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Principles and parameters

Known as: Principle (disambiguation), Parameter (disambiguation), Principles and Parameters theory 
Principles and parameters is a framework within generative linguistics in which the syntax of a natural language is described in accordance with… Expand
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
The Theory of Principles and Parameters
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Properties, Principles, and Parameters of the Gecko Adhesive System
Current understanding of the adhesion system of geckos is the culmination of efforts by investigators throughout the biological… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Setting parametric limits on dialectal variation in Spanish
Abstract The present investigation departs from the perspective that dialects of languages may exemplify typological distinctions… Expand
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Logophoricity, attitudes, and Ziji at the interface
Long-distance reflexives (LDRs) are those that have their antecedents outside their governing categories. This chapter focuses on… Expand
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
A Theory of Selection and Reconstruction in the Minimalist Perspective
This study extends two ideas of the minimalist program in linguistic theory (Chomsky 1992, 1994, 1995a) (LF feature decomposition… Expand
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The relation of input factors to lexical learning by bilingual infants
The bilingual child is seen as a unique source of information about the relation between input and intake. The strength of the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Thematic Roles and Syntactic Structure
One central task for any theory of grammar is to solve the so-called “linking problem”: the problem of discovering regularities… Expand
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Principles and Parameters of Syntactic Saturation
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Principles and parameters in comparative grammar
On the necessity of binding conditions, Howard Lasnik binding, SUBJECT and accessibility, Wayne Harbert remarks on the status of… Expand
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Verb movement, universal grammar and the structure of IP
Syntaxe comparative de l'anglais et de l'espagnol dans le cadre de la theorie des barrieres 
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