Derivation and explanation in the Minimalist Program /
Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program presents accessible, cutting-edge research on an enduring and fundamental question confronting all linguistic inquiry - the respective roles of derivation and representation. The volume explores ways in which the Minimalist perspective on transfor...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2002.
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| Series: | Generative syntax ;
6. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program presents accessible, cutting-edge research on an enduring and fundamental question confronting all linguistic inquiry - the respective roles of derivation and representation. The volume explores ways in which the Minimalist perspective on transformational rules and their iterative application facilitates deeper explanation than is possible within Government and Binding theory. Through discussion of a wide range of phenomena, the majority of papers in the volume present arguments in favor of derivational approaches, although alternative, representational perspectives are also included. Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program is essential reading for anyone interested in the foundational yet contemporary issue of derivation versus representation and its relation to current Minimalist method, analysis, and the quest for explanation. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 317 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470755662 0470755660 9780470754696 0470754699 9780631227335 0631227334 9786611323028 6611323023 |