Minimalist Program
Investigate work within the minimalist program, the current instantiation of the principles and parameters approach to the study of the human language faculty. Examine the development of the minimalist program, including a critical overview of its key concepts and the basic properties of its formal framework. Explore several case studies drawn from very recent work within this tradition that are illustrative of the nature of the approach. Linguistics 393S (Topic: Minimalist Program) and 393S (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Prerequisites & course information
Investigate work within the minimalist program, the current instantiation of the principles and parameters approach to the study of the human language faculty. Examine the development of the minimalist program, including a critical overview of its key concepts and the basic properties of its formal framework. Explore several case studies drawn from very recent work within this tradition that are illustrative of the nature of the approach. Linguistics 393S (Topic: Minimalist Program) and 393S (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027