The Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Syntax

Experimental syntax is a growing field with contributions from leading international scholars, focusing on sentence acceptability experiments and other psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic methods. It provides an in-depth overview of current issues and trends, reviewing research results from the past 20 years and outlining common methods for studying syntax.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 785 pages
Publication date: 08 February 2024
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Experimental syntax is a rapidly evolving field driven by the increasing emphasis on replicable language data in both fieldwork and laboratory settings. As the first of its kind, this handbook offers a comprehensive overview of current issues and trends in this domain, featuring contributions from renowned international scholars. It particularly focuses on sentence acceptability experiments, providing detailed best practices for conducting these tests and highlighting promising avenues for future research. Separate sections review research outcomes from the past two decades, covering various syntactic phenomena and language types. Additionally, the handbook explores other prevalent psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic methods for studying syntax, comparing and contrasting them with acceptability experiments, and providing insightful perspectives on the interplay between theoretical and experimental linguistics. Serving as a timely reference for students and researchers in linguistics interested in employing experimental approaches to conduct syntactic research, this handbook is an invaluable resource.

Weight: 1336g
Dimension: 171 x 245 x 46 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108465496