Understanding Minimalist Syntax : Lessons from Locality in Long-Distance Dependencies

Cedric Boeckx

ISBN 10: 1405157941 / ISBN 13: 9781405157940

Published by Wiley & Sons, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

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Neuware - Understanding Minimalist Syntax introduces the logic of the minimalist program by analyzing well-known descriptive generalizations about long-distance dependencies, and asks why they should be true of natural languages. This text proposes a new theory of how long-distance dependencies are formed, with implications for theories of locality, and the minimalist program as a whole.Experts working in the field will appreciate it's rich empirical coverage, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students will find it an accessible introduction to the minimalist program.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Minimalist Syntax : Lessons from Locality in Long-Distance Dependencies
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405157941
• ISBN 13: 9781405157940
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

Understanding Minimalist Syntax introduces the logic of the Minimalist Program by analyzing well-known descriptive generalizations about long-distance dependencies.

• An introduction to the logic of the minimalist program - arguably the most important branch of syntax
• Proposes a new theory of how long-distance dependencies are formed, with implications for theories of locality, and the minimalist program as a whole
• Introduces the logic of the minimalist program by analyzing well-known descriptive generalizations about long-distance dependencies, and asks why they should be true of natural languages
• Rich in empirical coverage, which will be welcomed by experts in the field, yet accessible enough for students looking for an introduction to the minimalist program.

About the Author

Cedric Boeckx is Assistant Professor of Linguistics and a member of the Mind/Brain/Behavior Interfaculty Initiative at Harvard University. He is the author of Islands and Chains (2003), Linguistic Minimalism (2006), and numerous articles in journals such as Linguistic Inquiry and Natural Language and Linguistic Theory.