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This text emphasizes theory building and hypothesis testing as it develops and motivates Chomsky's ""Principles and Parameters"" framework. Initial chapters guide the student through introductory topics such as X' Theory, Transformations and elementary Binding Theory. For students needing a bridge to the primary literature, later chapters cover more advanced topics which form the core empirical background to Chomsky's Minimalist Programme, including the Empty Category Principle and Economy of Derivation/Representation. In-text exercises engage the student at every stage of the theory development process and every chapter concludes with an ""Open Issue"" to encourage further exploration of the chapter's topic.

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GEOFFREY POOLE is Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He received his PhD in Linguistics from Harvard University in1996. He is the author of various articles on phrase structure and conditions on movement.

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