Phases

Phases: developing the framework

by Chomsky, Noam Gallego, Ángel J.

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This volume explores and develops the framework of phases (so-called Phase Theory), first introduced in Chomsky (2000). The antecedents of such framework go back to the well-known notion of "cycle", which concerns broader notions, such as compositionality, locality, and economy conditions. Within generative grammar, this idea of the cycle took a concrete form in the fifties, with Chomsky, Halle, and Lukoff's (1955) pioneering work on stress, later on extended in Chomsky & Halle (1968), Halle & …

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  • Full title :Phases : developing the framework / edited by Ángel J. Gallego ; foreword by Noam Chomsky.

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This volume explores and develops the framework of phases (so-called Phase Theory), first introduced in Chomsky (2000). The antecedents of such framework go back to the well-known notion of "cycle", which concerns broader notions, such as compositionality, locality, and economy conditions. Within generative grammar, this idea of the cycle took a concrete form in the fifties, with Chomsky, Halle, and Lukoff's (1955) pioneering work on stress, later on extended in Chomsky & Halle (1968), Halle & Vergnaud (1987), and further applied to morpho-phonology (Mascaró 1976 and Kiparski 1982), semantics (Jackendoff 1969), and syntax (Chomsky 1965, 1973). In recent years, several attempts have tried to refine and reformulate the cycle (Freidin 1999, Lasnik 2006, Uriagereka 2011). Such was the goal behind explorations on bounding nodes (Chomsky 1973) and barriers (Chomsky 1986), for which there is substantial empirical evidence showing how computation proceeds in a step-by-step fashion. Much work within minimalism has been devoted to investigate the nature of phases and their relevance for other areas of linguistic inquiry. Although it has been argued that phases have natural correlates at the interfaces, it is still unclear what the defining properties of these domains are, whether they can help us understand language acquisition, language variation, or language evolution. This book aims at addressing these questions, sharpening our understanding about phases and the nature of the Faculty of Language. Ángel J. Gallego (ed.), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Publisher's note.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2012.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):De Gruyter Mouton
  • Place of Publication:Berlin
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2012.

The Physical Object

  • Description:viii, 445 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9783110264098, 3110264099
  • oclc:ocn781673329
  • LC Classification:P158
  • Dewey Decimal:415

Table of Contents

Foreword / Noam Chomsky -- Introduction: A framework of phases for linguistic theory / Ángel J. Gallego -- Phases beyond explanatory adequacy / Cedric Boeckx -- Phase periodicity / Juan Uriagereka -- Exploring phase based implications regarding clausal architecture. A case study: Why structural Case cannot precede theta / Samuel D. Epstein, Hisa Kitahara, and T. Daniel Seely -- Phase cycles in service of projection-free syntax / Hiroki Narita -- Feature-splitting Internal Merge and its implications for the elimination of A/A'-position types / Miki Obata -- On feature inheritance, defective phases, and the movement-morphology connection / Marc D. Richards -- The size of phases / Julie Anne Legate -- Consequences of phases for morpho-phonology / Bridget Samuels -- Phonological interpretation by phase: Sentential stress, domain encapsulation and edge sensitivity / Yosuke Sato -- Phases and semantics / Wolfram Hinzen -- Phases in NPs and DPs / Zjelko Boškovic -- Phases, head movement and second-position effects / Ian G. Roberts.

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Subjects

Generative grammar Grammaire générative Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syn… Minimalist program Phase Syntaxe

Writers

Chomsky, Noam Gallego, Ángel J.

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