Principles and parameters : an introduction to syntactic theory

Culicover, Peter William

ISBN 10: 0198700148 / ISBN 13: 9780198700142

Published by Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997

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Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; Oxford textbooks in linguistics. Physical description; xvi, 444 p : ill ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-438) and index. Contents; Contents include: Part I. Foundations and methods. Part II. Arguments, government and case. Part III. Binding theory. Part IV. A-movement. Part V. X'-theory. Part VI. A'-movement. Part VII. Barriers. Part VIII. LF representations. Part IX. Binding and logical form. Part X. Head movement and minimalism. Subjects; Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax. Principles and parameters (Linguistics). Government-binding theory (Linguistics). Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax. Principles and parameters (Linguistics). Government-binding theory (Linguistics). Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax. Principles and parameters (Linguistics). Government-binding theory (Linguistics). Government-binding theory (Linguistics). Principes et paramètres (Linguistique). Théorie du liage et du gouvernement (Linguistique). Government-binding theory (Linguistics). Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax. Linguistics. English language Syntax. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Principles and parameters : an introduction to syntactic theory
• Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198700148
• ISBN 13: 9780198700142
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Paperback edition reprinted.

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Peter W. Culicover is at Ohio State University.