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Verb movement, universal grammar and the structure of IP
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Syntaxe comparative de l'anglais and l'espagnol dans le cadre de la theorie des barrieres as discussed by the authors, compare between the two languages.Abstract:
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The Fine Structure of the Left Periphery
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The minimalist program
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Reflexes of grammar in patterns of language change
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Second Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar
TL;DR: In this article, the potential role of UG in second language (L2) acquisition is considered and three different positions are reviewed: (a) the claim that UG is not available to L2 learners; (b) the Claim that Universal Grammar is fully available; and (c) The Claim that the L2 learner's access to UG was mediated by the mother tongue.
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The Sound Pattern of English
Noam Chomsky,Morris Halle +1 more
TL;DR: Since this classic work in phonology was published in 1968, there has been no other book that gives as broad a view of the subject, combining generally applicable theoretical contributions with analysis of the details of a single language.
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Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use
TL;DR: The best available introduction to Chomsky's current ideas on syntax made accessible to the non-specialist can be found in this article, where Lightfoot, Newmeyer, and Moravcsik present an excellent contribution to the philosophy of language and philosophy of mind.
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Semantic Interpretation in Generative Grammar
TL;DR: This book investigates a wide variety of semantic rules, stating them in considerable detail and extensively treating their consequences for the syntactic component of the grammar, and proposes radically new approaches to the so-called Crossover Principle, the control problem for complement subjects, parentheticals, and the interpretation of nonspecific noun phrases.