The Syntax Of Coordination (routledge Library Editions: Syntax)

Coordination is a syntactic construction which occurs in most languages. In the past, it has been a fruitful area of research, but also a controversial one. Arguments from coordination have been used in support of transformations, and against phrase-structure rules, but also in support of phrase-structure rules and against transformations. This book gives a detailed critical survey of the major accounts of coordination that were available when this book was first published in 1987, and will be of interest to students of language and linguistics. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Original Title 6 Original Copyright 7 Contents 8 Dedication 9 Acknowledgements 10 Introduction 12 1 The Treatment of Coordination: 1957-1985 16 1.1 Early Days 16 1.2 Early Unitary Approaches 26 1.3 Gapping and Related Rules 44 1.4 Conclusion 98 2 The Syntax of Coordinate Deletion 113 2.1 Coordinate Deletion 113 2.2 More Coordinated Sentences 127 2.3 Site Overlap 160 2.4 Conclusion and Evaluation 176 3 The Notions and Their Consequences 188 3.1 Introduction 188 3.2 Identity 189 3.3 Coordination after Deletion 231 3.4 Structure and the Recoverability of Deletions 247 3.5 Coordination and Grammar 262 3.6 Conclusion 282 References 295 Name Index 301 Subject Index 303 Robert R. Van Oirsouw. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 284-289.