Language, Syntax, and the Natural Sciences

doi:10.1017/9781316591529

Language, apart from its cultural and social dimension, has a scientific side that is connected not only to the study of 'grammar' in a more or less traditional sense, but also to disciplines like mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. This book explores developments in linguistic theory, looking in particular at the theory of generative grammar from the perspective of the natural sciences. It highlights the complex and dynamic nature of language, suggesting that a comprehensive and full understanding of such a species-specific property will only be achieved through interdisciplinary work.

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Language, Syntax, and the Natural Sciences
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Language, Syntax, and the Natural Sciences - Title page
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Dedication
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Contents
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Contributors
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
pp 1-6
- By Ángel J. Gallego, Roger Martin
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Part I - The Computational Component
pp 7-136
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1 - Deriving Multiple “Object” Constructions
pp 9-33
- By Tonia Bleam, Norbert<a href='FN-fn-0101' ref-type='footnote'>1</a> Hornstein
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2 - Verbal Complex Formation and Overt Subjects in Infinitivals in Spanish
pp 34-57
- By Francisco Ordóñez<a href='FN-fn-0201' ref-type='footnote'>1</a>
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3 - Two Families of Questions
pp 58-76
- By Howard Lasnik<a href='FN-fn-0301' ref-type='footnote'>1</a>
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4 - Context-Sensitive Aspects of Constituent Negation
pp 77-98
- By Ricardo Etxepare, Myriam Uribe-Etxebarria
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5 - Phasehood and Romance Adverbial Because-Clauses
pp 99-113
- By Esther Torrego<a href='FN-fn-0501' ref-type='footnote'>1</a>
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6 - No-Choice Parameters, Phi-Features, and the Structure of DP
pp 114-136
- By Ian Roberts
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Part II - Interfaces
pp 137-266
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7 - Linearizing Chains at LF
pp 139-163
- By Jairo Nunes
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8 - On the Rationality of Grammar
pp 164-181
- By Wolfram Hinzen<a href='FN-fn-0801' ref-type='footnote'>1</a>
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9 - The Warped Forge
pp 182-191
- By Pablo Bustos, Juan Romero<a href='FN-fn-0901' ref-type='footnote'>1</a>
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10 - Limiting Semantic Types
pp 192-211
- By Paul M. Pietroski
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11 - Why Is Phonology Different? No Recursion
pp 212-223
- By William J. Idsardi
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12 - Nothing in Syntax Makes Sense Except in the Light of Change
pp 224-240
- By David W. Lightfoot
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13 - Neurology and Experience: The Language Organ and Externalization
pp 241-266
- By Carlos P. Otero
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Part III - Linguistics and Other Sciences
pp 267-362
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14 - My Head's in Knots: On Uriagereka's Generalization and the Knot-Sentence Connection
pp 269-294
- By Sergio Balari, Antonio Benítez-Burraco, Marta Camps, Víctor M. Longa, Guillermo Lorenzo
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15 - (Neural) Syntax
pp 295-315
- By Cedric Boeckx, Constantina Theofanopoulou
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16 - Syntax and Uncertainty
pp 316-332
- By Douglas Saddy
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17 - The Golden Phrase: Steps to the Physics of Language
pp 333-350
- By David P. Medeiros, Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini
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18 - Science, Mind, and Limits of Understanding
pp 351-362
- By Noam Chomsky
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Index
pp 363-368
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