Date: 12-May-2006 From: Paul Peranteau <paulbenjamins.com> Subject: Linguistic Variation Yearbook 2005: Pica, Rooryck, van Craenenbroeck (Eds)
Title: Linguistic Variation Yearbook 2005
Series Title: Linguistic Variation Yearbook 5
Published: 2006
Publisher: John Benjamins
http://www.benjamins.com/
Editor: Pierre Pica, Le Centre national de la recherche scientifique
Editor: Johan Rooryck, Leiden University
Editor: Jeroen van Craenenbroeck, Catholic University of Brussels
Paperback: ISBN: 9027254753 Pages: 308 Price: U.S. $ 114.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9027254753 Pages: 308 Price: Europe EURO 95.00
Abstract:
The Linguistic Variation Yearbook is exclusively devoted to the study of the nature and scope of linguistic variation from the point of view of the minimalist program. In this perspective, the yearbook aims at going beyond the traditional tension between explanatory and descriptive adequacy. It seeks in particular to investigate to what extent the study of linguistic variation can shed light on the broader issue of language particular vs. language universal properties and design. The Linguistic Variation Yearbook publishes annually a collection of (invited) articles on a theme that is current in and important to the research on linguistic variation within the generative framework. The focus is on comparative studies, such as research on typology and dialect variation.
Table of contents
Reconstruction in Relative Clauses and the Copy Theory of Traces Carlo Cecchetto
Syntactic Variation in German Wh-Questions: Empirical investigations of weak crossover violations and long wh-movement Gisbert Fanselow, Reinhold Kliegl and Matthias Schlesewsky
Relativization Strategies in Temporal Adjunct Clauses Anikó Lipták
Microvariations in Harmony and Value-Relativized Parametrization Andrew Ira Nevins
Two Types of Resumptive Pronouns in Polish Relative Clauses Adam Szczegielniak
Microparameters for Norwegian Wh-Grammars Øystein Alexander Vangsnes
Extending the Extension Condition to Discontinuous Idioms Peter Svenonius
On Productivity Charles Yang
Linguistic Field(s):
Generative Linguistics
Syntax