nan webelhuth gert editor university north carolina chapel hill government binding theory minimalist program principles parameters syntactic theory march 1995 6 x 9 400 pages 0631 18061 3 paperback 24 95 0631 18059 1 hardcover 69 95 volume provides authoritative overview government binding theory crucial new papers noam chomsky alec marantz subsequent development minimalist program written group internationally respected researchers chapter focused individual module theory articles describe current development state work particular topic place within architecture gb approach linguistic structure prospects need change within module blackwell publishers phone 800 2162522 fax 802 8647626 email blkwell world std com haegeman liliane university geneva switzerland introduction government binding theory 1994 6 1 2 x 9 1 2 728 pages 0631 19067 8 paperback 27 95 new edition extensively updated throughout major structural changes include new chapters functional heads head movement relativized minimality discussions number topics either absent briefly addressed first edition integrated expanded example structure small clauses chain formation reconstruction multiple movement wh absorption full interpretation expletive replacement copious exercises revised increase potential creativity flexibility approach new exercises highlight controversial issues blackwell publishers phone 800 2162522 fax 802 8647626 email blkwell world std com wardhaugh ronald university toronto understanding english grammar linguistic approach january 1995 6 3 4 x 9 3 4 288 pages 0631 19642 0 paperback 24 95 0631 19641 2 hardcover 54 95 understanding english grammar presents essentials english structure comprehensibly students little opportunity study language within framework derived modern linguistic theory students however require previous knowledge linguistics use book students gain understanding involved scholarly study language acquire considerable knowledge english grammar blackwell publishers phone 800 2162522 fax 802 8647626 email blkwell world std com hornstein norbert university maryland college park logical form gb minimalism july 1995 6 x 9 240 pages 0631 18942 4 paperback 24 95 0631 17912 7 hardcover 59 95 aim book review critically grammatical research logical form past 20 years reconsider major themes light recent theoretical innovations book focuses especially quantifier raising host conditions proposed constrain valid lf phrase markers second section considers properties minimalist lf material nature speculative among topics broached anticedent contained deletion constructions weak crossover configurations multiple interrogatives blackwell publishers phone 800 2162522 fax 802 8647626 email blkwell world std com fu jingqi university massachusetts amherst deriving chinese derived nominals evidence v n raising pb xv 244 pp ph dissertation 1994 16 h 3 domestic 4 foreign surface glsa glsa linguist umass edu thesis investigates syntactic structure chinese derived nominals argues syntactic account hazout 1990 borer 1991 forthcoming lexical account chomsky 1970 grimshaw 1990 nominalization shown derived nominals exhibit nominal verbal properties since verbal properties word order vp reconstruction effects vp sensitive context deletion constituent structure structureal lexical nature argued derived nominals best analyzed syntactically derived underlying vp via headraising canac marquis rejean university massachusetts amherst bar chain uniformity pb xiii 285 pp ph dissertation 1994 16 h 3 domestic 4 foreign surface glsa glsa linguist umass edu thesis develops theory chain uniformity based strict bar distinction replying alleged shortcomings bar typology syntactic positions arguing positions withing functional categories fcs inherently undetermined w r bar chain uniformity allows chain contextual determination bar status eliminating exponential complexity related increasing number fcs language acquisition viewpoint yet allowing crosslinguistic flexibility previous typologies lacked chain uniformity implies reanalysis nonunifrom operator variable chains two unfiorm chains connnected clausal predication null operator constructions nocs level agrps capturing intricate properties pastparticiple agreement french chapter 3 chapters extend analysis specific constructions e g scrambling chapter 5 weak weakest crossover effects chapter 4 nocs chapter 6