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Towards an elegant syntax /

This collection of essays, written between 1980 and 2001, places the search for theoretical elegance at centre stage. The author shows that although the conceptual difference between 'elegance' and the minimalist search for 'perfection' may appear to be subtle, its consequences a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brody, Michael, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Colección:Routledge leading linguists ; 10.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter INTRODUCTION
  • part PRINCIPLES AND PARAMETERS
  • chapter 1 ON CIRCULAR READINGS
  • chapter 2 ON CONTEXTUAL DEFINITIONS AND THE ROLE OF CHAINS
  • chapter 3 ON THE COMPLEMENTARY DISTRIBUTION OF EMPTY CATEGORIES
  • part BEYOND PRINCIPLES AND PARAMETERS
  • chapter 4 ON CHOMSKY'S KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
  • chapter 5 A NOTE ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE GRAMMAR
  • chapter 6 -theory and arguments
  • part TOWARDS AN ELEGANT SYNTAX
  • chapter 7 PROJECTION AND PHRASE STRUCTURE
  • chapter 8 PERFECT CHAINS
  • chapter 9 THE MINIMALIST PROGRAM AND A PERFECT SYNTAX
  • chapter 10 ON THE STATUS OF REPRESENTATIONS AND DERIVATIONS
  • part ASPECTS OF MIRROR THEORY
  • chapter 11 MIRROR THEORY
  • chapter 12 "ROLL-UP" STRUCTURES AND MORPHOLOGICAL WORDS1
  • chapter 13 WORD ORDER, RESTRUCTURING AND MIRROR THEORY.