Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program (Generative Syntax)

Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program presents accessible, cutting edge research on an enduring and fundamental question confronting all linguistic inquiry – the respective roles of derivation and representation.

• Presents accessible, cutting edge research on the respective roles of derivation and representation in syntactic inquiry.
  
• Discusses a wide range of phenomena and also includes alternative, representational perspectives.
  
• Features papers by M. Brody, C. Collins, S. Epstein, J. Frampton, S. Gutmann, N. Hornstein, R. Kayne, H. Kitahara, J. McCloskey, N. Richards, D. Seely, E. Torrego, J. Uriagereka, C.J.W. Zwart.