David W. Lightfoot

Lightfoot, David W. 2012 Explaining matrix/subordinate domain discrepancies Main Clause Phenomena: New Horizons, Aelbrecht, Lobke, Liliane Haegeman and Rachel Nye (eds.), pp. 159–176 | Article

There are discrepancies between matrix and subordinate clauses that call for explanation, particularly the apparent fact that computational operations may affect matrix but not subordinate clauses, and not vice versa. Explanations were offered in the 1970’s through principles of Universal Grammar… read more

Lightfoot, David W. 2007 Abstraction and performance: Commentary on Fischer What Counts as Evidence in Linguistics: The case of innateness, Penke, Martina and Anette Rosenbach (eds.), pp. 283–286 | Article

Lightfoot, David W. 2004 Abstraction and performance: Commentary on Fischer What Counts as Evidence in Linguistics?: The case of innateness, Penke, Martina and Anette Rosenbach (eds.), pp. 741–744 | Article

Lightfoot, David W. 1990 Obsolescence and universal grammar Papers from the 5th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics, Adamson, Sylvia M., Vivien A. Law, Nigel Vincent and Susan Wright (eds.), pp. 281 ff. | Article

Lightfoot, David W. 1984 Review of Elmer (1981): Diachronic Grammar: The history of Old and Middle English subjectless constructions Diachronica 1:2, pp. 267–271 | Review

Lightfoot, David W. 1980 Review of Baron (1977): Language acquisition and historical change Studies in Language 4:3, pp. 411–417 | Review

Lightfoot, David W. 1980 On reconstructing a proto-syntax Linguistic Reconstruction and Indo-European Syntax: Proceedings of the Colloquium of the 'Indogermanische Gesellschaft'. University of Pavia, 6–7 September 1979, Ramat, Paolo (ed.), pp. 27–45 | Article

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