The goal of this study is to reintegrate the theory of generative grammar into the cognitive
sciences. Generative grammar was right to focus on the child's acquisition of language as its …

A new contribution to linguistic theory, this book presents a formal framework for the analysis
of word structure in human language. It sets forth the network of hypotheses constituting …

This book began as conversations that took place as the alphabetically prior author was
writing his doctoral dissertation at Stanford University. Geography and complex personal …

In most languages we find'little words' which resemble a full word, but which cannot stand on
their own. Instead they have to'lean on'a neighbouring word, like the'd,'ve and …

This paper capitalizes on the difference between person complementarity (eg PCC effects)
and omnivorous number (eg the fact that a single plural marker can be used to cross …

In this paper, I propose a frequency-based explanation of the Ditransitive Person-Role
Constraint, a cross-linguistic generalization that can be formulated as follows:“Combinations …

Clitics are grammatical elements that are treated as independent words in syntax but form a
phonological unit with the word that precedes or follows it. This volume brings together the …

This book introduces formal grammar theories that play a role in current linguistic theorizing
(Phrase Structure Grammar, Transformational Grammar/Government & Binding, Generalized …

Semitic templates systematically encode two dimensions of verb meaning:(a) agency, the
thematic role of the verb's external argument, and (b) voice. The assumption that this form …

1Above all, I'd like to thank Paul Kay for hours of discussion and useful feedback at every
stage in the seemingly endless process of writing this chapter. I'm also grateful to Chuck …