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webelhuth , gert ( editor ) ; ( university of north carolina , chapel hill ) government and binding theory and the minimalist program : principles and parameters in syntactic theory march 1995 6 x 9 400 pages 0-631 - 18061 - 3 paperback $ 24 . 95 0-631 - 18059 - 1 hardcover $ 69 . 95 this volume provides an authoritative overview of government and binding theory , and - - in crucial new papers by noam chomsky and alec marantz - - of the subsequent development of the minimalist program . written by a group of internationally respected researchers , each chapter is focused on an individual module of the theory . articles describe the current development of and state of work on a particular topic ; its place within the architecture of the gb approach to linguistic structure ; and the prospects and need for change within the module . blackwell publishers : phone : ( 800 ) 216-2522 fax : ( 802 ) 864-7626 email : blkwell @ world . std . com haegeman , liliane ( university of geneva , switzerland ) introduction to government and binding theory 1994 6 1 / 2 x 9 1 / 2 728 pages 0-631 - 19067 - 8 paperback $ 27 . 95 this new edition has been extensively updated throughout . major structural changes include new chapters on functional heads and head movement and on relativized minimality . discussions of a number of topics either absent from or only briefly addressed in the first edition have been integrated or expanded , for example , the structure of small clauses , chain formation , and reconstruction , multiple movement , wh - absorption , full interpretation , and expletive replacement . the copious exercises have been revised to increase potential for creativity and flexibility to approach . new exercises highlight further controversial issues . blackwell publishers : phone : ( 800 ) 216-2522 fax : ( 802 ) 864-7626 email : blkwell @ world . std . com wardhaugh , ronald ( university of toronto ) understanding english grammar : a linguistic approach january 1995 6 3 / 4 x 9 3 / 4 288 pages 0-631 - 19642 - 0 paperback $ 24 . 95 0-631 - 19641 - 2 hardcover $ 54 . 95 understanding english grammar presents the essentials of english structure comprehensibly to students who have had little or no opportunity to study the language , and does so within a framework derived from modern linguistic theory . students , however , require no previous knowledge of linguistics . through use of this book , students will gain an understanding of what is involved in the scholarly study of language and , while doing so , acquire a considerable knowledge of english grammar . blackwell publishers : phone : ( 800 ) 216-2522 fax : ( 802 ) 864-7626 email : blkwell @ world . std . com hornstein , norbert ( university of maryland , college park ) logical form : from gb to minimalism july 1995 6 x 9 240 pages 0-631 - 18942 - 4 paperback $ 24 . 95 0-631 - 17912 - 7 hardcover $ 59 . 95 the aim of this book is to review critically grammatical research into logical form over the past 20 years and to reconsider some of its major themes in the light of recent theoretical innovations . the book focuses especially on quantifier raising and a host of conditions that have been proposed a constrain valid lf phrase markers . the second section considers what properties a " minimalist " lf should have . this material is by its nature more speculative . among the topics broached are anticedent contained deletion constructions , weak crossover configurations and multiple interrogatives . blackwell publishers : phone : ( 800 ) 216-2522 fax : ( 802 ) 864-7626 email : blkwell @ world . std . com fu , jingqi . ( university of massachusetts , amherst ) ; on deriving chinese derived nominals : evidence for v - to - n raising , pb . xv + 244 pp . ph . d . dissertation , 1994 . $ 16 + s / h ( $ 3 domestic , $ 4 foreign surface ) . glsa , glsa @ linguist . umass . edu . this thesis investigates the syntactic structure of chinese derived nominals and argues for a syntactic account ( hazout ( 1990 ) and borer ( 1991 , forthcoming ) and against a lexical account ( chomsky 1970 , grimshaw 1990 ) of nominalization . it is shown that derived nominals exhibit both nominal and verbal properties . since these verbal properties , such as word order , vp reconstruction effects , vp sensitive context deletion and constituent structure , are structureal and not lexical in nature , it is argued that derived nominals are best analyzed as syntactically derived from an underlying vp , via head-raising . canac marquis , rejean . ( university of massachusetts , amherst ) ; a / a - bar chain uniformity . pb . xiii + 285 pp . ph . d . dissertation , 1994 . $ 16 + s / h ( $ 3 domestic , $ 4 foreign surface ) . glsa , glsa @ linguist . umass . edu . this thesis develops a theory of chain uniformity based on a strict a / a - bar distinction , replying to alleged shortcomings of an a - a - bar typology of syntactic positions . arguing all positions withing functional categories ( fcs ) are inherently undetermined w . r . t . a / a - bar , chain uniformity allows a chain contextual determination of their a / a - bar status , eliminating the exponential complexity related to increasing number of fcs from a language acquisition viewpoint , yet allowing a cross-linguistic flexibility previous typologies lacked . chain uniformity implies a reanalysis of ( non-unifrom ) operator - variable chains as two unfiorm chains connnected through clausal predication ( as in null operator constructions ( nocs ) ) at the level of agrps , capturing intricate properties of past-participle agreement in french ( chapter 3 ) . other chapters extend the analysis to specific constructions , e . g . scrambling ( chapter 5 ) , weak and weakest crossover effects ( chapter 4 ) and nocs ( chapter 6 ) .
