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Preface to the Third Edition. |
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1. The Nature of Universal Grammar. |
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1.1. The Early Development of Universal Grammar Theory. |
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1.2. Relating 'Sounds' and 'Meanings'. |
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1.3. The Computational System. |
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1.4. Questions for Linguistics. |
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1.5. General Ideas of Language. |
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1.6. Linguistic Universals. |
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1.7. The Evidence for Universal Grammar Theory. |
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2. Principles, Parameters and Language Acquisition. |
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2.1. Principles and Parameters. |
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2.2. Language Acquisition. |
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3. Structure in the Government/Binding model. |
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3.1. The Heart of the Government/Binding Model. |
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3.2. Modules, Principles and Parameters. |
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3.3. X-bar Theory in Government and Binding. |
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3.5. Control Theory and Null Subjects. |
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3.6. Further Developments in X-bar Theory. |
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4. Movement in Government/Binding Theory. |
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4.1. An Overview of Movement. |
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4.2. Further Developments to the Theory of Movement. |
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4.3. Bounding, Barriers and Relativized Minimality. |
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4.6. Beyond S-structure and the Empty Category Principle. |
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5. Chomskyan Approaches to Language Acquisition. |
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5.1. The Physical Basis for Universal Grammar. |
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5.2. A Language Learning Model. |
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5.3. The Innateness Hypothesis. |
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5.4. The Role of Universal Grammar in Learning. |
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5.5. Complete from the Beginning or Developing with Time?. |
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5.6. Issues in Parameter Setting. |
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5.7. Markedness and Language Development. |
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6. Second Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar. |
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6.1. The Purity of the Monolingual Argument. |
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6.2. Universal Bilingualism. |
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6.3. The Multi-competence View. |
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6.4. The Poverty-of-the-stimulus Argument and Second Language Acquisition. |
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6.5. Models and Metaphors. |
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6.6. Hypotheses of the Initial Second Language State. |
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6.7. The Final State of Second Language Acquisition. |
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7. Structure in the Minimalist Program. |
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7.1. From Government/Binding to the Minimalist Program. |
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7.2. Basic Minimalist Concepts. |
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7.3. Phrase Structure in the Minimalist Program. |
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7.4. Thematic Roles and Structural Positions. |
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8. Movement in the Minimalist Program. |
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8.1. Functional Heads and Projections. |
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8.2. The Motivation for Movement. |
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8.3. The Nature of Movement. |
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8.4. Overt and Covert Movement. |
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8.5. Properties of Movement. |
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