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Lexical-Functional Syntax - (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics) 2nd Edition by Joan Bresnan & Ash Asudeh & Ida Toivonen & Stephen Wechsler

Lexical-Functional Syntax - (Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics) 2nd Edition by  Joan Bresnan & Ash Asudeh & Ida Toivonen & Stephen Wechsler
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Provides both an introduction to LFG and a synthesis of major theoretical developments in lexical-functional syntax over the past few decades"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Lexical-Functional Syntax, 2nd Edition</i>, the definitive text for Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG) with a focus on syntax, is updated to reflect recent developments in the field.<br /><br /> <ul> <li>Provides both an introduction to LFG and a synthesis of major theoretical developments in lexical-functional syntax over the past few decades</li> <li>Includes in-depth discussions of a large number of syntactic phenomena from typologically diverse languages</li> <li>Features extensive problem sets and solutions in each chapter to aid in self-study</li> <li>Incorporates reader feedback from the 1st Edition to correct errors and enhance clarity</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Updated to reflect recent developments in the field, <i>Lexical-Functional Syntax, 2nd Edition</i>, enhances its stature as the definitive text for Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG) with a primary focus on syntactic structure. Representing the most accessible, empirically-motivated treatment of the mathematical architecture of LFG available, the authors continue to offer a synthesis of major theoretical developments related to lexical-functional syntax and cover the wide range of cross-linguistic syntactic phenomena to which it has been applied. Updates include new sections on agreement and concord, predication, along with morphology that supports or suppresses argument structure roles, as well as many new problem sets--including several based on languages not featured in the 1st edition. Helpful feedback from readers is also incorporated into this new edition to enhance clarity. Offering illuminating insights into the syntactic framework of LFG, <i>Lexical-Functional Syntax, 2nd Edition</i>, is an essential resource for all aspects of this important field.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Joan Bresnan</b> is Sadie Dernham Patek Professor in Humanities Emerita at Stanford University and a Senior Researcher at Stanford's Center for the Study of Language and Information. One of the principal architects of lexical-functional grammar, Bresnan is a former President of the Linguistic Society of America, an inaugural Fellow of the LSA, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society, a Fellow of the Center for the Advanced Study of the Behavioral Sciences, and a Guggenheim Fellow.<br /><br /><b>Ash Asudeh</b> is University Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Oxford, Hugh Price Fellow at Jesus College, and Associate Professor of Cognitive Science at Carleton University. He is a recipient of an Early Researcher Award from the Province of Ontario and the E.W. Beth Prize. He is the author of <i>The Logic of Pronominal Resumption</i> (2012).<br /><br /><b>Ida Toivonen</b> is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at Carleton University. She has published on phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics; and is the author of <i>Non-Projecting Words</i> (2001), and co-editor of <i>Saami Linguistics</i> (2007).<br /><br /><b>Stephen Wechsler</b> is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas. He is the author of <i>The Semantic Basis of Argument</i> Structure (1995), and co-author of <i>The Many Faces of Agreement</i> (2003).

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