Beschreibung
This collaborative book both presents a new framework – Radical Minimalism – and represents a significant simplification of the theory of displacement and so-called «empty categories» within the latest development of Chomsky’s Strong Minimalist Hypothesis, applying Occam’s razor and fulfilling Lakatos’ requirements for scientific evolution.
Autorenportrait
Diego Gabriel Krivochen is assistant lecturer and researcher at the University of Potsdam, Slavistics Department. His recent publications include articles on theoretical Radical Minimalism and its applications, as well as co-authored papers on comparative syntax and semantics, and a monograph in this series.
Peter Kosta is Chair and Full Professor of Slavic Linguistics at the Slavic Department of the University of Potsdam. He is author of monographs and articles on generative syntax, biolinguistics, theory of language, language typology and universals in natural languages.
Inhalt
Contents: Radical Minimalism – Pro-Drop Theory – ECP (Empty Category Principle) – OT (Optimality Theory) – MP (Minimalist Program) – Survive Minimalism – Faculty of Language – Merge – Interfaces – Empty Categories.
