Bøger af Howard Lasnik

"A sober, but polemical text on how the linguistics and language field has lost sight of the fact that syntactic structure remains crucial"--

Professor Howard Lasnik is one of the world's leading theoretical linguists. This collection of essays draws together some of his best work from his substantial contribution to linguistic theory.

A Course in Minimalist Syntax is a straightforward and detailed introduction to essential topics in the minimalist program, designed for students and scholars alike.

The articles collected in this book are concerned with the treatment of anaphora within generative grammar, specifically, within Chomsky's 'Ex tended Standard Theory' (EST). For that reason, Chapter 1 presents a historical survey of Chomsky's EST proposals on anaphora, along with brief indications of how the present articles fit into that history.

The articles collected in this book are concerned with the issues of restrictiveness and learnability within generative grammar, specifically, within Chomsky's 'Extended Standard Theory'.

This volume presents an introduction to the basic ideas and concepts of minimalism. It brings together theoretical discussion of the concepts and techniques of the minimalist approach to syntax, and empirical studies, including some on phenomena.