children that celebrate and children who want to understand and appreciate their peers who do.
Learning
That''s My Story!: Drama for Confidence, Communication and C...
By:
ADAM POWER-ANNAND
The ability to communicate is an essential life skill for all children, underpinning their confidence, personal and social wellbeing, and sense of self.
Learning
Power of 2
By:
DAVID JOSEPH SHARP
Learning
Reading Lessons
By:
CAROL ATHERTON
Easter
Greg the Sausage Roll: Egg-cellent Easter Adventure
By:
MARK HOYLE
Easter
Dear Easter Bunny
By:
MAXINE LEE-MACKIE
Easter
We''re Going on an Egg Hunt
By:
GOLDIE HAWK
Picture Book
Bowerbird
By:
JULIA DONALDSON
Picture Book
Mummy and Me
By:
LYDIA BRIGHT