Parameters of Predicate Fronting

Many of the world's languages permit or require clause-initial positioning of the primary predicate, potentially alongside some...
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Author: Vera Lee-Schoenfeld
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Parameters of Predicate Fronting by Lee-Schoenfeld, Vera

Parameters of Predicate Fronting

$206.70

Parameters of Predicate Fronting

$206.70
Author: Vera Lee-Schoenfeld
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Many of the world's languages permit or require clause-initial positioning of the primary predicate, potentially alongside some or all of its dependents. While such predicate fronting (where fronting may or may not involve movement) is a widespread phenomenon, it is also subject to intricate
and largely unexplained variation.

In Parameters of Predicate Fronting, Vera Lee-Schoenfeld and Dennis Ott bring together leaders in the field of comparative syntax to explore the empirical manifestations and theoretical modelling of predicate fronting across languages. There exists by now a rich literature on predicate fronting, but
few attempts have been made at synthesizing the resulting empirical observations and theoretical implementations. While individual phenomena have been described in some detail, we are currently far from a complete understanding of the uniformity and variation underlying the wider cross-linguistic
picture. This volume takes steps towards this goal by showcasing the state of the art in research on predicate fronting and the parameters governing its realization in a range of diverse languages. Covering topics like prosody, VP-fronting, and predicate doubling across a wide arrange of languages,
including English, German, Malagasy, Niuean, Ch'ol, Asante, Twi, Limbum, Krachi, Hebrew, and multiple sign languages, this collection enriches our understanding of the predicate fronting phenomenon.


Author: Vera Lee-Schoenfeld
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 06/11/2021
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.80w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780197545560

About the Author

Vera Lee-Schoenfeld is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Georgia. She is the author of Beyond Coherence: The Syntax of Opacity in German (2007).

Dennis Ott is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

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