Local Instability :: Split Topicalization and Quantifier Float in German.

This monograph explores some consequences of the abandonment of phrase-structure grammar in favor of a Merge-based syntax, which dispenses with the notion of 'projection.' This reduced architecture is shown to shed new light on two long-standing problems in syntactic theory: split topicali...

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1. Verfasser: Ott, Dennis
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2012.
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Zusammenfassung:This monograph explores some consequences of the abandonment of phrase-structure grammar in favor of a Merge-based syntax, which dispenses with the notion of 'projection.' This reduced architecture is shown to shed new light on two long-standing problems in syntactic theory: split topicalization and quantifier float are analyzed as deriving from underlying exocentric (label-less) constituents in argument or adjunct position, which necessitate symmetry-breaking displacement. The analysis developed in this work thus constitutes an important step towards a more minimal syntax.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (184 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-171) and index.
ISBN:9783110290950
3110290952
1283628732
9781283628730
9786613941183
6613941182

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