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How to Write a BA Thesis, Second Edition A Practical Guide from Your First Ideas to Your Finished Paper


Free Download Charles Lipson, "How to Write a BA Thesis, Second Edition: A Practical Guide from Your First Ideas to Your Finished Paper "
English | ISBN: 022643091X | 2018 | 432 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
How to Write a BA Thesis is the only book that directly addresses the needs of undergraduate students writing a major paper. This book offers step-by-step advice on how to move from early ideas to finished paper. It covers choosing a topic, selecting an advisor, writing a proposal, conducting research, developing an argument, writing and editing the thesis, and making through a defense. Lipson also acknowledges the challenges that arise when tackling such a project, and he offers advice for breaking through writer’s block and juggling school-life demands. This is a must-read for anyone writing a BA thesis, or for anyone who advises these students.

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Merge and the Strong Minimalist Thesis


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English | 2023 | ISBN: 1009462261 | 88 Pages | PDF (True) | 2.3 MB
The goal of this contribution to the Elements series is to closely examine Merge, its form, its function, and its central role in current linguistic theory. It explores what it does (and does not do), why it has the form it has, and its development over time. The basic idea behind Merge is quite simple. However, Merge interacts, in intricate ways, with other components including the language’s interfaces, laws of nature, and certain language-specific conditions. Because of this, and because of its fundamental place in the human faculty of language, this Element’s focus on Merge provides insights into the goals and development of generative grammar more generally, and its prospects for the future.

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