Syntax and variation : reconciling the biological and the social

Publication Data

• Title Syntax and variation : reconciling the biological and the social
• Contributors Leonie Elise Alexandra Cornips, Karen P. Corrigan
• Publisher John Benjamins Pub.
• Publication date 2005
• Publication location Philadelphia, PA
• Language English

Contents

Towards an integrated approach to syntatic variation / Leonie Cornips and Karen Corrigan
A modular approach to sociolinguistic variation in syntax / Peter Muysken
Selective optionality in language development / Antonella Sorace
Syntactic variation and spoken language / Jenny Cheshire
Idiolectal variation and syntactic theory / Alison Henry
Focus raising / Judit Gervain and Gabór Zemplén
Variation and the minimalist program / David Adger and Jennifer Smith
Principles and paarameters in charge / Elly van Geldren
Morphosyntactic variation and theory / Ruth King
Word order variation in three-verb clusters and the division of labour between generative linguistics and sociolinguistics / Sjef Barbiers
The third dimension of person features / Paola Benincà and Cecilia Poletto.

Topics

• Grammar, Comparative and general :: Syntax
• Language and languages :: Variation

Syntax and variation : reconciling the biological and the social. ISBN 902724779X. Published by John Benjamins Pub. in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.