Movement Rules in Functional Perspective.

Langacker, Ronald W.

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Publication Date: 1974

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Movement Rules in Functional Perspective

Langacker, Ronald W.

Language, 50, 4 Pt 1, 630-664, Dec 74

This paper offers a functional explanation for the existence and for the special properties of movement rules in natural languages. The hypothesis is advanced that raising, lowering, and fronting rules all serve the function of increasing the prominence of objective content in surface structure. (CK)

Descriptors: Deep Structure, Generative Grammar, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory, Sentence Structure, Surface Structure, Syntax, Transformational Generative Grammar

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