| Syntactic Structures Revisited: Contemporary Lectures on Classic Transformational Theory Contributor(s): Lasnik, Howard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0262621339 ISBN-13: 9780262621335 Publisher: MIT Press OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2000 Annotation: with Marcela Depiante and Arthur Stepanov This book provides an introduction to some classic ideas and analyses of transformational generative grammar, viewed both on their own terms and from a more modern, or minimalist perspective. The major focus is on the set of analyses treating English verbal morphology. The book shows how the analyses in Chomsky's classic "Syntactic Structures" actually work, filling in underlying assumptions and often unstated formal particulars. From there the book moves to successive theoretical developments and revisions--both in general and in particular as they pertain to inflectional verbal morphology. After comparing Chomsky's economy-based account with his later minimalist approach, the book concludes with a hybrid theory of English verbal morphology that includes elements of both "Syntactic Structures" and "A Minimalist Program for Linguistic Theory," "Current Studies in Linguistics No. 33" |
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| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 415 |
| LCCN: 99039907 |
| Series: Current Studies in Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.8" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
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| Publisher Description: with Marcela Depiante and Arthur Stepanov This book provides an introduction to some classic ideas and analyses of transformational generative grammar, viewed both on their own terms and from a more modern, or minimalist perspective. The major focus is on the set of analyses treating English verbal morphology. The book shows how the analyses in Chomsky's classic Syntactic Structures actually work, filling in underlying assumptions and often unstated formal particulars. From there the book moves to successive theoretical developments and revisions--both in general and in particular as they pertain to inflectional verbal morphology. After comparing Chomsky's economy-based account with his later minimalist approach, the book concludes with a hybrid theory of English verbal morphology that includes elements of both Syntactic Structures and A Minimalist Program for Linguistic Theory. Current Studies in Linguistics No. 33 |
Contributor Bio(s): Lasnik, Howard: - Howard Lasnik is a Professor at the University of Connecticut. |