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This handbook provides a critical guide to the most central proposition in modern linguistics: the notion, generally known as Universal Grammar, that a universal set of structural principles underlies the grammatical diversity of the world's languages. Part I considers the implications of Unive...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Oxford handbooks in linguistics
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| Summary: |
This handbook provides a critical guide to the most central proposition in modern linguistics: the notion, generally known as Universal Grammar, that a universal set of structural principles underlies the grammatical diversity of the world's languages. Part I considers the implications of Universal Grammar for philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language, and examines the history of the theory. Part II focuses on linguistic theory, looking at topics such as explanatory adequacy and how phonology and semantics fit into Universal Grammar. Parts III and IV look respectively at the insights derived from UG-inspired research on language acquisition, and at comparative syntax and language typology, while part V considers the evidence for Universal Grammar in phenomena such as creoles, language pathology, and sign language. The book will be a vital reference for linguists, philosophers, and cognitive scientists. -- |
| Carrier Form: | xxii, 648 pages : illustrations, forms ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [547]-626) and indexes. |
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9780199573776 (hardback) : 0199573778 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | P201 |
| CLC: | H314-62 |
| Call Number: | H314-62/O984 |
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Introduction / The argument from the poverty of the stimulus / Learnability / First language acquisition / The role of universal grammar in non-native language acquisition / Principles and parameters of universal grammar / Linguistic typology / Parameter theory and parametric comparison / A null theory of creole formation based on universal grammar / Language change / Universal grammar and philosophy of mind / Language pathology / The syntax of sign language and universal grammar / Looking for UG in animals: A case study in phonology / Universal grammar and philosophy of language / On the history of universal grammar / The concept of explanatory adequacy / Third-factor explanations and Universal Grammar / Formal and functional explanation / Phonology in universal grammar / Semantics in universal grammar / |