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Linguistic minimalism : origins, concepts, methods, and aims /

This is a self-contained introduction to the Minimalist Program for linguistic theory, the boldest and most radical version of Noam Chomsky's naturalistic approach to language. Cedric Boeckx examines its foundations, explains its underlying philosophy, exemplifies its methods, and considers the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boeckx, Cedric
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Colección:Oxford linguistics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This is a self-contained introduction to the Minimalist Program for linguistic theory, the boldest and most radical version of Noam Chomsky's naturalistic approach to language. Cedric Boeckx examines its foundations, explains its underlying philosophy, exemplifies its methods, and considers the significance of its empirical results. He explores the roots and antecedents of the Program and shows how its methodologies parallel those of sciences such as physics and biology. He. disentangles and clarifies current debates and issues around the nature of minimalist research in linguistics and shows.
Notas:Series statement from jacket.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 246 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-233) and index.
ISBN:9780191516399
0191516392
1282268775
9781282268777
9781429471176
1429471174
9786612268779
6612268778