UID:
almahu_9949481527702882
Umfang:
1 online resource (174 p.)
ISBN:
9783110290950
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9783110238570
Serie:
Linguistische Arbeiten , 544
Inhalt:
This monograph argues for a novel approach to split topicalization and quantifier float in German, based on the premise that syntactic structure-building proceeds solely via free application of Merge. Following recent developments in the pursuit of a more principled theory of syntax, it is argued that the stipulative notion of 'projection' ought to be dispensed with: syntactic objects created by Merge are not headed, and endocentricity arises due to a simple search algorithm. When this algorithm fails, specifically in symmetric {XP,YP} structures, an unlabeled constituent results; where a label is required, such structures are locally unstable. It is argued that both split topics and floated quantifiers are the result of this kind of local instability: when an exocentric predication structure is merged in argument or adjunct position, XP must be displaced at the phase level to allow for determination of a label. It is this symmetry-breaking movement that yields the 'split constituent' in surface form. Based on careful empirical scrutiny of two recalcitrant problems for syntactic theory, the present work adduces substantial support for a 'minimalist' grammatical architecture devoid of phrase-structural residue.
Anmerkung:
Diss, Harvard University 2011.
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Frontmatter --
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0 Acknowledgments --
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Contents --
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1 Introduction: Aims and Scope --
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2 Split Topics: Empirical Properties and Theoretical Problems --
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3 The Syntax of Split Topics: A Novel Approach --
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4 An Extension to Quantifer Float --
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5 Conclusion and Outlook --
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References --
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Index
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Linguistics and Semiotics 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238457
In:
DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636970
In:
E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110288995
In:
E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110288902
In:
E-BOOK PAKET LINGUISTIK UND LITERATURWISSENSCHAFT 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110288896
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783110290370
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1515/9783110290950
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110290950
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110290950
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110290950
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110290950
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