The subject of syntactic symmetry in generative grammar has been largely overlooked, and this work sets out to demonstrate that the internal structure of nouns and clauses is essentially parallel. Global evidence from the worlds languages are provided throughout. Dr. Brown completed her Ph.D. in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Durham in 1996. Whilst she was a postgraduate student, the department earned a 5* research rating (highest grade) under the direction of Professor Joseph E. Emonds, a world-class syntactician known for his writings on...
The subject of syntactic symmetry in generative grammar has been largely overlooked, and this work sets out to demonstrate that the...