Minimalist Program

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The Minimalist Program is a theoretical framework in generative linguistics, developed by Noam Chomsky, that seeks to explain language using the simplest and most economical principles and mechanisms possible.

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instanceOf approach in generative grammar ⓘ
linguistic theory ⓘ
theoretical framework ⓘ
aimsTo derive linguistic phenomena from economy principles ⓘ
explain properties of natural language with minimal theoretical machinery ⓘ
assumes Universal Grammar ⓘ
language faculty is an optimal solution to interface conditions ⓘ
basedOn economy of derivation ⓘ
economy of representation ⓘ
principle of least effort ⓘ
contrastsWith functionalist approaches to language ⓘ
usage-based theories of grammar ⓘ
coreIdea grammars are constrained by economy principles ⓘ
language is an optimal solution to interface conditions ⓘ
movement is a special case of Merge ⓘ
syntactic structures are built from the bottom up by Merge ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Noam Chomsky ⓘ
developedAt Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
field generative linguistics ⓘ
syntax ⓘ
theoretical linguistics ⓘ
focusesOn computational system of human language ⓘ
syntactic derivations ⓘ
hasComponent interfaces with articulatory-perceptual system ⓘ
interfaces with conceptual-intentional system ⓘ
narrow syntax ⓘ
hasNotableProponent Guglielmo Cinque ⓘ
Howard Lasnik ⓘ
Juan Uriagereka ⓘ
Noam Chomsky ⓘ
Norbert Hornstein ⓘ
inception early 1990s ⓘ
influenced cartographic approaches to syntax ⓘ
minimalist syntax ⓘ
phase theory ⓘ
influencedBy biolinguistics ⓘ
cognitive science ⓘ
introducesConcept Merge ⓘ
Move as internal Merge ⓘ
economy conditions on movement ⓘ
feature checking ⓘ
phases ⓘ
strong and weak features ⓘ
keyWork Bare Phrase Structure ⓘ
Minimalist Inquiries ⓘ
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The Minimalist Program (1995 book) ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
mainSubject human language faculty ⓘ
precededBy Government and Binding theory ⓘ
relatedTo Principles and Parameters framework ⓘ

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