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In this theoretical monograph, Edwin Williams demonstrates that when syntax is economical, it economizes on shape distortion rather than on distance. According to Williams, this new notion of economy calls for a new architecture for the grammatical system--in fact, for a new notion of derivation. Th...

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Main Author: Williams, Edwin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2003.
Series:Current studies in linguistics
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax.
LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGE/General
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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