{"product_id":"principles-of-argument-structure-a-merge-based-approach-isbn-9780262548274","title":"Principles of Argument Structure: A Merge-Based Approach","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new theory of argument structure, based on the syntactic operation Merge and presented through an in-depth analysis of properties of the English passive construction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Argument Structure\u003c\/i\u003e, Chris Collins investigates principles of argument structure in minimalist syntax through an in-depth analysis of properties of the English passive construction. He formulates a new theory of argument structure based on the only structure-building operation in minimalist syntax, Merge, which puts together two syntactic objects to form a larger one. This new theory should give rise to detailed cross-linguistic work on the syntactic and semantic properties of implicit arguments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollins presents an update and defense of his influential 2005 theory of the passive, including a completely original theory of implicit arguments. He makes a direct empirical argument for the Theta-Criterion against various claims that it should be eliminated. He also discusses the conception of voice in syntactic theory, arguing that VoiceP does not introduce external arguments, a position otherwise widely accepted in the field. He shows how the ”smuggling” approach to the passive extends naturally to the dative alternation accounting for a number of striking c-command asymmetries. He compares syntactic and semantic approaches to argument structure, outlining conceptual problems with adopting formal semantics as the basis for a theory of argument structure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book will be of interest not only to syntacticians and semanticists, but also to typologists investigating the cross-linguistic properties of the passive, psycholinguists and computer scientists working on natural language understanding, and philosophers thinking about the issue of “implicit content.” It includes an appendix that provides common-sense guidelines for doing syntactic research using internet data.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304282869989,"sku":"NP9780262548274","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262548274.jpg?v=1767735127","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/principles-of-argument-structure-a-merge-based-approach-isbn-9780262548274","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}