Some Notes on Comparative Syntax, with Special Reference to English and French

Richard S. Kayne

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Some Notes on Comparative Syntax, with Special Reference to English and French

Richard S. Kayne

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This article provides background information on comparative syntax, focusing on the English and French languages. It evaluates the hypothesis that syntactic parameters are invariably features of functional elements and explains the concepts of microcomparative syntax and microparameters. The article investigates the number of parameters per functional element and suggests that comparative syntax is indispensable in attempts to understand the syntactic component of the human language faculty.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Syntax
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199940226
ISBN (Print)	9780195136517
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195136517.013.0001
State	Published - Sep 18 2012

Keywords

Comparative syntax
English language
French language
Functional elements
Human language faculty
Syntactic parameters

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General Arts and Humanities
General Social Sciences

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