The Joy of Grammar

The Joy of Grammar
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages : 413
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ISBN-10 : 9789027220950
ISBN-13 : 9027220956
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Book Synopsis The Joy of Grammar by : James D. McCawley

Download or read book The Joy of Grammar written by James D. McCawley and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two threads run through this collection of 22 papers by students and colleagues of James D. McCawley. The first is a commitment to deep reflection on the direction of linguistic study, sometimes resulting in challenges to the writings of major figures or new appreciations, sometimes questioning our assumptions about the organization of linguistic information in the mind. The second thread is a shared sense of the requirements for the rigor of a good linguistic argument, that its presentation be thoroughgoing, straightforward and clearly made. There is a strong emphasis on testing the “party line” with the widest possible range of languages and the strongest possible set of linguistic tests. Demonstrating bugs and strategizing over the choice between competing analyses is not enough. The completion of an argument lies in constructing a better alternative.


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