Contemporary Linguistic Parameters

Antonio Fábregas is Professor of Hispanic Linguistics, University of Tromsø, Norway.Jaume Mateu is Associate Professor of Catalan & Linguistics, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.Michael Putnam is Associate Professor of German and Linguistics, Penn State University, USA.

This volume is a particularly welcome addition ... since it represents the first such systematic appraisal of the state of the art in parametric theory. The editors have done an excellent job at compiling an impressive volume representing the current understanding against a generative backdrop.

• Part I. Prolegomena1. Parameters in Linguistic Theory: What, Where and How, Antonio Fábregas (University of Tromsø, Norway), Jaume Mateu (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain) and Michael Putnam (Penn State University, USA)Part II. Main Morphosyntactic Parameters2. Morphological Parameters, Antonio Fábregas (University of Tromsø, Norway)3. Case. Ergative Languages, Michelle Sheehan (University of Cambridge, UK)4. Head Directionality, Hubert Haider (University of Salzburg, Austria)5. Parameters and Argument Structure I: Motion Predicates and Resultatives, Víctor Acedo-Matellán (University of Minho, Portugal) and Jaume Mateu (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain)6. Parameters and Argument Structure II: Causatives and Applicatives, María Cristina Cuervo (University of Toronto, Canada)7. The Functional Structure of the Clause: Main Issues, Martina Wiltschko (University of British Columbia, Canada)8. Extended Projections of V: Aspect, Jonathan E. MacDonald (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)9. Null Subjects, Roberta D’Alessandro (Leiden University, The Netherlands)10. Head Movement in the Clausal Domain, Ángel J. Gallego (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain) and Juan Uriagereka (University of Maryland, USA)11. Wh-movement, Željko Boškovic (University of Connecticut, USA)12. Topic and Focus, Jordi Fortuny (University of Barcelona, Spain)13. The Functional Structure of N, Asya Pereltsvaig (Stanford University, USA)Part III. Parameters Beyond Morphosyntax14. Parameters in Phonological Analysis: Stress, Marc van Oostendorp (Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, The Netherlands)15. Parameters in Language Acquisition and Language Contact, Nina Hyams (University of California-Los Angeles, USA), Victoria Mateu (University of California-Los Angeles, USA), Robyn Ortfitelli (University of Sheffield, UK), Michael Putnam (Penn State University, USA), Jason Rothman (University of Reading, UK) and Liliana Sánchez (Rutgers University, USA)Index