Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics: Principles and Parameters: An Introduction to Syntactic Theory

Culicover, Peter W.

ISBN 10: 0198700148 / ISBN 13: 9780198700142

Published by Oxford University Press, 1997

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Title: Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics: Principles ...

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

This authoritative new survey shows readers how specific methodological assumptions underlie the core analyses on which syntactic theory is based. The author, an internationally respected figure in the field, gives extensive treatment of Government and Binding (GB) theory, and summarizes the major proposals and results of Case theory, Theta theory, X' theory, Binding theory, the theory of A- and A' movement, locality conditions, and the theory of Logical Form (LF). He also provides an up-to-date introduction to a number of more recent proposals, including Chomsky's Minimalist Program, Larsonian Shells, and Kaynes's Antisymmetry theory. The most coherent and organized account of syntactic theory currently available, this volume is further enhanced by carefully selected and extensive sets of exercises, annotated suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, and a comprehensive glossary of technical terms.

Review:

one of the better books that are available on the market. It differentiates itself with the richness in iys range of topics, its overall attitude, and its ability to skillfully summarize some key words in the literature...Culicover is especially very skillful in extracting the essence of each theory and introducing it in a straightforward and user-friendly way./Murat Kural/Glot International, Volume 3, Issue 4, April 1998.