Syntax and variation
Subtitle: reconciling the biological and the social
By: edited by Leonie Cornips and Karen P. Corrigan.
Contributors: Cornips, Leonie Elise Alexandra.; Corrigan, Karen P., 1961-
Series: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science.; v. 265
Publisher: John Benjamins Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
Subjects: Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.; Language and languages -- Variation.
Description: "The papers in this collection share a common interest in the empirical, theoretical and meta-theoretical aspects of the 'internal-external' ('formal-functional') debate in linguistic theory. The primary aim of this volume is to initiate cooperation between internationally renowned generative and variationist linguists with a view to developing an innovative and more cohesive approach to syntactic variation. The present volume contains treatments incorporating the analysis of external factors into accounts focusing on the internal linguistic conditioning of syntactic variation and change cross-linguistically.

As such, it offers novel approaches to three key areas of current linguistic debate, viz. (1) Methodological practices, (2) Theoretical applications and (3) Modularity."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.