A Course in Minimalist Syntax: Foundations and Prospects

by Howard Lasnik, Juan Uriagereka, Cedric Boeckx (Primary Contributor)

A Course in Minimalist Syntax is a straightforward and detailed introduction to essential topics in the minimalist program, designed for students and scholars alike.

Genres: Linguistics

311 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Othman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clear.. what I like the most about this book is that in the first few chapters the authors make very interesting analogies to show how similar language is to any natural phenomena. For example, the notion of locality in syntactic theory is very important, and the authors show how locality is manifested in the interaction among neurons or atoms.. I think educators in particular would find this book enjoyable as it might offer some insight for explaining some of the aspects covered in the book to their students.

[Mahmoud · Rating 2 out of 5]

Criminally disorganized, often at the paragraph level. I sincerely think the respected authors should disown this. Learn from my mistake and don't start with this book (or even pick it up at all) if you want to learn about minimalist sytanx. I've now read 4 other excellent introductory texts on the topic, and it is only after I did so that I appreciated why reading this book was very confusing and laborious. I stopped at 155-ish pages because I was getting down to a 6-7 pages/day pace.