Synopses & Reviews
In this major new book, John A. Hawkins presents a new theory of linear ordering in syntax. He argues that processing can provide a simple, functional explanation for syntactic rules of ordering, as well as for the selection among ordering variants in languages and structures in which variation is possible. Insights from generative syntax, typological studies of language universals, and psycholinguistic studies of language processing are combined to show that there is a profound correspondence between performance and grammar.
Synopsis
Major new work arguing that grammars are profoundly shaped by language processing.
Synopsis
Major new work arguing that grammars are profoundly shaped by language processing.
Synopsis
Combining insights from generative syntax, typological studies of language universals, and psycholinguistic studies of language processing, John A. Hawkins here argues that grammars are profoundly shaped by processing.
Table of Contents
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The grammaticalisation of processing principles; 3. Early Immediate Constituents; 4. Testing EIC's performance predictions; 5. Testing EIC's grammatical predictions; 6. Grammaticalised node construction; 7. Conclusions; References; Index of names; Language index; Subject index; Abbreviations.