The Logical Approach to Syntax : Foundations, Specifications, and Implementations of Theories of Government and Binding

Stabler, Edward P

ISBN 10: 0262193159 / ISBN 13: 9780262193153

Published by Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1992

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Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 433 pages; Description: xiv, 433 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Grammar, Comparative and general --Syntax --Language and logic --Government-binding theory (Linguistics) --Generative grammar --Computational linguistics. - Series: ACL-MIT Press series in natural language processing. 2 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Logical Approach to Syntax : Foundations, Specifications, and Implementations of Theories of Government and Binding
• Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262193159
• ISBN 13: 9780262193153
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 2 kilograms

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Synopsis

By formalizing recent syntactic theories for natural languages in the tradition of Chomsky's Barriers, Stabler shows how their complexity can be handled without guesswork or oversimplification. He introduces logical representations of these theories together with special deductive techniques for exploring their consequences that will provide linguists with a valuable tool for deriving and testing theoretical predictions and for experimenting with alternative formulations of grammatical principles.Stabler's novel approach allows results to be deduced with straightforward calculations and provides a systematic framework for tackling the problem of how speakers can infer the properties of an utterance from principles of the grammar. The special treatment of equality, induction principles, and inclusion of a general method for collecting structures from proofs means that sophisticated linguistic arguments can be carried out in detail, giving a rich perspective to issues in linguistic theory and parsing.Edward P. Stabler, Jr., is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles.

About the Author

Edward P. Stabler, Jr., is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles.