On Economizing the Theory of A-Bar Dependencies
- List Price: $175.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis
- Publish date: 02/01/1999
Description:
A first part responses to the minimalist question of how perfect language is by comparing a few languages and showing that the apparent imperfection actually comes from the diversity of their lexicons. Then address how syntax interacts with semantics in a minimalist way, presenting evidence from definiteness effects that suggests the necessity of adopting a dynamic view of syntax-semantics mapping, envisioned as cyclic and derivational. No date or institution is cited for the dissertation.
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