Recursion and Human Language

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De Gruyter Mouton (2010)
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In this volume, the issue of recursion is tackled from a variety of angles. Some articles cover formal issues regarding the proper characterization or definition of recursion, while others focus on empirical issues by examining the kinds of structure in languages that suggest recursive mechanism in the grammar. Most articles discuss syntactic phenomena, but several involve morphology, the lexicon and phonology. In addition, we find discussions that involve evolutionary notions and language disorders, and the broader cognitive context of recursion.

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9783110219241   9783110219258   3110219247

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10.1515/9783110219258

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1. Pirahã – in need of recursive syntax?  (pages 1-16)Jeanette Sakel & Eugenie Stapert
2. The fluidity of recursion and its implications.  (pages 17-42)Marianne Mithun
3. Syntactic recursion and iteration.  (pages 43-68)Fred Karlsson
4. Recursion in conversation: What speakers of Finnish and Japanese know how to do.  (pages 69-92)Ritva Laury & Tsuyoshi Ono
5. What do you think is the proper place of recursion? Conceptual and empirical issues.  (pages 93-110)Arie Verhagen
6. Recursion and the infinitude claim.  (pages 111-138)Geoffrey K. Pullum & Barbara C. Scholz
7. Just how big are natural languages?  (pages 139-146)D. Terence Langendoen
8. Recursion, infinity, and modeling.  (pages 147-158)Hans-Jörg Tiede & Lawrence Neff Stout
9. How recursive is language? A Bayesian exploration.  (pages 159-176)Amy Perfors, Joshua B. Tenenbaum, Edward Gibson & Terry Regier
10. Was recursion the key step in the evolution of the human language faculty?  (pages 177-192)Anna R. Kinsella
11. When clauses refuse to be recursive: An evolutionary perspective.  (pages 193-212)Ljiljana Progovac
12. The use of formal language theory in studies of artificial language learning: A proposal for distinguishing the differences between human and nonhuman animal learners.  (pages 213-232)James Rogers & Marc D. Hauser
13. Over the top: Recursion as a functional option.  (pages 233-244)Peter Harder
14. Lack of recursion in the lexicon: The two-argument restriction.  (pages 245-262)Eva Juarros-Daussà
15. Kinds of recursion in Adyghe morphology.  (pages 263-284)Yury A. Lander & Alexander B. Letuchiy
16. Recursion and the Lexicon.  (pages 285-298)Jan Koster
17. A note on recursion in phonology.  (pages 299-342)Harry van der Hulst
18. Cognitive grouping and recursion in prosody.  (pages 343-370)László Hunyadi
19. Becoming recursive: Toward a computational neuroscience account of recursion in language and thought.  (pages 371-392)Simon D. Levy
20. Recursion in severe agrammatism.  (pages 393-406)Vitor Zimmerer & Rosemary A. Varley

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5. What do you think is the proper place of recursion? Conceptual and empirical issues.Arie Verhagen - 2010 - In Harry van der Hulst (ed.), Recursion and Human Language. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 93-110.
15. Kinds of recursion in Adyghe morphology.Yury A. Lander & Alexander B. Letuchiy - 2010 - In Harry van der Hulst (ed.), Recursion and Human Language. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 263-284.
17. A note on recursion in phonology.Harry van der Hulst - 2010 - In Harry van der Hulst (ed.), Recursion and Human Language. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 299-342.
16. Recursion and the Lexicon.Jan Koster - 2010 - In Harry van der Hulst (ed.), Recursion and Human Language. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 285-298.
3. Syntactic recursion and iteration.Fred Karlsson - 2010 - In Harry van der Hulst (ed.), Recursion and Human Language. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 43-68.
14. Lack of recursion in the lexicon: The two-argument restriction.Eva Juarros-Daussà - 2010 - In Harry van der Hulst (ed.), Recursion and Human Language. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 245-262.
18. Cognitive grouping and recursion in prosody.László Hunyadi - 2010 - In Harry van der Hulst (ed.), Recursion and Human Language. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 343-370.
11. When clauses refuse to be recursive: An evolutionary perspective.Ljiljana Progovac - 2010 - In Harry van der Hulst (ed.), Recursion and Human Language. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 193-212.
19. Becoming recursive: Toward a computational neuroscience account of recursion in language and thought.Simon D. Levy - 2010 - In Harry van der Hulst (ed.), Recursion and Human Language. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 371-392.
9. How recursive is language? A Bayesian exploration.Amy Perfors, Joshua B. Tenenbaum, Edward Gibson & Terry Regier - 2010 - In Harry van der Hulst (ed.), Recursion and Human Language. De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 159-176.

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