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1. Generative Grammar

   Theory and its History

   By Robert Freidin

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   Generative Grammar presents a substantial contribution to the field of linguistics in drawing together for the first time the author's most significant work on the theory of generative grammar. The essays collected here display Freidin's role in moving the theory forward in terms of new proposals,...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. Case, Argument Structure, and Word Order

   By Shigeru Miyagawa

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   Over the years, a major strand of Miyagawa's research has been to study how syntax, case marking, and argument structure interact. In particular, Miyagawa's work addresses the nature of the relationship between syntax and argument structure, and how case marking and other phenomena help to...

   Published February 26th 2012 by Routledge
3. Derivations

   Exploring the Dynamics of Syntax

   By Juan Uriagereka

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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...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
4. Aspects of the Syntax of Agreement

   By Cedric Boeckx

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   This volume brings together various strands of research focusing on aspects of the syntax of agreement, and the role that agreement plays in linguistic theory. The essays collected here show how and why agreement has emerged in recent years as the central theoretical construct in minimalism....

   Published August 14th 2011 by Routledge
5. Regimes of Derivation in Syntax and Morphology

   By Edwin Williams

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   Regimes of Derivation in Syntax and Morphology presents a theory of the architecture of the human linguistic system that differs from all current theories on four key points. First, the theory rests on a modular separation of word syntax from phrasal syntax, where word syntax corresponds roughly to...

   Published February 6th 2011 by Routledge
6. Between Syntax and Semantics

   By C.T. James Huang

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   This indispensable volume contains articles that represent the best of Huang's work on the syntax-semantics interface over the last two decades. It includes three general topics: (a) questions, indefinites and quantification, (b) anaphora, (c) lexical structure and the syntax of events....

   Published October 4th 2009 by Routledge
7. Structures and Strategies

   By Adriana Belletti

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   Following crucial insights on the functional structure of the clause and recent developments within the cartographic projects and minimalism, this book addresses various central themes in Italian and Romance syntax ranging from verb syntax and the syntax of verb-related phenomena of agreement and...

   Published December 8th 2008 by Routledge
8. A Unification of Morphology and Syntax

   Investigations into Romance and Albanian Dialects

   By M. Rita Manzini, Leonardo M. Savoia

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   This highly original and innovative analysis focuses on the morphosyntax of dialects comprising Italy, Corsica and the Italian and Romansch-speaking areas of Switzerland. The empirical base used in the book includes a wealth of previously unknown or understudied data from a variety of Romansch...

   Published November 20th 2006 by Routledge
9. Theoretical Comparative Syntax

   Studies in Macroparameters

   By Naoki Fukui

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   Collected for the first time in a single volume, these essays and articles by Naoki Fukui form an outline of some of the most significant and formative contributions to syntactic theory. Focusing particularly on the typological differences between English/type language and Japanese/type languages,...

   Published January 16th 2006 by Routledge
10. Minimalist Investigations in Linguistic Theory

    By Howard Lasnik

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    Professor Howard Lasnik is one of the world's leading theoretical linguists. He has produced influential and important work in areas such as syntactic theory, logical form, and learnability. This collection of essays draws together some of his best work from his substantial contribution to...

    Published August 18th 2004 by Routledge