The Minimalist Program and its New Insight to the Concept of Universal Grammar

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ID19527191
AuthorsNasser Al-Horais (0000-0002-2511-9791, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume14
Issue2
Pages79-112
Publication date2013-09-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Universal Language (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1598-6381 • E-ISSN: 2508-5344
PublisherSejong University Language Research Institute (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.22425/jul.2013.14.2.79
OpenAlexW2218996915
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited20

The prime concern of this paper is to introduce the art of the Minimalist Program to the theory of grammar. Besides presenting the basic principles and techniques that make this new theory moving away from the over-generation and filtering character of its predecessors, this paper discusses some new ideas articulated recently by Chomsky such as changing the function of movement and the Extended Projection Principle (EPP) feature, or proposing new theories such as Phases and Feature Inheritance. These new generative ideas can express the sharp contrast between the conceptions of Universal Grammar in the Minimalist Program and the previous generative theories

Grammar · Human–computer interaction · Linguistics · Minimalist program · Universal Grammar · Computer Science · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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