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Abstract

© editorial matter and organization Cedric Boeckx 2011. © chapters their several authors 2011. All rights reserved. This article describes how the minimalist program approaches parametric variation. To do that, however, it is important to step back a little bit and offer some perspective, by considering the different ways in which linguistic variation was dealt with during the Government and Binding era. The discussion is divided as follows. Section 23.2 elaborates on the properties of the initial Principles & Parameters model that allowed investigation of linguistic variation. Section 23.3 discusses the most relevant consequences and proposals that resulted from parametric investigations. Section 23.4 pays special attention to the minimalist approach to universal grammar and its consequences for the study of language variation. Section 23.5 summarizes the main conclusions.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Minimalism
Place of PublicationOxford (GB)
Pages523-550
Number of pages27
Edition1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Mar 2011

Publication series

NameOxford Handbooks in Linguistics

Keywords

  • Government and Binding
  • Linguistic variation
  • Minimalist program
  • Parametric variation
  • Principles & Parameters
  • Universal grammar

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