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Samuel Epstein (Editor), T. D. Seely (Editor)

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December 9, 2002 0631227334 978-0631227335 1
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. Kitahara, J. McCloskey, N. Richards, D. Seely, E. Torrego, J. Uriagereka, C.J.W. Zwart.


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‘In this outstanding collection, leading researchers explore ways in which the rich, complex, and apparently varied phenomena of the languages of the world can be explained in terms of uniform principles of optimal design and external conditions that must be satisfied if language is to be usable at all. Following several different paths, these highly original, carefully crafted, and challenging essays open important new directions for research into some of the most fascinating issues of the study of language, with far-reaching implications beyond.’ Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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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.

The volume explores ways in which the Minimalist perspective on transformational rules and their iterative application facilitates deeper explanation than is possible within Government and Binding theory. Through discussion of a wide range of phenomena, the majority of papers in the volume present arguments in favor of derivational approaches, although alternative, representational perspectives are also included.

Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program is essential reading for anyone interested in the foundational yet contemporary issue of derivation versus representation and its relation to current Minimalist method, analysis, and the quest for explanation.


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First Sentence:
Representations and derivations are just notational variants, they are simply different approaches to expressing the same notions and the same generalizations. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
doubling constituent, cocina muy bien, unvalued features, simultaneous rule application, relativization path, narrow syntax, derivational point, reconstructing the derivation, accidental coreference, noun phrase movement, derivational system, binary quantification, infinitival subject, lexical dative, pervasive redundancy, disjoint interpretation, lexical array, feature interpretability, resumptive element, bare output conditions, uninterpretable features, derivational theory, nominative anaphors, subcategorization feature, binary quantifiers
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Linguistic Inquiry, Case Filter, New York, Working Papers, Chain Condition, Daniel Seely, Working Minimalism, Norbert Hornstein, Oxford University Press, Ken Hale, Locus Principle, University of Massachusetts, Harvard University, Sam Epstein, Academic Press, Exceptional Case Marking, Honor of Howard Lasnik, Old Russian, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, Michael Kenstowicz, Modern Russian, Noam Chomsky, Occasional Papers, Phase Balance
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