This pathbreaking study presents a new perspective on the role of derivation, the series of operations by which sentences are formed. Working within the Minimalist Program and focusing on English, the authors develop an original theory of generative syntax, providing illuminating new analyses of some central syntactic constructions. Two key questions are explored: first, can the Extended Projection Principle (EPP) be eliminated from Minimalist analysis without loss, and perhaps with a gain in empirical coverage; and second, is the construct 'A-Chain' similarly eliminable? The authors argue...
This pathbreaking study presents a new perspective on the role of derivation, the series of operations by which sentences are formed. Working within t...
Samuel David Epstein T. Daniel Seely S. R. Anderson
This pathbreaking study presents a new perspective on the role of derivation, the series of operations by which sentences are formed. Working within the Minimalist Program and focusing on English, the authors develop an original theory of generative syntax, providing illuminating new analyses of some central syntactic constructions. Two key questions are explored: first, can the Extended Projection Principle (EPP) be eliminated from Minimalist analysis without loss, and perhaps with a gain in empirical coverage; and second, is the construct 'A-Chain' similarly eliminable? The authors argue...
This pathbreaking study presents a new perspective on the role of derivation, the series of operations by which sentences are formed. Working within t...
Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program presents accessible, cutting edge research on an enduring and fundamental question confronting all linguistic inquiry - the respective roles of derivation and representation.
Presents accessible, cutting edge research on the respective roles of derivation and representation in syntactic inquiry.
Discusses a wide range of phenomena and also includes alternative, representational perspectives.
Features papers by M. Brody, C. Collins, S. Epstein, J. Frampton, S. Gutmann, N. Hornstein, R. Kayne, H....
Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program presents accessible, cutting edge research on an enduring and fundamental question confron...
Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program presents accessible, cutting edge research on an enduring and fundamental question confronting all linguistic inquiry - the respective roles of derivation and representation.
Presents accessible, cutting edge research on the respective roles of derivation and representation in syntactic inquiry.
Discusses a wide range of phenomena and also includes alternative, representational perspectives.
Features papers by M. Brody, C. Collins, S. Epstein, J. Frampton, S. Gutmann, N. Hornstein, R. Kayne, H....
Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program presents accessible, cutting edge research on an enduring and fundamental question confron...
Samuel D. Epstein Hisatsugu Kitahara T. Daniel Seely
This volume presents a series of papers written by Epstein, Kitahara and Seely, each of which explores fundamental linguistic questions and analytical mechanisms proposed in recent minimalist work, specifically concerning recent analyses by Noam Chomsky. The collection includes eight papers by the collaborators (one with Miki Obata), plus three additional papers, each individually authored by Epstein, Kitahara and Seely, that cover a range of related topics including: the minimalist commitment to explanation via simplification; the Strong Minimalist Thesis; strict adherence to simplest...
This volume presents a series of papers written by Epstein, Kitahara and Seely, each of which explores fundamental linguistic questions and analyti...
