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Spell-Out and the Minimalist Program (Hardcover)
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Spell-Out and the Minimalist Program (Hardcover)
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Since Juan Uriagereka originated the multiple spell-out model in
1999 it has been one of the most influential lines of research in
syntactic theorizing. The model simplified a crucial element of the
minimalist account of language making it a more accurate reflection
of syntax and its acquisition. In this book he explores important
consequences of the multiple spell-out hypothesis and of the linked
notion of cyclicity. He combines the latest thinking in linguistics
with perspectives drawn from physics, biology, and animal behavior,
aiming thereby to advance the field first described by Noam Chomsky
as biolinguistics.
Without simplifying them Professor Uriagereka seeks to present the
issues and their broader biological significance clearly and
succinctly in ways that are accessible to scholars from adjacent
fields with a limited background in linguistics. His analogies and
comparisons between linguistic and non-linguistic phenomena (such
as the syntax of birdsong) will be of value to both non-linguists
and linguists, whose overriding concerns with narrow linguistic
questions may sometimes obscure their broader biological
significance.
The subjects discussed in the book include the linearization of
structure, the punctuated nature of a derivation (the multiple
spell-out model), cyclicity and its consequences for locality, and
the definition of c-command and its relevance to various types of
grammatical dependency. The author discusses the evolutionary
implications of his work, considering, for example, whether the
punctuated nature of the derivation is a resolution of conflicting
demands that yield an equilibrium found in nature more generally.
This groundbreaking book will appeal to a wide range of readers in
linguistics and cognitive science.
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