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Linguistic Variation in the Minimalist Framework

M. Carme (Professor of Catalan Philology, Professor of Catalan Philology, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) Picallo

Linguistic Variation in the Minimalist Framework

Linguistic Variation in the Minimalist Framework

Linguistic Variation in the Minimalist Framework

 

In this book, leading scholars in the field tackle a variety of current issues in linguistic variation from a minimalist perspective, including the role of parameters, the significance of syntactic factors in language variation, and the conditions imposed by narrow syntax.


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Beschrijving Linguistic Variation in the Minimalist Framework

In this book, leading scholars consider the ways in which syntactic variation can be accounted for in a minimalist framework. They explore the theoretical significance, content, and role of parameters; whether or not variation should be strongly or weakly accounted for by syntactic factors; and the explicitness - or lack thereof - that should be assumed with respect to the conditions imposed by narrow syntax.

The book is divided into two parts. The first part contains chapters that consider the term 'parameter' to be a relevant theoretical notion under minimalist tenets. In the second part, on the other hand, chapters either argue that the term parameter amounts to no more than a label to describe variation, or assign it a less prominent role. Instead, language variation is attributed to sociolinguistic factors, language contact, frequency of use, or simply to options in the externalization of abstract syntactic relations.

The book offers a valuable overview of the different approaches adopted in the study of language variation phenomena, and will appeal to theoretical linguists of all persuasions from graduate level upwards.


ISBN
9780198783572
Pagina's
278
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NUR
616
Druk
1
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Paperback / softback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
OUP Oxford

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