Parametric Variation Null Subjects in Minimalist Theory Biberauer Holmberg

Parametric VariationNull Subjects in Minimalist Theory\nAuthor(s): Theresa Biberauer, Anders Holmberg, Ian Roberts, Michelle Sheehan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521886956, 978-0521886956\nSynopsis\nParametric variation in linguistic theory refers to the systematic grammatical variation permitted by the human language faculty. Although still widely assumed, the parametric theory of variation has in recent years been subject to re-evaluation and critique. The Null Subject Parameter, which determines among other things whether or not a language allows the suppression of subject pronouns, is one of the best-known and most widely discussed examples of a parameter. Nevertheless its status in current syntactic theory is highly controversial. This book is a defence of the parametric approach to linguistic variation, set within the framework of the Minimalist Program. It discusses syntactic variati.