{"product_id":"symmetrizing-syntax-9781032148403","title":"Symmetrizing Syntax","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSymmetrizing Syntax \u003c\/i\u003eseeks to establish a minimal and natural characterization of the structure of human language (syntax), simplifying many facets of it that have been redundantly or asymmetrically formulated. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirtually all past theories of natural language syntax, from the traditional X-bar theory to the contemporary system of Merge and labeling, stipulate that every phrase structure is asymmetrically organized, so that one of its elements is always marked as primary\/dominant over the others, or each and every phrase is labeled by a designated lexical element. The two authors call this traditional stipulation into question and hypothesize, instead, that linguistic derivations are essentially driven by the need to reduce asymmetry and generate symmetric structures. Various linguistic notions such as Merge, cyclic derivation by phase, feature-checking, morphological agreement, labeling, movement, and criterial freezing, as well as parametric differences among languages \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e Symmetry of Merge: Why Only Merge? \u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e Symmetry of Phases: Cyclic Transfer and Feature-Equilibrium \u003cstrong\u003e3\u003c\/strong\u003e Symmetry of Agreement: Reducing Multiple Agree(ment) Mechanisms into Feature- Equilibrium \u003cstrong\u003e4 \u003c\/strong\u003eSymmetry of Labeling: Beyond Chomsky’s Labeling Algorithm and Universal\/Unique Labeling Condition \u003cstrong\u003e5\u003c\/strong\u003e Symmetry of Movement: Criteria, Freezing, and Cyclicity \u003cstrong\u003e6\u003c\/strong\u003e Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018865672535,"sku":"9781032148403","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032148403.jpg?v=1750778446","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/symmetrizing-syntax-9781032148403","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}