The Oxford handbook of universal grammar / edited by Ian Roberts.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roberts, Ian G., editor.

Series:

Oxford handbooks in linguistics

Oxford handbooks online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 648 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Other Title:

Handbook of universal grammar

Universal grammar

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

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. It will be a vital reference for linguists, philosophers, and cognitive scientists.

Contents:

Introduction / Ian Roberts

The argument from the poverty of the stimulus / Howard Lasnik, Jeffrey L. Lidz

Learnability / Janet Fodor, William Sakas

First language acquisition / Maria-Teresa Guasti

The role of universal grammar in non-native language acquisition / Bonnie Schwartz, Rex Sprouse

Principles and parameters of universal grammar / C.-T. James Huang, Ian Roberts

Linguistic typology / Anders Holmberg

Parameter theory and parametric comparison / Cristina Guardiano, Giuseppe Longobardi

A null theory of creole formation based on universal grammar / Enoch Aboh, Michel deGraff

Language change / Eric Fuß

Universal grammar and philosophy of mind / Wolfram Hinzen

Language pathology / Ianthi Tsimpli, Maria Kambanaros, Kleanthes Grohmann

The syntax of sign language and universal grammar / Carlo Cecchetto

Looking for UG in animals: A case study in phonology / Bridget D. Samuels, Marc Hauser, Cedric Boeckx

Universal grammar and philosophy of language / Peter Ludlow

On the history of universal grammar / James McGilvray

The concept of explanatory adequacy / Luigi Rizzi

Third-factor explanations and Universal Grammar / Terje Lohndal, Juan Uriagereka

Formal and functional explanation / Frederick J. Newmeyer

Phonology in universal grammar / Brett Miller, Neil Myler, Bert Vaux

Semantics in universal grammar / George Tsoulas.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780191749841

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.