Description
A comprehensive overview of syntactic islands. What are they? How do they arise? Why do they exist?
About the Author
Cedric Boeckx is Research Professor at ICREA (The Catalan Institute for Advanced Studies) and is also based at the Center for Theoretical Linguistics, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.
Reviews
'Cedric Boeckx synthesizes five decades of research with Haj Ross and Noam Chomsky at the helm and recasts it in a manner only a select few scholars are capable of.' Kleanthes K. Grohmann, University of Cyprus
'Islands are a hot topic and Cedric Boeckx's wonderful book is the perfect guide through the current debates.' Norbert Hornstein, University of Maryland
Book Information
ISBN 9780521138789
Author Cedric Boeckx
Format Paperback
Page Count 190
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 270g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 138mm * 9mm