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The term 'word order studies' designates an area of syntax which has become an increasingly central theme in linguistic research. Since, in at least a
narrow sense, syntax ...
The term 'word order studies' designates an area of syntax which has become an increasingly central theme in linguistic research. Since, in at least a
narrow sense, syntax is the study of how meaningful elements are put together to form sentences, a preoccupation with word order would seem inherent in any
syntactic study.
However, the focus implied by 'word order studies' is anything but trivial, going as it does to the heart of two vital areas of linguistic theory: language
universals, and the form of linguistic models. The present collection of papers offers the reader an opportunity to examine some of the more recent ideas
in this broad area, concentrating on some of the more controversial issues within the generative-transformational model.
