Date: 20-Aug-2009 From: Paul Peranteau <paulbenjamins.com> Subject: Towards a Derivational Syntax: Putnam (Ed) E-mail this message to a friend
Title: Towards a Derivational Syntax
Subtitle: Survive-minimalism
Series Title: Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today 144
Published: 2009
Publisher: John Benjamins
http://www.benjamins.com/
Editor: Michael T. Putnam
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027289414 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 105.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027289414 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027255273 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 158.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027255273 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 105.00
Abstract:
This volume explores recent advancements in the Minimalist Program that adopt Stroik's (1999, 2009) Survive Principle as the principle means of accounting for displacement phenomena in earlier versions of generative theory. These contributions bring to light many advantages and challenges that beset the Survive-minimalist framework, including topics such as the lexicon-syntax relationship, coordinate symmetries, scope, ellipsis, code-switching, and probe-goal relations. Despite the diverse, broad range of topics discussed in this volume, the papers are connected by a renewed investigation of Frampton & Gutmann's (2002) vision of a crash-proof syntax. This volume provides new and interesting perspectives on theoretical issues that have challenged the Minimalist Program since its inception and will provide ample food for thought for syntacticians working in the Minimalist tradition and beyond.