Theoretical comparative syntax : studies in macroparameters / / Naoki Fukui.
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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| Superior document: | Routledge Leading Linguists |
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| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Edition: | 1st edition |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge Leading Linguists
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (433 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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