Basic Linguistic Theory

该项目将撰写第一本关于基本语言理论的综合性专著，该理论模型支撑着几乎所有的语法描述和大部分关于语言类型共性的工作(例如，询问是否所有语言都有关系从句，以及这些关系从句在语言之间有何不同)。第一部分将集中于方法论、论证模式和语言描述的组成部分，而第二部分将概述语法类别和结构类型(如否定句、疑问句、致使句)。这项工作既是对语言学理论的重大贡献，也是一本关于人类语言本质的语言描述和类型学概括的实用手册。

The project is to write the first comprehensive monograph on basic linguistic theory, the theoretical model which underpins almost all grammatical descriptions and most work on typological universals of language (e.g. asking whether all languages have relative clauses, and how these differ between languages). Part 1 will focus on methodology, modes of argumentation and the components of a linguistic description, while Part 2 will profile grammatical categories and construction types (such as negation, interrogatives, causatives). This work will constitute both a major contribution to linguistic theory and also a practical manual for pursuing linguistic description and typological generalisations concerning the nature of human language.