Time and Again: Theoretical perspectives on formal linguistics. In honor of D. Terence Langendoen(135 Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today)

This volume is a collection of papers that highlights some recurring themes that have surfaced in the generative tradition in linguistics over the past 40 years. The volume is more than a historical take on a theoretical tradition; rather, it is also a "compass" pointing to exciting new empirical directions inspired by generative theory. In fact, the papers show a progression from core theoretical concerns to data-driven experimental investigation and can be divided roughly into two categories: those that follow a syntactic and theoretical course, and those that follow an experimental or applied path. Many of the papers revisit long-standing or recurring themes in the generative tradition, some of which seek experimental validation or refutation. The merger of theoretical and experimental concerns makes this volume stand out, but it is also forward looking in that it addresses the recent concerns of the creation and consumption of data across the discipline.

Table of Contents:
1. Acknowledgements; 2. Introduction (by Lewis, William D.); 3. Part I. Syntax and semantics; 4. 1. Inverse reflexives (by Postal, Paul M.); 5. 2. On the nature of the approximative expression NUM-odd (by Dooley, Sheila Ann); 6. 3. Skating along the syntactic verge: Experimental pragmatics and understood elements of content (by Garrett, Merrill); 7. 4. Current challenges to the Lexicalist Hypothesis: An overview and a critique (by Newmeyer, Frederick J.); 8. Part II. Psycholinguistics; 9. 5. On the homogeneity of syntax: How similar do coordinates and subordinates look to the comprehension system? (by Cowart, Wayne); 10. 6. The effect of case marking on subject-verb agreement errors in English (by Nicol, Janet); 11. 7. First language acquisition of coordination: The mud-puddle study and beyond (by Lust, Barbara); 12. 8. Frequency effects in children's syntactic and morphological development (by McKee, Cecile); 13. 9. Abstract linguistic representations and innateness: The development of determiners (by Valian, Virginia); 14. Part III. Language as a Formal System; 15. 10. One-level finite-state phonology (by Hammond, Michael); 16. 11. Biolinguistics today and Platonism yesterday (by Bever, Thomas G.); 17. Part IV. Standards; 18. 12. Linguistics as a community activity: The paradox of freedom through standards (by Simons, Gary F.); 19. 13. Sherwin Cody's school of English (by Battistella, Edwin); 20. Index