Cedric Boeckx

Understanding Minimalist Syntax

Lessons from Locality in Long-Distance Dependencies

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Understanding Minimalist Syntax introduces the logic of the Minimalist Program by analyzing well-known descriptive generalizations about long-distance dependencies.
An introduction to the logic of the minimalist program - arguably the most important branch of syntax
Proposes a new theory of how long-distance dependencies are formed, with implications for theories of locality, and the minimalist program as a whole
Introduces the logic of the minimalist program by analyzing well-known descriptive generalizations about long-distance dependencies, and asks why they should be true of natural languages
Rich in empirical coverage, which will be welcomed by experts in the field, yet accessible enough for students looking for an introduction to the minimalist program.

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Produktdetails

• Generative Syntax
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9781405157940
• ISBN-10: 1405157941
• Artikelnr.: 22716180

Autorenporträt

Cedric Boeckx is Assistant Professor of Linguistics and a member of the Mind/Brain/Behavior Interfaculty Initiative at Harvard University. He is the author of Islands and Chains (2003), Linguistic Minimalism (2006), and numerous articles in journals such as Linguistic Inquiry and Natural Language and Linguistic Theory.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments. 1. Introductory Remarks. 1.1. The Framework. 1.2. Outline
of the Book: Goals and Structure. 2. The Marks of Successive Cyclicity (The
What-Question). 2.1. Subjacency and the Emergence of Successive Cyclicity.
2.2. The Evidence. 2.2.1. Syntax. 2.2.2. Morphology. 2.2.3. Phonology.
2.2.4. Semantics. 2.2.5. Morpho-syntactic Evidence from Overtly Stranded
Pieces. 2.3. A-movement. 2.4. Conclusion. 3. The Distribution of
Intermediate Landing Sites (The Where-Question). 3.1. Punctuated vs.
Uniform Paths. 3.2. The Difficulties Faced by Punctuated Path Hypotheses.
3.2.1. Phases: An Overview. 3.2.2. Conceptual Arguments for Phases. 3.2.3.
Arguments against Phases. 3.2.4. Old Problems for Phases. 3.2.5. No
Empirical Argument for Phases. 3.3. Conclusion. 4. The Timing of
Intermediate Steps of Movement (The When-Question). 4.1. Early vs. Late
Successive Cyclicity. 4.2. Takahashi (1994). 4.3. The Evidence for Early
Successive Cyclic Movement. 4.3.1. Background Information on Applicatives.
4.3.2. The Need for Early Successive Cyclic Movement. 4.4. Potential
Arguments for Late Successive Cyclic Movement. 4.4.1. Sub-extraction out of
a Moved Element. 4.4.2. Intervening Traces. 4.4.3. Object Agreement. 4.5.
Conclusion. 5. The Motivation for Intermediate Movement Steps (The
Why-Question). 5.1. Last Resort. 5.2. Problematic Cases. 5.2.1. Concord.
5.2.2. Successive Cyclicity. 5.3. Anti-locality. 5.4. Anti-locality and
Successive Cyclicity. 5.5. Anti-locality and Last Resort. 5.6. The
Why-Question. 5.7. Conclusion. 6. Alternative Views on Successive
Cyclicity. 6.1. TAG-based Accounts. 6.2. An Agreement-based Account. 6.3.
Prolific Domains. 6.4. Greed-based Approaches. 6.5. Conclusion. 7.
Successive Cyclicity and Other Aspects of Locality. 7.1. The Standard View
on Islands. 7.2. Puzzles for the Standard View. 7.2.1. Movement, Freezing,
and Escape Hatch. 7.2.2. Island by Default?. 7.2.3. Island-obviation. 7.3.
Ross's View. 7.4. Agreement and Islandhood. 7.5. Conclusion. 8. Concluding
Remarks. References. Index