Understanding Minimalist Syntax: Lessons from Locality in Long-Distance Dependencies

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John Wiley & Sons, 04‏/02‏/2009 - 192 من الصفحات

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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Chapter 1 Introductory Remarks
1
Goals and Structure
4
Chapter 2 The Marks of Successive Cyclicity The WhatQuestion
9
22 The Evidence
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222 Morphology
14
223 Phonology
22
224 Semantics
23
225 Morphosyntactic evidence from overtly stranded pieces
26
442 Intervening traces
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443 Object agreement
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45 Conclusion
86
Chapter 5 The Motivation for Intermediate Movement Steps The WhyQuestion
90
52 Problematic Cases
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522 Successive cyclicity
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53 Antilocality
101
54 Antilocality and Successive Cyclicity
106

23 Amovement
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24 Conclusion
34
Chapter 3 The Distribution of Intermediate Landing Sites The WhereQuestion
39
31 Punctuated vs Uniform Paths
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32 The Difficulties Faced by Punctuated Path Hypotheses
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an overview
44
322 Conceptual arguments for phases
46
323 Arguments against phases
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324 Old problems for phases
50
325 No empirical argument for phases
54
33 Conclusion
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Chapter 4 The Timing of Intermediate Steps of Movement The WhenQuestion
64
42 Takahashi 1994
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43 The Evidence for Early Successive Cyclic Movement
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431 Background information on applicatives
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432 The need for early successive cyclic movement
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44 Potential Arguments for Late Successive Cyclic Movement
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55 Antilocality and Last Resort
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56 The Why Question
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57 Conclusion
117
Chapter 6 Alternative Views on Successive Cyclicity
119
62 An Agreementbased Account
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63 Prolific Domains
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65 Conclusion
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Chapter 7 Successive Cyclicity and Other Aspects of Locality
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71 The Standard View on Islands
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72 Puzzles for the Standard View
136
722 Island by default?
137
73 Rosss View
145
75 Conclusion
148
Chapter 8 Concluding Remarks
150
References
152
Index
167
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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.

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