The oxford handbook of experimental syntax

Summary : This volume showcases the contributions that formal experimental methods can make to syntactic research in the 21st century. Syntactic theory is both a domain of study in its own right, and one component of an integrated theory of the cognitive neuroscience of language. It provides a theory of the mediation between sound and meaning, a theory of the representations constructed during sentence processing, and a theory of the end-state for language acquisition. Given the highly interactive nature of the theory of syntax, this volume defines "experimental syntax" in the broadest possible terms, exploring both formal experimental methods that have been part of the domain of syntax since its inception (i.e., acceptability judgment methods) and formal experimental methods that have arisen through the interaction of syntactic theory with the domains of acquisition, psycholinguistics, and neurolinguistics. The Oxford Handbook of Experimental Syntax brings these methods together into a single experimental syntax volume for the first time, providing high-level reviews of major experimental work, offering guidance for researchers looking to incorporate these diverse methods into their own work, and inspiring new research that will push the boundaries of the theory of syntax

eBook , English , 2023

Physical Description : 1 online resource (xxi, 674 pages) : illustrations (some color), tables, diagrams, formulas, graphs.

Part I. Judgment methods in syntactic theory1: Jon Sprouse: Acceptability judgments2: Elsi Kaiser and Jeffrey Runner: Acceptability judgments of binding and coreference: Methodological considerations3: Kriszta Eszter Szendrxoi: (Quantifier) scope judgments4: Maria Polinsky: Experimental syntax and linguistic fieldworkAnnotated bibliography for Part IPart II. Acquisition methods in syntactic theory5: Laurel Perkins and Jeffrey Lidz: Behavioral acquisition methods with infants6: Kristen Syrett: Behavioral acquisition methods with preschool-age children7: Lisa S. Pearl: Modeling syntactic acquisition8: Jennifer Culbertson: Artificial language learningAnnotated bibliography for Part IIPart III. Psycholinguistic methods in syntactic theory9: Masaya Yoshida: Self-paced reading10: Dave Kush and Brian Dillon: Eye-tracking and experimental syntax11: Stephani Foraker, Ian Cunnings, and Andrea E. Martin: Speed-accuracy tradeoff modeling and its interface with experimental syntax12: Tim Hunter: Formal methods in experimental syntax13: Mara Breen and Katy Carlson: Investigating syntactic structure and processing in the auditory modality14: Matthew Wagers and Sandra Chung: Language processing experiments in the fieldAnnotated bibliography for Part IIIPart IV. Neurolinguistic methods in syntactic theory15: Jon Sprouse and Diogo Almeida: Electrophysiological methods16: Jonathan R. Brennan: Hemodynamic methods17: William Matchin and Corianne Rogalsky: Aphasia and syntaxAnnotated bibliography for Part IV18: The contributors: The future of experimental syntax