Structure by Howard Lasnik - ISBN: 9780262544542
Paperback
Uncover the hidden structures shaping language and thought.

Structure

Concepts, Consequences, Interactions

  • Paperback

    248 pages

  • Release Date

    7 February 2023

Summary

Natural phenomena, including human language, are not just series of events but are organized quasi-periodically; sentences have structure, and that structure matters. Howard Lasnik and Juan Uriagereka “were there” when generative grammar was being developed into the Minimalist Program. In this presentation of the universal aspects of human language as a cognitive phenomenon, they rationally reconstruct syntactic structure. In the process, they touch upon structure dependency and its consequen…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262544542
ISBN-10:0262544547
Author:Howard Lasnik, Juan Uriagereka
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:248
Release Date:7 February 2023
Weight:369g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Howard Lasnik

Howard Lasnik is Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics at the University of Maryland. Juan Uriagereka is Professor of Linguistics and Director of the School of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures at the University of Maryland.

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