Structural Design of Language

Informationen zum Autor Thomas S. Stroik is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. His previous publications include Locality in Minimalist Syntax (2009). Michael T. Putnam is Assistant Professor of German and Linguistics at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of Scrambling and the Survive Principle (2007) and has edited three books including Exploring Crash-Proof Grammars (2010). Klappentext An examination of the structure of language and how it obeys physical and mathematical laws. Zusammenfassung One of the most important principles which underlies biolinguistics is that Turing's thesis must be satisfied: the structural design of biological systems obey physical and mathematical laws. This book proposes a structural design for human language which does exactly that! giving central importance to minimalist syntax. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The biolinguistic turn; 2. The structure of the lexicon; 3. Constructing the numeration; 4. Copy and the computational system; 5. Some structural consequences for derivations; 6. Observations on performance system interpretations; 7. Conclusions and challenges.

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• Authors: Michael T. Putnam, Michael T. (Pennsylvania State University) Putnam, Putnam Michael T., Thomas S Stroik, Thomas S. Stroik, Thomas S. (University of Missouri Stroik, Thomas S. Putnam Stroik, Stroik Thomas S.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.04.2013
• EAN: 9781107034839
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03483-9
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology