Possible and probable languages: a generative perspective on linguistic typology
Auteur :
Newmeyer, Frederick J.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199274345
Date de publication :
13 oct. 2005
Dimensions :
23,3 x 15,7 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
458 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this important and pioneering book Frederick Newmeyer seeks to explain the variety of languages. He combines the leading ideas of the functionalist and formalist approaches to linguistic typology, advocating principles of Universal Grammar to explain why some language types are impossible, and functional principles to explain why some grammatical features are more common than others.