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Derivations draws together some of the most influential work of one of the world's leading syntactitians, Juan Uriagekera. These essays provide several empirical analyses and technical solutions within the Minimalist Program. The book persues a naturalistic take on Minimalism, explicitly connecting a variety of linguistic principles and conditions to arguably analogous laws and circumstances in nature.
This volume collects some of Juan Uriagereka's previously published
pieces and presentations on biolinguistics in recent years in one
comprehensive volume. The book's introduction lays the foundation
for the field of biolinguistics, which looks to integrate concepts
from the natural sciences in the analysis of natural language,
situating the discussion within the minimalist framework. The
volume then highlights eight of the author's key papers from the
literature, some co-authored, representative of both the
architectural and evolutionary considerations to be taken into
account within biolinguistic research. The book culminates in a
final chapter showcasing the body of work being done on
biolinguistics within the research program at the University of
Maryland and their implications for interdisciplinary research and
future directions for the field. This volume is essential reading
for students and scholars interested in the interface between
language and the natural sciences, including linguistics, syntax,
biology, archaeology, and anthropology.
Derivations draws together some of the most influential work of one
of the world's leading syntactitians, Juan Uriagekera. These essays
provide several empirical analyses and technical solutions within
the Minimalist Program. The book persues a naturalistic take on
Minimalism, explicitly connecting a variety of linguistic
principles and conditions to arguably analogous laws and
circumstances in nature.
This volume collects some of Juan Uriagereka's previously published
pieces and presentations on biolinguistics in recent years in one
comprehensive volume. The book's introduction lays the foundation
for the field of biolinguistics, which looks to integrate concepts
from the natural sciences in the analysis of natural language,
situating the discussion within the minimalist framework. The
volume then highlights eight of the author's key papers from the
literature, some co-authored, representative of both the
architectural and evolutionary considerations to be taken into
account within biolinguistic research. The book culminates in a
final chapter showcasing the body of work being done on
biolinguistics within the research program at the University of
Maryland and their implications for interdisciplinary research and
future directions for the field. This volume is essential reading
for students and scholars interested in the interface between
language and the natural sciences, including linguistics, syntax,
biology, archaeology, and anthropology.
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This collection of essays presents an up-to-date overview of
research in the minimalist program of linguistic theory. The book
includes a new essay by Noam Chomsky as well as original
contributions from other renowned linguists.Contributors: Andrew
Barss, Zeljko Boskovic, Noam Chomsky, Hamida Demirdache, Hiroto
Hoshi, Kyle Johnson, Roger Martin, Keiko Murasugi, Javier
Ormazabal, Mamoru Saito, Daiko Takahashi, Juan Uriagereka, Myriam
Uribe-Extebarria, Ewa Willim.
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.
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.
One of the major arenas for debate within generative grammar is the
nature of paradigmatic relations among words. Intervening in key
debates at the interface between syntax and semantics, this book
examines the relation between structure and meaning, and analyzes
how it affects the internal properties of words and corresponding
syntactic manifestations. Adapting notions from the Evo-Devo
project in biology (the idea of 'co-linearity' between structural
units and behavioural manifestations) Juan Uriagereka addresses a
major puzzle: how words can be both decomposable so as to be
acquired by children, and atomic, so that they do not manifest
themselves as modular to adults.
This book presents a state-of-the-art account of what we know and
would like to know about language, mind, and brain. Chapters by
leading researchers in linguistics, psycholinguistics, language
acquisition, cognitive neuroscience, comparative cognitive
psychology, and evolutionary biology are framed by an introduction
and conclusion by Noam Chomsky, who places the biolinguistic
enterprise in an historical context and helps define its agenda for
the future.
The questions explored include:
What is our tacit knowledge of language?
What is the faculty of language?
How does it develop in the individual?
How is that knowledge put to use?
How is it implemented in the brain?
How did that knowledge emerge in the species?
The book includes the contributor's key discussions, which
dramatically bring to life their enthusiasm for the enterprise and
skill in communicating across disciplines. Everyone seriously
interested in how language works and why it works the way it does
are certain to find, if not all the answers, then a convincing,
productive, and lively approach to the endeavour.
One of the major arenas for debate within generative grammar is the
nature of paradigmatic relations among words. Intervening in key
debates at the interface between syntax and semantics, this book
examines the relation between structure and meaning, and analyses
how it affects the internal properties of words and corresponding
syntactic manifestations. Adapting notions from the Evo-Devo
project in biology (the idea of 'co-linearity' between structural
units and behavioural manifestations) Juan Uriagereka addresses a
major puzzle: how words can be both decomposable so as to be
acquired by children, and atomic, so that they do not manifest
themselves as modular to adults.
This book presents a state-of-the-art account of what we know and
would like to know about language, mind, and brain. Chapters by
leading researchers in linguistics, psycholinguistics, language
acquisition, cognitive neuroscience, comparative cognitive
psychology, and evolutionary biology are framed by an introduction
and conclusion by Noam Chomsky, who places the biolinguistic
enterprise in an historical context and helps define its agenda for
the future.
The questions explored include:
What is our tacit knowledge of language?
What is the faculty of language?
How does it develop in the individual?
How is that knowledge put to use?
How is it implemented in the brain?
How did that knowledge emerge in the species?
The book includes the contributor's key discussions, which
dramatically bring to life their enthusiasm for the enterprise and
skill in communicating across disciplines. Everyone seriously
interested in how language works and why it works the way it does
are certain to find, if not all the answers, then a convincing,
productive, and lively approach to the endeavour.
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