Principles and Parameters - An Introduction to Syntactic Theory

Zusatztext one of the better books that are available on the market. It differentiates itself with the richness in iys range of topics! its overall attitude! and its ability to skillfully summarize some key words in the literature...Culicover is especially very skillful in extracting the essence of each theory and introducing it in a straightforward and user-friendly way./Murat Kural/Glot International! Volume 3! Issue 4! April 1998. Klappentext This authoritative survey shows readers how specific methodological assumptions underlie the core analyses on which syntactic theory is based. The author! an internationally respected figure in the field! gives extensive treatment of Government and Binding (GB) theory and summarizes the major proposals and results of Case theory! Theta theory! X' theory! Binding theory! the theory of A- and A' movement! locality conditions! and the theory of Logical Form (LF). He also provides an up-to-date introduction to a number of more recent proposals! including Chomsky's Minminalist Program! Larsonian Shells! and Kaynes's Antisymmetry theory. The most coherent and organized account of syntactic theory currently available! this volume is enhanced by carefully selected and extensive sets of exercises! annotated suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter! and a comprehensive glossary of technical terms. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the most widely-taught theory of syntax. Concentrating on Principles and Parameters Theory, the book places particular emphasis on conceptual and methodological foundations. It connects earlier versions of the theory to Chomsky's recent proposals for a `minimalist' syntactic theory.

Product details

• Authors: Culicover, Peter W. Culicover, Peter W. (Professor of Linguistics and Culicover, Culicover Peter W.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.01.1997
• EAN: 9780198700142
• ISBN: 978-0-19-870014-2
• No. of pages: 460
• Series: Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics; Oxford Textbooks in Linguistic; Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology