The Grammar of Raising and Control: A Course in Syntactic ArgumentationISBN: 978-0-631-23302-2
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400 pages
August 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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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.