Robert Freidin Generative Grammar: Theory and its history

Routledge, 2007. — ix, 385 pages. — (Routledge Leading Linguists). — ISBN: 0-203-64356-9.This volume brings together for the first time papers by the distinguished linguist Robert Freidin, Professor of Linguistics at Princeton University. Robert Freidin’s research is focused on generative grammar, which provides a formal theory of linguistic structure that underlies linguistic performance. This collection of papers deals with topics central to the study of generative grammar, including theories of movement, case and binding, as well as their intersections and empirical motivation. Also included are papers covering the broader history of generative grammar, which seek to understand the evolution of linguistic theory by careful investigation of how and why it has changed over the past sixty years. The history of the theory provides a context for a fuller understanding of current proposals, while current theoretical discussions contribute to the ongoing history and often provide important clarifications of earlier work.Theory
Movement
Cyclicity and the theory of grammar
Superiority, Subjacency and Economy
Cyclicity and minimalism
Case
Core grammar, Case theory, and markedness (With H.Lasnik)
Lexical Case phenomena (With Rex Sprouse)
The subject of defective T(ense) in Slavic (With James E.Lavine)
Binding
Disjoint reference and wh-trace (With H.Lasnik)
On the fine structure of the binding theory: Principle A and reciprocals (With Wayne Harbert)