The next two chapters explore language acquisition. adjunction), and their restrictions (e.g. A-, A-‘, head-movement), their implementation (e.g. 4, ‘Movement in government/binding theory’ (121–84), discusses basic movement types (e.g. 3, ‘Structure in the government/binding model’ (61–120), discusses modules of grammar relevant to deep (D)-structure-namely, theta theory, control theory, and X-bar theory. 3 and 4 is structure and movement, viewed through government and binding theory. 2, ‘Principles, parameters and language acquisition’ (28–60), is divided into two parts: Part 1 is devoted to the idea of principles and parameters, whereas Part 2 covers issues related to language acquisition, such as the language acquisition device and the poverty-of-the-stimulus argument. 1, ‘The nature of universal grammar’ (1–27), outlines the view based on universal grammar (UG), from the early model of Syntactic structures (1957) to its later incarnations in the form of the minimalist program. Whereas the first edition (1988) drew on the mid-1980s version of Noam Chomsky’s theory and the second edition (1996) incorporated some of his 1990s advancements, the latest edition enriches the previous material with the Chomskyan enterprise of the 2000s. ![]() ![]() The third edition of Chomsky’s universal grammar constitutes a refined and updated version of its two predecessors. Reviewed by Agnieszka Pysz, Adam Mickiewicz University Chomsky’s universal grammar: An introduction.
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