Theoretical Comparative Syntax

Collected for the first time in a single volume, these essays and articles by Naoki Fukui form an outline of some of the most significant and formative contributions to syntactic theory. Focusing particularly on the typological differences between Eng/type language and Japanese/type languages, Fukui...

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Main Author: Fukui, Naoki (auth)
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2006
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