The MIT Press eBooks· 2014· Book chapter
A Minimalist Program for Linguistic Theory
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Short summary
This chapter outlines a Minimalist Program for linguistic theory, building on principles-and-parameters models with a focus on economy of derivation and representation.
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Key points
- Proposes a Minimalist Program for linguistic theory.
- Builds upon principles-and-parameters models.
- Emphasizes economy principles for derivations and representations.
- Discusses Universal Grammar, lexicon, and computational systems.
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Abstract
Abstract This chapter describes a Minimalist Program for linguistic theory that builds on the principles-and-parameters model and, in particular, on principles of economy of derivation and representation. It begins with an overview of some general considerations, such as the assumption that language is part of the natural world before turning to a discussion of language faculty and one of its components, a generative procedure that generates structural descriptions (SDs). It then considers Universal Grammar in relation to lexicon and a computational system, along with X-bar theory and the notions that enter into a Minimalist Program. It also looks at the level of D-Structure, the internal interface between the lexicon and the computational system, and the concept of S-Structure and its conditions. The chapter concludes by expounding on the economy principles as they apply to both representations and derivations.
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