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

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    • Title:The Oxford handbook of universal grammar / edited by Ian Roberts.
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    • Variant Title:Handbook of universal grammar
      Universal grammar
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Roberts, Ian G., editor.
    • Published/Created:Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
      ©2017

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Grammar, Comparative and general.
    • Edition:First edition.
    • Description:xxii, 648 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
    • Series:Oxford handbooks in linguistics.
    • 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. Part I considers the implications of Universal Grammar for philosophy of mind and the 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. -- From publisher's website.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 547-626) and indexes.
    • ISBN:0199573778 (hardback)
      9780199573776 (hardback)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction / Ian Roberts
      pt. 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 / James McGilvray
      pt. II LINGUISTIC THEORY
      5. Concept of Explanatory Adequacy / Luigi Rizzi
      6. Third-Factor Explanations and Universal Grammar / Juan Uriagereka
      7. Formal and Functional Explanation / Frederick J. Newmeyer
      8. Phonology in Universal Grammar / Bert Vaux
      9. Semantics in Universal Grammar / George Tsoulas
      pt. III LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
      10. Argument from the Poverty of the Stimulus / Jeffrey L. Lidz
      11. Learnability / William G. Sakas
      12. First Language Acquisition / Maria Teresa Guasti
      13. Role of Universal Grammar in Nonnative Language Acquisition / Rex A. Sprouse
      pt. IV COMPARATIVE SYNTAX
      14. Principles and Parameters of Universal Grammar / Ian Roberts
      15. Linguistic Typology / Anders Holmberg
      16. Parameter Theory and Parametric Comparison / Giuseppe Longobardi
      pt. V WIDER ISSUES
      17. Null Theory of Creole Formation Based on Universal Grammar / Michel DeGraff
      18. Language Change / Eric Fu€
      19. Language Pathology / Kleanthes K. Grohmann
      20. Syntax of Sign Language and Universal Grammar / Carlo Cecchetto
      21. Looking for UG in Animals: A Case Study in Phonology / Cedric Boeckx.
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