Local Economy
$68.91
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
15 October 1996
Summary
Any theory of grammar must contain a lexicon, an interface with the mechanisms of production and perception (PF), and an interface with the interpretational system of semantics (LF). A traditional way to relate these three components in generative theory is through a derivation. Noam Chomsky’s Minimalist Program postulates that grammatical derivations are constrained by economy conditions, requiring that derivations be minimal. One of the most important questions of syntax is what the economy…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262531443 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262531445 |
| Author: | Chris Collins |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 1996 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Local Economy |
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“This monograph will provoke a great deal of constructive discussionand debate among syntacticians of all kinds. Collins has done anespecially good job of making the work accessible to those of us whodidn’t “grow up” in Building 20.” Molly Diesing, Cornell University
About The Author
Chris Collins
Chris Collins is Professor of Linguistics at New York University.
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