LINGUIST List 13.1451

Thu May 23 2002

Books: Syntax: Move! A Minimalist Theory of Construal

Editor for this issue: Dina Kapetangianni <dinalinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. tmac, Move! A Minimalist Theory of Construal by Norbert Hornstein

Title:Move! A Minimalist Theory of Construal
Publication Year:2000

Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
 http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/

Book URL: http://www.blackwellpub.com/asp/book.asp?ref=0631223606


Author: Norbert Hornstein

Hardback: ISBN: 0631223606, Pages: 256, Price: 68.95
Comment: * 30% off with a subscription to Blackwell's LL+
Paperback: ISBN: 0631223614, Pages: 256, Price: 36.95
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Abstract:

Move! A Minimalist Theory of Construal provides an accessible,
in-depth, and empirically oriented look at Chomsky's Minimalist
Program.


This volume facilitates understanding of the concepts of the
Minimalist Program framework and presents a theory which eliminates
construal processes from Universal Grammar. In its place, this book
generalizes movement to promote a rather homogeneous-looking Universal
Grammar, bereft of many of the modules characteristic of GB-inspired
proposals for the structure of Universal Grammar.

Move! articulates a far greater empirical range than any other single
work in the Minimalist Program. It successfully explains the concepts
of the framework, unifies many phenomena in new ways, and enables
readers to understand several long-standing puzzles.

Lingfield(s):Syntax

Written In:English (Language Code: ENG)