On Economizing the Theory of A-Bar Dependencies

by Wei-Tien Dylan Tsai

Book Overview

First Published in 1999. This book is divided into two parts. The first part is essentially a response to a minimalist question: how perfect is language? There are so many factors involved in hiding the true nature of a language from casual observers. On the other hand, it is a lot easier to put a few languages side by side and show that the apparent imperfection actually comes from the diversity of their lexicons. By comparing wh-construals in Chinese,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138865532
• ISBN13: 9781138865532
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"