Title: Linguistic UniversalsEdited by: Ricardo Mairal and Juana Gil
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 2006
Pages: 230
Size: 1.43 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English
The discovery of “linguistic universals” – the properties that all languages have in common – is a fundamental goal of linguistic research. Linguists face the task of accounting for why languages, which apparently differ so greatly from one another on the surface, display striking similarities in their underlying structure. This volume brings together a team of leading experts to show how different linguistic theories have approached this challenge. [+/-]
Drawing on work from both formal and functional perspectives, it provides a comprehensive overview of the most notable work on linguistic universals – with chapters on syntax, semantics, phonology, morphology, and typology – and explores a range of central issues, such as the relationship between linguistic universals and the language faculty, and what linguistic universals can tell us about our biological make-up and cognitive abilities. Clear, succinct, and fully up-todate, it will be invaluable to anyone seeking a greater understanding of the phenomenon that is human language.
Contents
1. A first look at universals (Ricardo Mairal and Juana Gil)
2. Linguistic typology (Kees Hengeveld)
3. Universals in a generative setting (Cedric Boeckx)
4. In search of universals (Ian Maddieson)
5. Morphological universals (Andrew Spencer)
6. Syntactic typology (Bernard Comrie)
7. Some universals of verb semantics (Robert D. Van Valin Jr.)
8. Language change and universals (Joan Bybee.)
About the Contributors
Ricardo Mairal is Professor of English Language and Lingüística in the Departamento de Filologıas Extranjeras y sus Linguısticas, Universidad National de Educación a Distancia, Madrid (UNED).
Juana Gil is Senior Lecturer in the Departamento de Lengua Espanola y Lingüística General, Universidad National de Educación a Distancia, Madrid (UNED).
Drawing on work from both formal and functional perspectives, it provides a comprehensive overview of the most notable work on linguistic universals – with chapters on syntax, semantics, phonology, morphology, and typology – and explores a range of central issues, such as the relationship between linguistic universals and the language faculty, and what linguistic universals can tell us about our biological make-up and cognitive abilities. Clear, succinct, and fully up-todate, it will be invaluable to anyone seeking a greater understanding of the phenomenon that is human language.
Contents
1. A first look at universals (Ricardo Mairal and Juana Gil)
2. Linguistic typology (Kees Hengeveld)
3. Universals in a generative setting (Cedric Boeckx)
4. In search of universals (Ian Maddieson)
5. Morphological universals (Andrew Spencer)
6. Syntactic typology (Bernard Comrie)
7. Some universals of verb semantics (Robert D. Van Valin Jr.)
8. Language change and universals (Joan Bybee.)
About the Contributors
Ricardo Mairal is Professor of English Language and Lingüística in the Departamento de Filologıas Extranjeras y sus Linguısticas, Universidad National de Educación a Distancia, Madrid (UNED).
Juana Gil is Senior Lecturer in the Departamento de Lengua Espanola y Lingüística General, Universidad National de Educación a Distancia, Madrid (UNED).
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