Syntactic Argumentations and the Structure of English Book Description Scott Soames has contributed to Syntactic Argumentations and the Structure of English as an author.Scott Soames is director of the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. His books include "Reference and Description" (Princeton), "Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century," Volumes 1 and 2 (Princeton), "Beyond Rigidity," and "Understanding Truth." David M Perlmutter has contributed to Syntactic Argumentations and the Structure of English as an author.David M. Perlmutter is professor of linguistics at the University of California at San Diego.