Vergnaud letter on Case theory
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The "Vergnaud letter on Case theory" is a seminal 1977 letter by linguist Jean-Roger Vergnaud that laid the foundations for modern Case theory in generative grammar and profoundly influenced subsequent syntactic research.
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| instanceOf |
linguistic document
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unpublished letter ⓘ work in generative grammar ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | theoretical linguistics ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Howard Lasnik
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Noam Chomsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool | Chomskyan generative grammar ⓘ |
| author | Jean-Roger Vergnaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | private correspondence ⓘ |
| citedAs | Vergnaud 1977 letter on Case NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreClaim |
Case assignment is governed by syntactic configuration
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Case is assigned structurally rather than morphologically ⓘ all noun phrases must receive abstract Case ⓘ |
| dateWritten | April 1977 ⓘ |
| field | linguistics ⓘ |
| genre | scholarly correspondence ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
often cited as origin of modern Case theory
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seminal document in the development of Government and Binding theory ⓘ |
| impact |
laid foundations for modern Case theory
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profoundly influenced subsequent syntactic research ⓘ |
| influenced |
Government and Binding theory
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Howard Lasnik NERFINISHED ⓘ Minimalist Program Case theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Noam Chomsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Principles and Parameters framework NERFINISHED ⓘ subsequent Case theory ⓘ |
| inspired |
formalization of Case Filter in published work
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integration of Case into Principles and Parameters ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Case Filter
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Theta theory ⓘ bounding theory ⓘ |
| status | unpublished in original form ⓘ |
| subfield |
generative grammar
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syntax ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| topic |
Case assignment
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Case theory ⓘ abstract Case ⓘ governing category ⓘ government ⓘ structural Case ⓘ |
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