On Economizing the Theory of A-Bar Dependencies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781138865532)

First Published in 1999. This book is divided into two parts. The first part is essentially a response to a minimalist question: how perfect is language? There are so many factors involved in hiding the true nature of a language from casual observers. On the other hand, it is a lot easier to put a few languages side by side and show that the apparent imperfection actually comes from the diversity of their lexicons. By comparing wh-construals in Chinese, Japanese, English and Hindi, it becomes clear that these languages follow an optimal design of operator-variable dependencies as best as they could. As best as their individual morphologies allow, for that matter. The second part of this book addresses the issue how syntax interacts with semantics in a minimalist way.

Author: Wei-Tien Dylan Tsai
ISBN-10: 1138865532
ISBN-13: 9781138865532
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/23/2015
Pages: 222
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.47d