The Minimalist Program: The Nature and Plausibility of Chomsky's Biolinguistics

ISBN-13: 9781108810425 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 239 str.

Fahad Rashed Al-Mutairi

Opis

An evaluation of Chomsky's work from the perspectives of linguistics, evolution of language, history of physics, and philosophy of mind.

Recenzje

'The depth and critical rigour with which Al-Mutairi exposes both Chomsky's work and those arguments that have been brought against the strong minimalist theory will ensure that linguistics researchers and new students gain a detailed insight into the groundbreaking work that has already been done for them. They will also discover how far the ramifications of linguistics reach into other disciplines. Recommended.' Alex Waller, The Biologist

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. The minimalist program; 3. The strong minimalist thesis (SMT); 4. The SMT in an evolutionary context; 5. The SMT as an explanatory thesis; 6. Optimal computation and multiple realisation; 7. Conclusion.