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Stanford Monographs in Linguistics Ser.: Structure, Alignment and Optimality in Swedish by Peter Sells (2001, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCsli Publications/Center for T.H.E. Study of Language & Information
ISBN-101575862328
ISBN-139781575862323
eBay Product ID (ePID)1647550
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameStructure, Alignment and Optimality in Swedish
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLinguistics / General, Scandinavian Languages (Other), Swedish
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorPeter Sells
SeriesStanford Monographs in Linguistics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight11 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2001-047522
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal439.75
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Clause Structure in Swedish 3. Object Shift 4. The OT-LFG Framework 5. The Analysis of Object Shift 6. Theoretical Comparison 7. Areas for Further Investigation References Name Index Subject Index
SynopsisVery little research has been performed on the grammatical structure of sentences in Swedish. Structure, Alignment and Optimality in Swedish is one of the first books to explore the Swedish sentence structure, presenting an account of the order of the words and phrases within the sentence. The book uses the theoretical framework of Lexical-Functional Grammar (LFG), which provides syntactic analysis in terms of subject, object, topic, and focus, as well as part-of-speech analysis in terms of noun phrase and verb phrase. The book also uses Optimality Theory, a theory of constraint interpretation that allows constraints to conflict by allowing the satisfaction of certain constraints or requirements to lead to a grammatical structure even if less important constraints are violated., This volume explores the grammatical structure of sentences in Swedish, presenting an account of the order of the words and phrases within the clause. This analysis is presented from the perspective of Optimality Theory within the theoretical framework of Lexical-Functional Grammar. This framework provides syntactic analysis in terms of functions within the clause such as subject, object, and also topic and focus, as well as part-of-speech analysis in terms of noun phrase, verb phrase, and so on, and the hierarchical structure of those constituents. Sells argues for the superiority of a base-generated account of the phenomenon known as Object Shift, and shows how an account based on the notion of Alignment within a ranked constraint system provides a natural account of it. The nature of the Verb-Second sentence pattern and syntactic differences between Swedish and the other Mainland Scandinavian languages are also considered.
LC Classification NumberPD5179.S45 2001
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