The Merge Hypothesis : A Theory of Aspects of Syntax

Name: The Merge Hypothesis
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781009415774
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ISBN: 9781009415774

by Norbert Hornstein

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 1009415778

ISBN-13 9781009415774

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 22nd, 2024

Print length 256 Pages

Weight 374 grams

Dimensions 15.00 x 22.90 x 1.50 cms

Product Classification: Grammar, syntax & morphology Grammar, syntax and morphology

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This book locates the Minimalist Program (MP) in the larger Generative enterprise. It shows how MP follows from this larger Chomskyan program and extends it by adopting a principle, the Fundamental Principle of Grammar, that requires all grammatical dependencies be Merge Mediated. It should amuse anyone interested in contemporary syntactic theory.

The Merge Hypothesis is the central empirical theoretical contribution of the Minimalist Program (MP) to syntactic theory. This book offers an accessible overview of the MP, debunking common sixty years of Generative research, culminating in GB theory. He introduces The Fundamental Principle of Grammar, which advocates including labels as part of the Merge Operation and centring the notion of the constituent as the key domain of syntactic commerce. The early chapters identify the goals of the MP, how they arose from earlier descriptive and explanatory successes of the mentalist tradition within Generative Grammar, and how to develop them in future work to expand its descriptive and explanatory range. It is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary syntactic theory.

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