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9780199573776

The Oxford Handbook of Universal Grammar

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  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2017-02-22
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Author Biography


Ian Roberts is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cambridge, having previously held posts in Geneva, Bangor, and Stuttgart. He was president of Generative Linguistics of the Old World (GLOW) in 1993-2001, and of the Societas Linguistica Europaea in 2012-13. He is currently Principle Investigator on the European Research Council Advanced Grant 'Rethinking Comparative Syntax'. He has published six monographs and two textbooks, including Diachronic Syntax (OUP, 2007), and has edited several collections of articles.

Table of Contents


Preface
List of Figures and Tables
List of Abbreviations
The Contributors
1. Introduction, Ian Roberts
PART I: Philosophical Background
2. Universal Grammar and Philosophy of Mind, Wolfram Hinzen
3. Universal Grammar and Philosophy of Language, Peter Ludlow
4. On the History of Universal Grammar, John McGilvray
PART II: Linguistic Theory
5. The Concept of Explanatory Adequacy, Luigi Rizzi
6. Third-factor Explanations and Universal Grammar, Terje Lohndal and Juan Uriagereka
7. Formal and Functional Explanation, Frederick J. Newmeyer
8. Phonology in Universal Grammar, Brett Miller, Neil Myler, and Bert Vaux
9. Semantics in Universal Grammar, George Tsoulas
PART III: Language Acquisition
10. The Argument from the Poverty of the Stimulus, Howard Lasnik and Jeffrey L. Lidz
11. Learnability, Janet Dean Fodor and William G. Sakas
12. First Language Acquisition, Maria Teresa Guasti
13. The Role of Universal Grammar in Non-native Language Acquisition, Bonnie D. Schwartz and Rex A. Sprouse
PART IV: Comparative Syntax
14. Principles and Parameters of Universal Grammar, C.-T. James Huang and Ian Roberts
15. Linguistic Typology, Anders Holmberg
16. Parameter Theory and Parametric Comparison, Cristina Guardiano and Giuseppe Longobardi
PART V: Wider Issues
17. A Null Theory of Creole Formation Based on Universal Grammar, Enoch O. Aboh and Michel DeGraff
18. Language Change, Eric Fuss
19. Language Pathology, Ianthi Tsimpli, Maria Kambanaros, and Kleanthes K. Grohmann
20. The Syntax of Sign Language and Universal Grammar, Carlo Cecchetto
21. Looking for UG in Animals: A Case Study in Phonology, Bridget D. Samuels, Marc D. Hauser, and Cedric Boeckx
References
Index

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