Theoretical comparative syntax studies in macroparameters

Collected for the first time in a single volume, these essays and articles by Naoki Fukui form an outline of some of the most significant and formative contributions to syntactic theory. Focusing particularly on the typological differences between English/type language and Japanese/type languages, F...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Fukui, Naoki, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge 2006.
2017.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Routledge leading linguistics.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429713606719
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  • Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Original publication details; Introduction; 1. Specifiers and projection; 2. LF extraction of naze: Some theoretical implications; 3. Strong and weak barriers: Remarks on the propercharacterization of barriers; 4. Parameters and optionality; 5. A note on improper movement; 6. The principles-and-parameters approach: A comparative syntax of English andJapanese; 7. Symmetry in syntax: Merge and Demerge; 8. Order in phrase structure andmovement; 9. An A-over-A perspective on locality; 10. The uniqueness parameter
  • 11. Nominal structure12. Phrase structure; 13. The Visibility Guideline forfunctional categories; Appendix: On the nature of economy in language; Notes; References; Index