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Representation theory /

In this theoretical monograph, Edwin Williams demonstrates that when syntax is economical, it economizes on shape distortion rather than on distance. According to Williams, this new notion of economy calls for a new architecture for the grammatical system--in fact, for a new notion of derivation. Th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, Edwin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2003.
Colección:Current studies in linguistics series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Architecture for a New Economy
  • Ch. 1 Economy as Shape Conservation
  • Ch. 2 Topic and Focus in Representation Theory
  • Ch. 3 Embedding
  • Ch. 4 Anaphora
  • Ch. 5 [actual symbol not reproducible]
  • Ch. 6 Superiority and Movement
  • Ch. 7 X-Bar Theory and Clause Structure
  • Ch. 8 Inflectional Morphology
  • Ch. 9 Semantics in Representation Theory.