A Derivational Approach to Syntactic Relations (Hardcover)

Language: English

Published by Oxford University Press Inc, New York, 1998

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Hardcover. A fundamental concept in all syntactic theories is that of a syntactic relation between syntactic objects. While recent work in the Minimalist Framework has attempted to explain the nature of syntactic objects in terms of simple and conceptually necessary assumptions regarding the language faculty, the relations that hold between syntactic objects has not been similarly explored. The authors initiate such an exploration and argue that certain fundamental relationssuch as c-command, dominance, and checking relations can be explained within a derivational approach to structure-building.This approach has significant consequences concerningthe architecture of the syntactic component. Semantic and phonological interpretation need not operate upon the output phrase-structure representation created by the syntactic derivation. Interpretation is more readily computed derivationally, by interpreting the steps of a derivation, rather than the single output structure created by it. The result is a new and controversial level-free model of the syntactic component of the human language faculty. This topical and timely Minimalist analysiswill interest professional and theoretical linguists, syntacticians, and anyone interested in contemporary approaches to syntactic theory. This book explores the central concept of "syntactic relation", arguing that fundamental relations such as c-command, dominance and checking relations can be explained within a derivational approach to structure-building. The result is a level-free model of syntax in which derivations undergo semantic/phonological interpretation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Title
A Derivational Approach to Syntactic Relations (Hardcover)
Author
Samuel D. Epstein
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc, New York
Publication year
1998
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new
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
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0195111141
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