The Oxford Handbook of Universal Grammar

NOTE EDITORE

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. Part I considers the implications of Universal Grammar for philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, and examines the history of the theory. Part II focuses on linguistic theory, looking at topics such as explanatory adequacy and how phonology and semantics fit into Universal Grammar. Parts III and IV look respectively at the insights derived from UG-inspired research on language acquisition, and at comparative syntax and language typology, while part V considers the evidence for Universal Grammar in phenomena such as creoles, language pathology, and sign language. The book will be a vital reference for linguists, philosophers, and cognitive scientists.

SOMMARIO

1 - Introduction2 - Universal Grammar and Philosophy of Mind3 - Universal Grammar and Philosophy of Language4 - On the History of Universal Grammar5 - The Concept of Explanatory Adequacy6 - Third-factor Explanations and Universal Grammar7 - Formal and Functional Explanation8 - Phonology in Universal Grammar9 - Semantics in Universal Grammar10 - The Argument from the Poverty of the Stimulus11 - Learnability12 - First Language Acquisition13 - The Role of Universal Grammar in Non-native Language Acquisition14 - Principles and Parameters of Universal Grammar15 - Linguistic Typology16 - Parameter Theory and Parametric Comparison17 - A Null Theory of Creole Formation Based on Universal Grammar18 - Language Change19 - Language Pathology20 - The Syntax of Sign Language and Universal Grammar21 - Looking for UG in Animals: A Case Study in Phonology

AUTORE

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.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780198826170
• Collana: Oxford Handbooks
• Dimensioni: 244 x 170 mm Ø 1192 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 688