Move! A Minimalist Theory of Construal
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Move! A Minimalist Theory of Construal is a linguistics monograph that develops a minimalist, movement-based approach to syntactic structure and interpretation within the Chomskyan generative tradition.
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Target entity: Move! A Minimalist Theory of Construal Context triple: [Norbert Hornstein, hasWritten, Move! A Minimalist Theory of Construal]
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Unified Theories of Cognition
Unified Theories of Cognition is a comprehensive cognitive science framework proposed by Allen Newell that seeks to explain diverse mental processes—such as problem solving, memory, and learning—within a single, unified theoretical architecture.
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Toward a General Theory of Action
Toward a General Theory of Action is a foundational sociological work that systematically outlines a comprehensive framework for understanding human action and social systems.
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Center for Adaptive Rationality
The Center for Adaptive Rationality is a research unit that investigates how humans make decisions and reason under uncertainty, often using insights from psychology, economics, and cognitive science.
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Language and Mind
Language and Mind is a collection of influential essays by Noam Chomsky that explores the nature of language, human cognition, and their implications for philosophy and psychology.
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Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort
"Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort" is a seminal 1949 book by linguist George Kingsley Zipf that proposes people naturally minimize effort in language and behavior, helping explain patterns such as Zipf’s law in word frequencies.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Move! A Minimalist Theory of Construal Target entity description: Move! A Minimalist Theory of Construal is a linguistics monograph that develops a minimalist, movement-based approach to syntactic structure and interpretation within the Chomskyan generative tradition.
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A.
Unified Theories of Cognition
Unified Theories of Cognition is a comprehensive cognitive science framework proposed by Allen Newell that seeks to explain diverse mental processes—such as problem solving, memory, and learning—within a single, unified theoretical architecture.
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B.
Toward a General Theory of Action
Toward a General Theory of Action is a foundational sociological work that systematically outlines a comprehensive framework for understanding human action and social systems.
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C.
Center for Adaptive Rationality
The Center for Adaptive Rationality is a research unit that investigates how humans make decisions and reason under uncertainty, often using insights from psychology, economics, and cognitive science.
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D.
Language and Mind
Language and Mind is a collection of influential essays by Noam Chomsky that explores the nature of language, human cognition, and their implications for philosophy and psychology.
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E.
Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort
"Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort" is a seminal 1949 book by linguist George Kingsley Zipf that proposes people naturally minimize effort in language and behavior, helping explain patterns such as Zipf’s law in word frequencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
academic publication
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book ⓘ linguistics monograph ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
account for interpretation via syntactic movement
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develop a minimalist, movement-based approach to syntactic structure ⓘ |
| approach |
minimalist program
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movement-based syntax ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
economy conditions in grammar
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formal properties of syntactic derivations ⓘ mapping from syntax to semantics ⓘ movement and interpretation dependencies ⓘ |
| discipline | theoretical linguistics ⓘ |
| field | linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
construal
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interpretation ⓘ syntactic structure ⓘ |
| genre | scholarly monograph ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
formal
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generative ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
graduate students in linguistics
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linguists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chomskyan Minimalism
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linked to:
Chomskyan linguistics
Minimalist Program ⓘ movement theory of control ⓘ scope and binding theory ⓘ |
| subfield | syntax ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Chomskyan generative tradition
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generative grammar ⓘ |
| topic |
constraints on movement
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derivational approaches to interpretation ⓘ interface between syntax and semantics ⓘ minimalist theory of grammar ⓘ movement operations in syntax ⓘ scope and binding in minimalist syntax ⓘ |
| tradition | Chomskyan linguistics ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
construal theory
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derivational economy ⓘ interfaces between syntax and semantics ⓘ movement ⓘ |
| usesFramework | minimalist syntax ⓘ |
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