On Economizing the Theory of A-Bar Dependencies

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Chapter 1 From Lexicon to LF; Chapter 2 Some Asymmetries between Chain Formation and Unselective Binding; Chapter 3 Toward LF Interface;

About the author

Tsai, Wei-Tien Dylan

Summary

First Published in 1999. This book is divided into two parts. The first part is essentially a response to a minimalist question: how perfect is language? There are so many factors involved in hiding the true nature of a language from casual observers. On the other hand, it is a lot easier to put a few languages side by side and show that the apparent imperfection actually comes from the diversity of their lexicons. By comparing wh-construals in Chinese, Japanese, English and Hindi, it becomes clear that these languages follow an optimal design of operator-variable dependencies as best as they could. As best as their individual morphologies allow, for that matter. The second part of this book addresses the issue how syntax interacts with semantics in a minimalist way.

Product details

• Authors: Wei-Tien Dylan Tsai
• Publisher: Routledge
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1999
• EAN: 9780815332992
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-3299-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics