Structures and Beyond: The Cartography of Syntactic Structures, Volume 3

by Adriana Belletti (Editor)

Overview

This is the third volume in the subset of volumes in the comparative syntax series devoted to the cartography of syntactic structures.

Adriana Belletti has collected articles by top linguists that were originally presented at a workshop at the University of Siena in conjunction with a visit by Noam Chomsky. The articles go beyond mapping syntactic and semantic/pragmatic properties, also touching on broader questions, particularly related to the Minimalist Program and other recent theoretical developments.

Contributors include Adriana Belletti, Alfonso Caramazza, Gennaro Chierchia, Guglielmo Cinque, Noam Chomsky, Richard Kayne, Jacques Mehler, Marina Nespor, Luigi Rizzi, Kevin Shapiro, and Michael Starke.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190291433
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/29/2004
Series:	Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Adriana Belletti is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Siena.

Table of Contents

Introduction, Adriana Belletti1. Language Categories in the Brain: Evidence From Aphasia, Alfonso Caramazza and Kevin Shapiro2. Scalar Implicatures, Polarity Phenomena, and the Syntax/Pragmatics Interface, Gennaro Chierchia3. Beyond Explanatory Adequacy, Noam Chomsky4. 'Restructuring' and Functional Structure, Guglielmo Cinque5. Prepositions as Probes, Richard Kayne6. Linguistic Rhythm and the Acquisition of Language, Jacques Mehler and Marina Nespor7. Locality and Left Periphery, Luigi Rizzi8. On the Inexistence of Specifiers and the Nature of Heads, Michael Starke

Editorial Reviews

"This book is a major contribution to the theoretical foundations of the biolinguistic approach as well as the understanding of the interaction of the language faculty with other components of the mind/brain." —Language

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