Journal of Germanic Linguistics 25.1 (2013):81–94 © Society for Germanic Linguistics REVIEWS Derivations and Evaluations: Object Shift in the Germanic Languages. By Hans Broekhuis. (Studies in Generative Grammar, 97). Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2008. Pp. xiv, 382. Hardcover. 114.95. * doi: 10.1017/S1470542712000153 Reviewed by MICHAEL T. PUTNAM, Penn State University 1. Introduction to the Derivations & Evaluations (D&E) Framework. Over the past thirty years or so, the field of generative syntactic theory has witnessed (and, in my opinion, benefited tremendously from) the birth of differing approaches to defining the structure of natural language syntax and the cognitive state of the human mind in relation to language. The most recent instantiation of the Principles & Parameters (P&P) framework, namely, the Minimalist Program (MP), has ushered in a stage in theoretical development with a heavy focus on the conceptual (and philosophical) nature of language. According to Chomsky (1995:5– 6), this is a natural progression if one buys into the core tenets of the P&P framework: [L]anguages have no rules in anything like the familiar sense, and no theoretically significant grammatical constructions except as taxonomic artifacts. There are universal principles and a finite array of options as to how they apply (parameters), but no language-particular rules and no grammatical constructions of the traditional sort within or across languages. Further developments in the MP have led to the conclusion that certain phenomena and structures are best accounted for by the mental facilities external to the syntax, namely, the sensori-motor (S-M) and conceptual-intentional (C-I) interfaces, commonly referred to as PF (phonological form) and LF (logical form). Recent work in the MP has * This review benefited tremendously from lengthy correspondence with the author, Hans Broekhuis, Gema Chocano, and John Hale. I would also like to thank my colleague, Kip Wheeler, for some witty suggestions.