Linguistic minimalism : origins, concepts, methods, and aims /
This is a self-contained introduction to the Minimalist Program for linguistic theory, the boldest and most radical version of Noam Chomsky's naturalistic approach to language. Cedric Boeckx examines its foundations, explains its underlying philosophy, exemplifies its methods, and considers the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | Oxford linguistics.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | This is a self-contained introduction to the Minimalist Program for linguistic theory, the boldest and most radical version of Noam Chomsky's naturalistic approach to language. Cedric Boeckx examines its foundations, explains its underlying philosophy, exemplifies its methods, and considers the significance of its empirical results. He explores the roots and antecedents of the Program and shows how its methodologies parallel those of sciences such as physics and biology. He. disentangles and clarifies current debates and issues around the nature of minimalist research in linguistics and shows. |
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| Item Description: | Series statement from jacket. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 246 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-233) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191516399 0191516392 1282268775 9781282268777 9781429471176 1429471174 9786612268779 6612268778 |
