Book contents
- The Parameter in Generative Grammar
- The Parameter in Generative Grammar
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Birth of the Concept of Parameter in Generative Grammar and Its Development until Lectures on Government and Binding
- 2 The Formulation of the Main Parameters of the Government-Binding Theory
- 3 The Development of the Concept of Parameter in Minimalism
- 4 The Main Parameters of the Government-Binding Theory in Current Generative Theory
- 5 The Head-Complement Parameter
- 6 Some Concluding Remarks on Parameterization
- References
- Index of Languages
- Index of Names
- Subject Index
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 April 2025
Book contents
- The Parameter in Generative Grammar
- The Parameter in Generative Grammar
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Birth of the Concept of Parameter in Generative Grammar and Its Development until Lectures on Government and Binding
- 2 The Formulation of the Main Parameters of the Government-Binding Theory
- 3 The Development of the Concept of Parameter in Minimalism
- 4 The Main Parameters of the Government-Binding Theory in Current Generative Theory
- 5 The Head-Complement Parameter
- 6 Some Concluding Remarks on Parameterization
- References
- Index of Languages
- Index of Names
- Subject Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
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