Coordination in syntax
By: Niina Ning Zhang
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780521767552
Description: Coordination in syntax is an important part of the analysis of sentence structure. Niina Ning Zhang addresses the issues raised by coordinate pairings and the implications of these structures, looking in particular at examples within English and Chinese. The volume covers the major questions regarding coordinates in syntax, providing a fresh perspective to arguments raised within previous literature. She explains how such coordinate complexes are structured, how some coordinators can be combined in parts of speech, the fixed nature of some of these pairings and what changes exist between the coordinate and non-coordinate constructions. The theories raised are backed up by a rich variety of examples as well as providing a cross-linguistic perspective, contextualising these ideas within current syntactic research. Uses cross-linguistic evidence and examples to support theories. Analyses certain constructions which have been largely ignored in other literature. Addresses a number of major issues in the treatment of coordination, challenging the assumptions of previous work.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-266) and index.
Table of contents: title: The complementation structure of coordinate complexes; title: The categorial makeup of coordinate complexes; title: The conjunct constraint and the lexical properties of coordinators; title: The element constraint and the semantic relatedness of conjuncts; title: Three puzzles solved by rejecting the CSC; title: Relativized parallelism in syntactic complexes; title: The derivation of coordinate clauses with identity adjectives; title: Forming across-the-board constructions without forking movement.