Recursion and Human Language

In this volume, the issue of recursion is tackled from a variety of angles. Some articles cover formal issues regarding the proper characterization or definition of recursion, while others focus on empirical issues by examining the kinds of structure in languages that suggest recursive mechanism in...

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Main Author Hulst, Harry van der
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany De Gruyter 2010
Mouton de Gruyter
De Gruyter Mouton
De Gruyter, Inc
Edition1. Aufl.
SeriesStudies in Generative Grammar [SGG]
Subjects
Congresses
Generative Linguistics
Grammar, Comparative and general
Grammar, Comparative and general > Phonology > Congresses
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax > Congresses
Language
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
Phonology
Phonology, Prosody
Syntax
Romane Linguistik
Kultur Literatur Sprache
Kultur Sprachwissenschaft
Belletristik
Syntax
Generative Linguistics
Phonology, Prosody
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Summary:In this volume, the issue of recursion is tackled from a variety of angles. Some articles cover formal issues regarding the proper characterization or definition of recursion, while others focus on empirical issues by examining the kinds of structure in languages that suggest recursive mechanism in the grammar. Most articles discuss syntactic phenomena, but several involve morphology, the lexicon and phonology. In addition, we find discussions that involve evolutionary notions and language disorders, and the broader cognitive context of recursion.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
"All contributions (but one) originated as papers that were prepared for presentation at a conference organized by Dan Everett on the topic of recursion in human language (Illinois State University, April, 27-29 2007)."--Preliminaries
ISBN:3110219255
9783110219258
9783110219241
3110219247
DOI:10.1515/9783110219258