"The phenomenon of the syntactic 'island' - a clause or structure from which a word cannot be moved - is central to research and study in syntactic theory. This book provides a comprehensive overview of syntactic islands. What are they? How do they arise? Why do they exist? Cedr…
A comprehensive overview of syntactic islands. What are they? How do they arise? Why do they exist?
Syntax: eine Einführung
by REPP, SOPHIE, Struckmeier, Volker
fromEinführungen in die Sprachwissenschaft
"Grammatical functions, readily identifiable informally in particular languages, have had an uncertain status in generative grammar. Despite Chomsky's assertion in Aspects that they are not theoretical primitives (a position vigorously challenged by a number of well-known theori…
Derivations in minimalism
by Epstein, Samuel David, Seely, T. Daniel
fromCambridge studies in linguistics
"This pathbreaking study presents a new perspective on the role of derivation, the series of operations by which sentences are formed. Working within the Minimalist Program and focusing on English, the authors develop an original theory of generative syntax, providing illuminati…
Derivations in minimalism
by Epstein, Samuel David, Seely, T. Daniel
fromCambridge studies in linguistics
"This pathbreaking study presents a new perspective on the role of derivation, the series of operations by which sentences are formed. Working within the Minimalist Program and focusing on English, the authors develop an original theory of generative syntax, providing illuminati…