Move! a Minimalist Theory of Construal

by Norbert Hornstein

Move! A Minimalist Theory of Construal provides an accessible, in-depth and empirically oriented look at Chomsky's Minimalist Program.

248 pages, Hardcover

First published December 19, 2000

Reviews

[Othman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not crazy about Hornstein's work. It's mostly about control constructions, which you can see in various places in this book. What I like most about this book is the first chapter. He gives a brief history of generative syntax and how it developed throughout the years. Questions that the first chapter can answer include:
- what's the difference between GB and MP?
- why were DS and SS eliminated from the grammar?
- what is the motivation for positing PF and LF?
- how does economy operate in evaluating the different models of the grammar?
- how does economy operate in evaluating transformations within a certain model?

I enjoyed reading the first chapter, and I'd recommend it to anyone interesting in generative syntax.