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Transformational Syntax and Model Theoretic Semantics

A Case Study in Modern Irish

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  • © 1979

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Authors:
  1. James McCloskey

    1. School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin, Ireland

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Part of the book series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy (SLAP, volume 9)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • James McCloskey
    Pages 1-4

  3. The Syntax of Relative Clauses

    • James McCloskey
    Pages 5-50

  4. The Syntax of Questions

    • James McCloskey
    Pages 51-100

  5. Indexing and the Formalization of Accessibility Constraints

    • James McCloskey
    Pages 101-148

  6. The Complementizer System

    • James McCloskey
    Pages 149-172

  7. Deep Structure Syntax

    • James McCloskey
    Pages 173-191

  8. Semantic Interpretation

    • James McCloskey
    Pages 192-244

  9. Theoretical Postscript

    • James McCloskey
    Pages 245-247

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 248-259
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About this book

This piece of work began life as a doctoral thesis written at the University of Texas between 1976 and 1978. Now after a year in Dublin it is to become a book. Of the many people in the Department of Linguistics at Texas who shaped my interests and who helped me through the writing of the thesis, I must single out Lee Baker, Lauri Karttunen, Bill Ladusaw, Sue Schmerling and Stanley Peters for special gratitude. All of them have provided specific suggestions which have improved this work, but perhaps more .importantly they provided a uniquely stimulating and harmonious environment in which to work, and a demanding set of professional standards to live up to. To Ken Hale lowe a particular debt of gratitude - for two years of encour­ agement and suggestions, and particularly for a set of detailed comments on an earlier version of the book which led to many changes for the better. I also thank my friends Per-Kristian Halvorsen and Elisabet Engdahl, both of whom took the trouble to provide me with detailed criticisms and comments. In Dublin I am grateful to the School of Celtic Studies of the Institute for Advanced Studies for giving me the opportunity of teaching a seminar on many of the topics covered in the book and of exposing the material to people whose knowledge of the language is unequalled. Donal 6 Baoill and Liam Breatnach have been particularly helpful.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin, Ireland

    James McCloskey

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transformational Syntax and Model Theoretic Semantics

  • Book Subtitle: A Case Study in Modern Irish

  • Authors: James McCloskey

  • Series Title: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9495-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1979

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1025-3Published: 30 November 1979

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1026-0Published: 30 November 1979

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-9495-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-4662

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-034X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 260

  • Topics: Semantics, Celtic, Syntax

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