Word Order and Scrambling

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Word Order and Scrambling introduces readers to recentresearch into the linguistic phenomenon called scrambling and is avaluable contribution to the fields of theoretical linguistics,psycholinguistics, and applied linguistics. * * Introduces readers to recent research into the linguisticphenomenon called scrambling, or free word order. * * Explores major issues including factors responsible for wordorder variations, how scrambled constructions are processed, andwhether variations are available in early child languagedevelopment and in second language acquisition. * Discusses a number of typologically diverse languages includingHindi, Japanese, and Navajo. * Provides enlightening information on different aspects of wordorder variation and the consequences for our understanding of thenature of human language.

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"This collection provides thought-provoking material which willstimulate much future research. Perhaps the most fundamentalquestion, addressed in the first six chapters, is the nature of therelation between scrambling and pragmatic features ... The issuesraised in the book are important for any theory of syntax, languageacquisition and/or the syntax-pragmatics interface."Linguistics "This volume represents well the depth and the scope of currentresearch on scrambling. It illustrates the rich and diversephenomena the term 'scrambling' covers and shows nicelythat they provide a wealth of information for the development oflinguistic theory." Mamoru Saito, NanzanUniversity "I highly recommend this volume to anyone interested in issueson word order, particularly issues related to the 'free wordorder' phenomena sometimes collectively called'scrambling'. The book is an impressive collection ofpapers over a wide range of topics on word order in a number oftypologically diverse languages, viewed mainly from syntax andsemantics, but also incorporating insights from languageacquisition and brain imaging." Naoki Fukui, SophiaUniversity
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