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__The Grammar of Raising and Control__ 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. - Distills a very successful graduate course in syntax from two prominent figures in the field, covering analyses from a range of theoretical frameworks. - Provides 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. - Helps students to develop keen insights into the strengths and weaknesses of syntactic arguments. - Includes 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. Content: Chapter 1 Laying the Empirical Groundwork (pages 3–16): Chapter 2 Transformational Grammar and Ros

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Author

Ann Davies, William D. Davies, Stanley Dubinsky

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780631233022

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Language Learning, History, Literary Fiction