Word Order and Scrambling

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-631-23327-5
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 410 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 886 g

Word Order and Scrambling introduces readers to recent research into the linguistic phenomenon called scrambling and is a valuable contribution to the fields of theoretical linguistics, psycholinguistics, and applied linguistics.

- Introduces readers to recent research into the linguistic phenomenon called scrambling, or free word order.

- Explores major issues including factors responsible for word order variations, how scrambled constructions are processed, and whether variations are available in early child language development and in second language acquisition.

- Discusses a number of typologically diverse languages including Hindi, Japanese, and Navajo.

- Provides enlightening information on different aspects of word order variation and the consequences for our understanding of the nature of human language.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Karimi, Simin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments ix

Notes on Contributors x

Introduction by Simin Karimi xiii

1 Topic and Focus Scope Positions in Navajo 1
Kenneth Hale, Eloise Jelinek, and MaryAnn Willie

2 Argument Scrambling, Operator Movement, and Topic Movement in Hungarian 22
Katalin E. Kiss

3 Grammatical Relations in Tohono O’odham: an Instrumental Perspective 44
Mizuki Miyashita, Richard Demers, and Delbert Ortiz

4 Bare Nominals: Non-Specific and Contrastive Readings under Scrambling 67
Veneeta Dayal

5 On Object Positions, Specificity, and Scrambling in Persian 91
Simin Karimi

6 Scrambling, Subscrambling, and Case in Turkish 125
Jaklin Kornfilt

7 Does Russian Scrambling Exist? 156
John Frederick Bailyn

8 A-Movement Scrambling and Options without Optionality 177
Shigeru Miyagawa

9 Scrambling in Dutch: Optionality and Optimality 201
Helen de Hoop

10 Word Order and (Remnant) VP Movement 217
Anoop Mahajan

11 Non-Canonical Word Order: Topic and Focus in Adult and Child Tamil 238
Vaijayanthi Sarma

12 L2 Acquisition of Japanese: Knowledge and Use of Case Particles in SOV and OSV Sentences 273
Noriko Iwasaki

13 Scrambling and Processing: Dependencies, Complexity, and Constraints 301
Irina A. Sekerina

14 WH-Movement versus Scrambling: the Brain Makes a Difference 325
Angela D. Friederici, Matthias Schlesewsky, and Christian J. Fiebach

References 345

Index 368

Über Autor(innen)

Simin Karimi is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona. She is on the editorial board of the journal Linguistic Analysis and has published widely in journals such as Linguistic Inquiry, The Linguistic Review, and Lexicology.