An Introduction to Syntactic Theory
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An Introduction to Syntactic Theory is a foundational linguistics textbook that presents the core concepts and analytical tools of generative syntax.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Introduction to Syntactic Theory Context triple: [Howard Lasnik, notableWork, An Introduction to Syntactic Theory]
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A.
A Theory of Syntax
A Theory of Syntax is a linguistics book that presents a minimalist, movement-based approach to syntactic structure within generative grammar.
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B.
A Course in Minimalist Syntax
A Course in Minimalist Syntax is a linguistics textbook that introduces and develops the principles of Chomskyan Minimalist syntax, co-authored by Howard Lasnik.
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C.
Rhyme and Reason: An Introduction to Minimalist Syntax
Rhyme and Reason: An Introduction to Minimalist Syntax is a linguistics textbook that offers an accessible, in-depth overview of Chomskyan minimalist syntax theory, written by Juan Uriagereka.
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D.
Lectures on Government and Binding
Lectures on Government and Binding is a foundational book by Noam Chomsky that systematically presents the Government and Binding framework in generative syntax.
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E.
Principles and Parameters Theory
Principles and Parameters Theory is a framework in generative linguistics that explains how universal grammatical principles and language-specific parameter settings account for the diversity and acquisition of human languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Introduction to Syntactic Theory Target entity description: An Introduction to Syntactic Theory is a foundational linguistics textbook that presents the core concepts and analytical tools of generative syntax.
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A.
A Theory of Syntax
A Theory of Syntax is a linguistics book that presents a minimalist, movement-based approach to syntactic structure within generative grammar.
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B.
A Course in Minimalist Syntax
A Course in Minimalist Syntax is a linguistics textbook that introduces and develops the principles of Chomskyan Minimalist syntax, co-authored by Howard Lasnik.
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C.
Rhyme and Reason: An Introduction to Minimalist Syntax
Rhyme and Reason: An Introduction to Minimalist Syntax is a linguistics textbook that offers an accessible, in-depth overview of Chomskyan minimalist syntax theory, written by Juan Uriagereka.
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D.
Lectures on Government and Binding
Lectures on Government and Binding is a foundational book by Noam Chomsky that systematically presents the Government and Binding framework in generative syntax.
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E.
Principles and Parameters Theory
Principles and Parameters Theory is a framework in generative linguistics that explains how universal grammatical principles and language-specific parameter settings account for the diversity and acquisition of human languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
linguistics textbook
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syntax textbook ⓘ textbook ⓘ |
| approach |
generative grammar
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theoretical linguistics ⓘ |
| audience |
students of cognitive science
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students of language studies ⓘ students of linguistics ⓘ |
| educationalLevel |
graduate
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undergraduate ⓘ |
| field |
linguistics
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syntax ⓘ |
| genre | academic textbook ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
book
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print ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| purpose |
to introduce core concepts of generative syntax
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to present analytical tools for syntactic analysis ⓘ |
| subfield | generative syntax ⓘ |
| topic |
X-bar theory
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agreement ⓘ binding ⓘ case theory ⓘ clause structure ⓘ complementation ⓘ constituency ⓘ constraints on movement ⓘ coordination ⓘ cross-linguistic variation in syntax ⓘ ellipsis ⓘ feature checking ⓘ features in syntax ⓘ functional categories ⓘ island constraints ⓘ movement ⓘ phrase structure ⓘ questions ⓘ relative clauses ⓘ subject-auxiliary inversion ⓘ syntactic categories ⓘ syntactic theory ⓘ theta theory ⓘ transformational grammar ⓘ wh-movement ⓘ word order ⓘ |
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