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Mereological Syntax
Phrase Structure, Cyclicity, and Islands
ISBN: 9780262553278
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: November 18, 2025
An argument for replacing Chomsky’s set-theoretic Merge view of syntax with a theory of syntax based on mereological objects.
Language Is Gesture
ISBN: 9780262552912
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 5, 2025
A new way of viewing language, as a dynamic mode of meaning-making of which gesture is a fundamental part.
When Arguments Merge
ISBN: 9780262549103
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 15, 2024
A novel theory of argument structure based on the order in which verbs and their arguments combine across a variety of languages and language families.
Principles of Argument Structure
Principles of Argument Structure
A Merge-Based Approach
ISBN: 9780262548274
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 17, 2024
A new theory of argument structure, based on the syntactic operation Merge and presented through an in-depth analysis of properties of the English passive construction.
Endangered Languages
ISBN: 9780262548700
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 6, 2024
A concise, accessible introduction to language endangerment and why it is one of the most urgent challenges of our times.
A Brief History of the Verb To Be
A Brief History of the Verb To Be
ISBN: 9780262552059
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 21, 2024
A journey through linguistic time and space, from Aristotle through the twentieth century's “era of syntax,” in search of a dangerous verb and its significance.
Extraterrestrial Languages
ISBN: 9780262548649
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 7, 2024
If we send a message into space, will extraterrestrial beings receive it? Will they understand?
The Targeting System of Language
The Targeting System of Language
ISBN: 9780262551793
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 9, 2024
A proposal that a single linguistic/cognitive system, “targeting,” underlies two domains of reference, anaphora (speech-internal) and deixis (speech-external).
Language vs. Reality
Why Language Is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists
ISBN: 9780262548465
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 5, 2024
A fascinating examination of how we are both played by language and made by language: the science underlying the bugs and features of humankind's greatest invention.
Mereological Syntax
Phrase Structure, Cyclicity, and Islands
ISBN: 9780262553278
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: November 18, 2025
An argument for replacing Chomsky’s set-theoretic Merge view of syntax with a theory of syntax based on mereological objects.
Language Is Gesture
ISBN: 9780262552912
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 5, 2025
A new way of viewing language, as a dynamic mode of meaning-making of which gesture is a fundamental part.
When Arguments Merge
ISBN: 9780262549103
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 15, 2024
A novel theory of argument structure based on the order in which verbs and their arguments combine across a variety of languages and language families.
Principles of Argument Structure
Principles of Argument Structure
A Merge-Based Approach
ISBN: 9780262548274
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 17, 2024
A new theory of argument structure, based on the syntactic operation Merge and presented through an in-depth analysis of properties of the English passive construction.
Endangered Languages
ISBN: 9780262548700
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 6, 2024
A concise, accessible introduction to language endangerment and why it is one of the most urgent challenges of our times.
A Brief History of the Verb To Be
A Brief History of the Verb To Be
ISBN: 9780262552059
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 21, 2024
A journey through linguistic time and space, from Aristotle through the twentieth century's “era of syntax,” in search of a dangerous verb and its significance.
Extraterrestrial Languages
ISBN: 9780262548649
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 7, 2024
If we send a message into space, will extraterrestrial beings receive it? Will they understand?
The Targeting System of Language
The Targeting System of Language
ISBN: 9780262551793
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 9, 2024
A proposal that a single linguistic/cognitive system, “targeting,” underlies two domains of reference, anaphora (speech-internal) and deixis (speech-external).
Language vs. Reality
Why Language Is Good for Lawyers and Bad for Scientists
ISBN: 9780262548465
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 5, 2024
A fascinating examination of how we are both played by language and made by language: the science underlying the bugs and features of humankind's greatest invention.