{"product_id":"minimalist-analysis-paperback-softback-9780631210948","title":"Minimalist Analysis (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631210948","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMinimalist Analysis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHoward Lasnik (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631210948, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 January 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 17.3 x 1.7 cm, 0.445 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Howard Lasnik has a knack for taking very abstruse ideas and teasing delightful empirical consequences from them. In this collection of essays he applies this talent to current Minimalist theory. In the process he explicates and refines core technical notions of the Minimalist enterprise and lays bare its larger logic. For those intrigued by Minimalism but who aren’t quite sure how to \"do it\" I can think of no better advice than the following: read these essays and imitate shamelessly!\" – \u003cb\u003eNorbert R. Hornstein\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Maryland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMinimalist Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e highlights and sharpens the empirical focus of work on Chomsky’s Minimalist program. Lasnik’s investigations of a broad range of syntactic phenomena elucidate the central concepts and analyses of Minimalism and motivate some significant modifications. These clear and insightful case studies illuminate the complex interactions between theory and data. This is an outstanding collection and an important resource for linguistic theory.\" –\u003cb\u003eRobert Freidin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrinceton University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume presents an introduction to the basic ideas and concepts of minimalism, arguably the most important recent development in syntax.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eOriginal Publication Details.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Introduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: On the Subject of Infinitives (with Mamoru Saito):\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Evidence for Raising.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. When Does Raising Take Place?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Postal's B-Verbs vs. W-Verbs: Raising Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Lectures on Minimalist Syntax:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Levels of Representation: Case Considerations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The \"Extended Projection Principle\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Case and Expletives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. [Spec, Agr]: Further Arguments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Problem of Apparent S-structure Requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Antecedent Contained Deletion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. More on Reconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The PRO Theorem Reconsidered.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Some Remaining Issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Case and Expletives Revisited: On Greed and Other Human Failings:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Greed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. An Alternative to Greed: Enlightened Self Interest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. The Nature of \"Partitive\" Case.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. The Structure of Inherent Case.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Verbal Morphology: Syntactic Structures Meets the Minimalist Program:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. French vs. English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. An Economy Approach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. A Minimalist-Lexicalist Approach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. A Hybrid Approach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Further Evidence from VP Ellipsis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Last Resort:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. The Driving Force for A-Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Greed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. Existential Constructions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Enlightened Self-Interest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. LF Feature Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Raising to [Spec, Agr]: Covert or Overt?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: A Note on Pseudogapping:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. Pseudogapping as Remnant Raising Plus BP Ellipsis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. Strong Features and PF Deletion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. PPs as Remnants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. Multiple Complements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40. (Some Instances of) Pseudogapping as Parallel to Pseudogapping.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII: On Certain Structural Aspects of Anaphora:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43. Where Do the Binding Conditions Apply?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44. Feature Movement and (Lack of) Binding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45. Overt Raising to [Spec, Agr].\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46. Feature Movement and Control?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47. Inherent Case as \"Structural\"?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48. A Puzzling Divorce of Binding and Scope.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Language teaching \u0026amp; learning [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language teaching \u0026amp; learning\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language%20teaching%20\u0026amp;%20learning%20%5Bother%20than%20ELT%5D%20%5BCJ%5D%22\"\u003eother than ELT CJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316807659800,"sku":"9780631210948","price":49.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631210948.jpg?v=1781826090","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/minimalist-analysis-paperback-softback-9780631210948","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}