{"product_id":"the-grammar-of-raising-and-control-a-course-in-syntactic-argumentation-paperback-softback-9780631233022","title":"The Grammar of Raising and Control; A Course in Syntactic Argumentation (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631233022","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Grammar of Raising and Control\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Course in Syntactic Argumentation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam D. Davies (Author), Stanley Dubinsky (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631233022, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 July 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.3 x 2.8 cm, 0.717 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Grammar of Raising and Control\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable book by many criteria. I was extremely impressed by the skillful way in which it interweaves grammatical analysis with the history of the treatment of two central grammatical constructions, at each point zeroing in on how linguists go about arguing for structures and rules. This book belongs on the shelf of every syntactician and student of syntax.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrederick J. Newmeyer,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeattle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book will be appreciated both as a practical history of contemporary syntactic theory and as an innovative approach to the teaching of syntax. Its sharp and sustained focus on the interplay of data and theory makes it an especially valuable text.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJudith Aissen,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCalifornia\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eat\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSanta Cruz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Grammar of Raising and Control\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eDistills a very successful graduate course in syntax from two prominent figures in the field, covering analyses from a range of theoretical frameworks.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps students to develop keen insights into the strengths and weaknesses of syntactic arguments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes 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.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Classical Transformational Grammar: Laying the groundwork:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Building the foundations of a syntactic analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Laying the empirical groundwork.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Transformational Grammar and Rosenbaum’s analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Postal’s \u003ci\u003eOn Raising.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpt from Postal 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Extended Standard Theory: Chomsky’s \u003ci\u003eConditions on Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpt from Chomsky 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The \u003ci\u003eOn Raising Debates\u003c\/i\u003e: Bresnan, Postal, and Bach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Extensions and Reinterpretations of Standard Theory:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Branching paths of inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Relational Grammar” Perlmutter and Postal’s \u003ci\u003eThe Relational Succession Law\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpt from Permutter \u0026amp; Postal 1972\/83.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Revised Extended Standard Theory: Chomsky and Lasnik’s \u003ci\u003eFilters and Control\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpt from Chomsky \u0026amp; Lasnik 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Government \u0026amp; Binding Theory:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The interaction of principles and possible analyses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Chomsky’s Lectures on Government \u0026amp; Binding and the ECM analysis of Raising.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Development of and problems for the ECM account: Kayne 1981 and Cole \u0026amp; Hermon 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpt from Cole \u0026amp; Hermon 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Are all these really raising constructions?: Cross-linguistic issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: The Minimalist Program:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Neo-Raising, Neo-ECM, and the Raising\/Control distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Functional projections and the rise of the Minimalist Program.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The return to a Raising to Object analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpt from Lasnik \u0026amp; Saito 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The separation\/unification of Raising\/Control.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Language teaching \u0026amp; learning [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language teaching \u0026amp; learning\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language%20teaching%20\u0026amp;%20learning%20%5Bother%20than%20ELT%5D%20%5BCJ%5D%22\"\u003eother than ELT CJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406449471768,"sku":"9780631233022","price":42.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631233022.jpg?v=1784138104","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-grammar-of-raising-and-control-a-course-in-syntactic-argumentation-paperback-softback-9780631233022","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}