Principles and Parameters
Principles and Parameters
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A comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the most widely-taught theory of syntax. Concentrating on Principles and Parameters Theory, the book places particular emphasis on conceptual and methodological foundations. It connects earlier versions of the theory to Chomsky's recent proposals for a `minimalist' syntactic theory.
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Principles and Parameters by Culicover
Principles and Parameters is a new textbook intended for the advanced undergraduate or postgraduate student of linguistics. In this readable and authoritative survey of the theory, incorporating much of Government and Binding (GB) theory, Peter Culicover summarizes the major proposals and results of Case theory, Theta theory, X'-theory, Binding theory, the theory of A- and A'- movement, locality conditions, and the theory of Logical Form (LF). He provides an up-to-date introduction to a number of more recent proposals, including Chomsky's Minimalist Program, Larsonian shells, and Kayne's Antisymmetry theory. A major concern and organizing principle of the book is to give the student an understanding of how specific methodological assumptions underlie the core analyses that have played a central role in the development of the theory. Each chapter is followed by an extensive set of exercises which lead the student from the point of applying the mechanics of the theory to developing and organizing new data, providing analyses, and exploring alternative hypotheses. There are also graded and annotated guides to further reading for each chapter, and, as a general aid to the student, a comprehensive glossary of terms.
one of the better books that are available on the marketIt differentiates itself with the richness in iys range of topics, its overall attitude, and its ability to skillfully summarize some key words in the literature...Culicover is especially very skillful in extracting the essence of each theory and introducing it in a straightforward and user-friendly way./Murat Kural/Glot International, Volume 3, Issue 4, April 1998.
Peter W. Culicover is Humanities Distinguished Professor of Linguistics at The Ohio State University, and Elizabeth V. Hume is professor and chair of the Department of Linguistics at The Ohio State University.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780198700142 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198700148 |
| Title | Principles and Parameters |
| Author | Culicover |
| Series | Oxford Textbooks In Linguistics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1997-01-02 |
| Number of pages | 460 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |