How Long to Read Grammatical theory: From transformational grammar to constraint-based approaches (Fifth revised edition)

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It takes the average reader 15 hours and 21 minutes to read Grammatical theory: From transformational grammar to constraint-based approaches (Fifth revised edition) by Stefan Müller

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This book introduces formal grammar theories that play a role in current linguistic theorizing (Phrase Structure Grammar, Transformational Grammar/Government & Binding, Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar, Lexical Functional Grammar, Categorial Grammar, Head-​Driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Construction Grammar, Tree Adjoining Grammar). The key assumptions are explained and it is shown how the respective theory treats arguments and adjuncts, the active/passive alternation, local reorderings, verb placement, and fronting of constituents over long distances. The analyses are explained with German as the object language. The second part of the book compares these approaches with respect to their predictions regarding language acquisition and psycholinguistic plausibility. The nativism hypothesis, which assumes that humans posses genetically determined innate language-specific knowledge, is critically examined and alternative models of language acquisition are discussed. The second part then addresses controversial issues of current theory building such as the question of flat or binary branching structures being more appropriate, the question whether constructions should be treated on the phrasal or the lexical level, and the question whether abstract, non-visible entities should play a role in syntactic analyses. It is shown that the analyses suggested in the respective frameworks are often translatable into each other. The book closes with a chapter showing how properties common to all languages or to certain classes of languages can be captured.

How long is Grammatical theory: From transformational grammar to constraint-based approaches (Fifth revised edition)?

Grammatical theory: From transformational grammar to constraint-based approaches (Fifth revised edition) by Stefan Müller is 889 pages long, and a total of 230,251 words.

This makes it 300% the length of the average book. It also has 281% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 20 hours and 58 minutes to read Grammatical theory: From transformational grammar to constraint-based approaches (Fifth revised edition) aloud.

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