The generative enterprise revisited : discussions with Riny Huybregts, Henk van Riemsdijk, Naoki Fukui, and Mihoko Zushi, with a new foreword by Noam Chomsky / Noam Chomsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chomsky, Noam.

Contributor:

Huybregts, Riny.

Riemsdijk, Henk C. van.

Fukui, Naoki.

Zushi, Mihoko, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generative grammar.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Spanning more than two decades of thinking about generative approaches to Universal Grammar, the two interviews with Noam Chomsky in this book permit a rare and illuminating insight into his views on numerous issues in linguistics and beyond. The first discussion dates from the early days of the so-called Government Binding Theory, the second one took place after a decade of Minimalism. Thereby the evolution and the dynamics in linguistic theorizing are dramatically revealed. Scholars of grammar, cognitive scientists, philosophers will profit by reading this book, but anyone with an ardent

Contents:

Front matter

Introduction / Fukui, Naoki / Zushi, Mihoko

The Generative Enterprise (Noam Chomsky in Discussion with Riny Huybregts and Henk van Riemsdijk)

Preface / Huybregts, Riny / Riemsdijk, Henk van

Part I On Linguistics

Chapter 1 Language and Cognition

Chapter 2 Explanation in Linguistics

Chapter 3 The Field

Part II On Grammar

Chapter 1 A Historical Perspective

Chapter 2 Issues in Formal Grammar

Chapter 3 Core and Periphery

1. Linguistics: The Development of Linguistic Theory in the past 20 Years

2. Linguistics and other Sciences

3. Prospects for the Future

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-198) and index.

ISBN:

9783110902440

3110902443

OCLC:

811407651