{"product_id":"parameter-hierarchies-and-universal-grammar-9780198804635","title":"Parameter Hierarchies and Universal Grammar","description":"This book develops a minimalist approach to cross-linguistic morphosyntactic variation. Ian Roberts argues that the essential insight of the principles-and-parameters approach to variation can be maintained - albeit in a somewhat different guise - in the context of the minimalist program for\u003cbr\u003elinguistic theory. The central idea is to organize the parameters of Universal Grammar (UG) into hierarchies that define the ways in which properties of individually variant categories and features may act in concert. A further leading idea, which is consistent with the overall goal of the\u003cbr\u003eminimalist programme to reduce the content of UG, is that the parameter hierarchies are not directly determined by UG, and are instead emergent properties stemming from the interaction of the three factors in language design. Cross-linguistic variation in word order, null subjects, incorporation, \u003cbr\u003everb-movement, case\/alignment, wh-movement, and negation are all analyzed in the light of this approach. This book represents a significant new contribution to the formal study of cross-linguistic morphosyntactic variation on both the empirical and theoretical levels, and will appeal to researchers\u003cbr\u003eand students in all areas of theoretical linguistics and comparative syntax.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.70w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198804635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIan Roberts \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cambridge, having previously held positions in Geneva, Bangor, and Stuttgart. He has worked extensively on the comparative and historical syntax within the framework of Universal Grammar, with a particular focus on the Germanic, Romance, and Celtic languages. His many books include \u003cem\u003eDiachronic Syntax\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2007), \u003cem\u003eAgreement and Head Movement\u003c\/em\u003e (MIT Press, 2010), and \u003cem\u003eThe Wonders of Language, or How to Make Noises and Influence People\u003c\/em\u003e (CUP, 2017). He is the editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Universal Grammar\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2016; paperback 2018).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40322453930099,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":127.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_11df0789-3a12-4184-829a-7960155e950f.jpg?v=1659446029","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/parameter-hierarchies-and-universal-grammar-9780198804635","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}