{"product_id":"principles-of-argument-structure-a-merge-based-approach-linguistic-inquiry-monographs-0262548275","title":"Principles of Argument Structure: A Merge-Based Approach (Linguistic Inquiry Monographs)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0262548275\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Collins, Chris\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new theory of argument structure, based on the syntactic operation Merge and presented through an in-depth analysis of properties of the English passive construction.In Principles of Argument Structure, Chris Collins investigates principles of argument structure in minimalist syntax through an in-depth analysis of properties of the English passive construction. He formulates a new theory of argument structure based on the only structure-building operation in minimalist syntax, Merge, which puts together two syntactic objects to form a larger one. This new theory should give rise to detailed cross-linguistic work on the syntactic and semantic properties of implicit arguments.Collins presents an update and defense of his influential 2005 theory of the passive, including a completely original theory of implicit arguments. He makes a direct empirical argument for the Theta- Criterion against various claims that it should be eliminated. He also discusses the conception of voice in syntactic theory, arguing that VoiceP does not introduce external arguments, a position otherwise widely accepted in the field. He shows how the smuggling approach to the passive extends naturally to the dative alternation accounting for a number of striking c-command asymmetries. He compares syntactic and semantic approaches to argument structure, outlining conceptual problems with adopting formal semantics as the basis for a theory of argument structure.The book will be of interest not only to syntacticians and semanticists, but also to typologists investigating the cross-linguistic properties of the passive, psycholinguists and computer scientists working on natural language understanding, and philosophers thinking about the issue of implicit content. It includes an appendix which provides common-sense guidelines for doing syntactic research using internet data.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51698929991968,"sku":"NEW0262548275","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/51wwXvaWrAL_88faf923-0ec0-454a-a5f6-1f08ff4c71c2.jpg?v=1779384993","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/principles-of-argument-structure-a-merge-based-approach-linguistic-inquiry-monographs-0262548275","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}