Minimalist Syntax
The Essential Readings
Linguistics: The Essential Readings
1. Auflage November 2006
464 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-23304-6
John Wiley & Sons
This book is a collection of key readings on Minimalist Syntax, the
most recent, and arguably most important, theoretical development
within the Principles and Parameters approach to syntactic theory.
* * Brings together in one volume the key readings on Minimalist
Syntax
* Includes an introduction and overview of the Minimalist Program
written by two prominent researchers
* Excerpts crucial pieces from the beginning of Minimalism to the
most recent work and provides invaluable coverage of the most
important topics.
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1
1. The Basic Design of Language: Levels of Representation and Interaction with Interfaces 14
2. Eliminating Government 66
3. Structure Building and Lexical Insertion 223
4. Verbal Morphology 263
5. LCA/C-command Related Issues 288
6. Copy Theory of Movement 343
7. Existential Constructions 368
8. Syntax/semantics Interface 398
Index 440
Introduction 1
1. The Basic Design of Language: Levels of Representation and Interaction with Interfaces 14
2. Eliminating Government 66
3. Structure Building and Lexical Insertion 223
4. Verbal Morphology 263
5. LCA/C-command Related Issues 288
6. Copy Theory of Movement 343
7. Existential Constructions 368
8. Syntax/semantics Interface 398
Index 440
"The physicist Paul Dirac noted that the beauty of an equation is
far more important than its fit to the experimental evidence. The
Minimalist Program in linguistics, championed by Chomsky in the
mid-1990s, is an attempt to seek beauty in the theory of
linguistics. Minimalist Syntax synthesizes the current state
of play, showing both the elegance of the theory, and its far
reaching implications for not only the study of language, but the
mind more generally. You may not agree with the perspective
outlined, and may not find the evidence compelling, but if you
don't take the proposal seriously, you will miss out on what
could be one of the most radical and intellectually stimulating
theories of the mind in the 21st century."
--Marc Hauser, Harvard College, author of Wild Minds (2000) and
Moral Minds (2006).
"A fine collection of excerpts from many of the most important
and influential texts of the Minimalist Program. Organized by
topic, the editors have helpfully juxtaposed selections from the
literature to give the reader a feel for how debates progressed and
how ideas were shaped. This book provides the essential core
reading list for any course on minimalist syntactic theory. It is
also a must-have all-in-one-place reference source for
syntacticians."
--Tim Stowell, UCLA
"An authoritative and comprehensive volume detailing how the
Minimalist Program developed out of earlier work, and making clever
use of extracts from key works by the world's leading
scholars. A unique teaching and research resource."
--Andrew Radford, University of Essex
far more important than its fit to the experimental evidence. The
Minimalist Program in linguistics, championed by Chomsky in the
mid-1990s, is an attempt to seek beauty in the theory of
linguistics. Minimalist Syntax synthesizes the current state
of play, showing both the elegance of the theory, and its far
reaching implications for not only the study of language, but the
mind more generally. You may not agree with the perspective
outlined, and may not find the evidence compelling, but if you
don't take the proposal seriously, you will miss out on what
could be one of the most radical and intellectually stimulating
theories of the mind in the 21st century."
--Marc Hauser, Harvard College, author of Wild Minds (2000) and
Moral Minds (2006).
"A fine collection of excerpts from many of the most important
and influential texts of the Minimalist Program. Organized by
topic, the editors have helpfully juxtaposed selections from the
literature to give the reader a feel for how debates progressed and
how ideas were shaped. This book provides the essential core
reading list for any course on minimalist syntactic theory. It is
also a must-have all-in-one-place reference source for
syntacticians."
--Tim Stowell, UCLA
"An authoritative and comprehensive volume detailing how the
Minimalist Program developed out of earlier work, and making clever
use of extracts from key works by the world's leading
scholars. A unique teaching and research resource."
--Andrew Radford, University of Essex
Zeljko BoSkovic is Professor in the
Department of Linguistics at the University of Connecticut. He is
the author of The Syntax of Nonfinite Complementation: An
Economy Approach (1997) and On the Nature of the
Syntax-Phonology Interface: Cliticization and Related
Phenomena (2001).
Howard Lasnik is Distinguished University Professor in
the Department of Linguistics at the University of Maryland. His
publications include Essays on Anaphora (1989),
Minimalist Analysis (Blackwell, 1999), Minimalist
Investigations in Linguistic Theory (2003), and A Course in
Minimalist Syntax (with Juan Uriagereka, Blackwell, 2005).
Department of Linguistics at the University of Connecticut. He is
the author of The Syntax of Nonfinite Complementation: An
Economy Approach (1997) and On the Nature of the
Syntax-Phonology Interface: Cliticization and Related
Phenomena (2001).
Howard Lasnik is Distinguished University Professor in
the Department of Linguistics at the University of Maryland. His
publications include Essays on Anaphora (1989),
Minimalist Analysis (Blackwell, 1999), Minimalist
Investigations in Linguistic Theory (2003), and A Course in
Minimalist Syntax (with Juan Uriagereka, Blackwell, 2005).
