The parameter in generative grammar : a history of a concept /

"The first full-length treatment of the concept of parameter and its development through the various phases of Generative Grammar. Providing step-by-step, detailed explanations, it offers a full account of parametric theory and the development of Chomsky's framework for researchers and adv...

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Main Author:	Riolfi, Alessandro (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Subjects:	Principles and parameters (Linguistics) Government-binding theory (Linguistics) Minimalist theory (Linguistics) Generative grammar. Principes et paramètres (Linguistique) Théorie du liage et du gouvernement (Linguistique) Minimalisme (Linguistique) Grammaire générative.

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Summary:	"The first full-length treatment of the concept of parameter and its development through the various phases of Generative Grammar. Providing step-by-step, detailed explanations, it offers a full account of parametric theory and the development of Chomsky's framework for researchers and advanced students in syntactic theory and language acquisition"--
Item Description:	Originally presented as author's thesis (doctoral)--Università di Verona, 2017.
Physical Description:	vii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9781316516966 1316516962