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Language, syntax, and the natural sciences / edited by Ángel J. Gallego (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain), Roger Martin (Yokohama National University, Japan).

Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Physical Description
xii, 368 pages ; 24 cm
Additional Creators
Gallego, Ángel J. and Martin, Roger, 1967-

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Computational Component -- 1.Deriving Multiple "Object" Constructions / Norbert Hornstein -- 2.Verbal Complex Formation and Overt Subjects in Infinitivals in Spanish / Francisco Ordonez -- 3.Two Families of Questions / Howard Lasnik -- 4.Context-Sensitive Aspects of Constituent Negation / Myriam Uribe-Etxebarria -- 5.Phasehood and Romance Adverbial Because-Clauses / Esther Torrego -- 6.No-Choice Parameters, Phi-Features, and the Structure of DP / Ian Roberts -- pt. II Interfaces -- 7.Linearizing Chains at LF / Jairo Nunes -- 8.On the Rationality of Grammar / Wolfram Hinzen -- 9.The Warped Forge / Juan Romero -- 10.Limiting Semantic Types / Paul M. Pietroski -- 11.Why Is Phonology Different? No Recursion / William J. Idsardi -- 12.Nothing in Syntax Makes Sense Except in the Light of Change / David W. Lightfoot -- 13.Neurology and Experience: The Language Organ and Externalization / Carlos P. Otero -- pt. III Linguistics and Other Sciences -- 14.My Head's in Knots: On Uriagereka's Generalization and the Knot-Sentence Connection / Guillermo Lorenzo -- 15.(Neural) Syntax / Constantina Theofanopoulou -- 16.Syntax and Uncertainty / Douglas Saddy -- 17.The Golden Phrase: Steps to the Physics of Language / Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini -- 18.Science, Mind, and Limits of Understanding / Noam Chomsky.
Summary
Language, apart from its cultural and social dimension, has a scientific side that is connected not only to the study of 'grammar' in a more or less traditional sense, but also to disciplines like mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. This book explores developments in linguistic theory, looking in particular at the theory of generative grammar from the perspective of the natural sciences. It highlights the complex and dynamic nature of language, suggesting that a comprehensive and full understanding of such a species-specific property will only be achieved through interdisciplinary work.
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ISBN
9781107152946 hardcover alkaline paper
1107152941 hardcover alkaline paper
9781316606711 paperback alkaline paper
1316606716 paperback alkaline paper
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Renee Cohen Friedman and Robert S. Friedman Libraries Endowment ; 2018
Endowment Note
Renee Cohen Friedman and Robert S. Friedman Libraries Endowment
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