This book is a collection of key readings on Minimalist Syntax, the most recent, and arguably most important, theoretical development within the Principles and Parameters approach to syntactic theory.
- Brings together in one volume the key readings on Minimalist Syntax
- Includes an introduction and overview of the Minimalist Program written by two prominent researchers
- Excerpts crucial pieces from the beginning of Minimalism to the most recent work and provides invaluable coverage of the most important topics.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1. The Basic Design of Language: Levels of Representation and Interaction with Interfaces.
1.1. General background.
Minimalist Inquiries: The Framework (Noam Chomsky).
Derivation by Phase (Noam Chomsky).
1.2.Levels of Representation.
D-Structure, Theta-Criterion and Movement into Theta-positions (Željko Bošković).
A Minimalist Program for Linguistic Theory (Noam Chomsky).
1.3. Recent Developments: Multiple Spell-Out.
A Derivational Approach to Syntactic Relations (Samuel D Epstein, Erich M. Groat, Ruriko Kawashima, and Hisatsugu Kitahara).
Minimalist Inquiries: The Framework (Noam Chomsky).
Beyond Explanatory Adequacy (Noam Chomsky).
2. Eliminating Government.
2.1 Case.
On the Subject of Infinitives (Howard Lasnik, with Mamoru Saito).
A Minimalist Program for linguistic Theory (Noam Chomsky).
2.1.1 Recent Developments.
Minimalist Inquiries: The Framework (Noam Cl31
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