Abstract
This article provides background information on comparative syntax, focusing on the English and French languages. It evaluates the hypothesis that syntactic parameters are invariably features of functional elements and explains the concepts of microcomparative syntax and microparameters. The article investigates the number of parameters per functional element and suggests that comparative syntax is indispensable in attempts to understand the syntactic component of the human language faculty.
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