Subjects in Japanese and English

by Yoshihisa Kitagawa

Overview

Originally published in 1994, this volume shows that the structural relation 'government' holds not only between the verbal head and its object but also between the verbal head and its subject at least at the level of Logical Form in both Japanese and English. The book provides an analysis of complex predicate constructions in Japanese, discusses phrase structure in Japanese and English and develops a theory of binding.

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138393677
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/14/2018
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Japanese Linguistics , #2
Pages:	426
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Complex Predicates in Japanese 3. Deriving Subjects 4. Binding Theory. Appendix: zibun

Editorial Reviews

A theoretical perspective that is skeptical of the semantic role the D-structure plays in the generative model of grammar, and that points the way toward a post-GB approach to generative syntax like the Minimalist framework. Specifically shows that string vacuous syntactic processes are inadequate to analyze paradoxes concerning predicates in Japanese, and argues for a VOS word order in English at the abstract level. Double spaced. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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