# minimalist program

> linguistic research program proposed by N. Chomsky; radically revises the Government and Binding approach; asserts that Universal Grammar is a “perfect” system, i.e. optimal according to several global metrics; abandons concepts such as government

**Wikidata**: [Q177724](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q177724)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalist_program)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/minimalist-program


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)