Rightward movement in a comparative perspective
This article contributes to a better understanding of the syntax-phonology interface. It offers a prosodic trigger for extraposition which accounts for the following asymmetry: While extraposition of subject, adjunct and attributive clauses is optional in German, object clauses …
Consists of thirteen contributions that focuses on the trends of information structure and agreement, couched in the present developments of Minimalism, Cartography, and Optimality. In this book, chapters deal with notion of agreement and its role in syntax of specific construct…
The existing syntactic accounts of null arguments typically rely either on the specific licensing conditions for different types of empty categories such as pro and (topic- )bound variables, or else on different kinds of ellipsis. In trying to address the radical argument drop c…
Non-canonical passives
by Alexiadou, Artemis, Schäfer, Florian
fromLinguistik aktuell/linguistics today
Non-canonical passives
by Alexiadou, Artemis, Schäfer, Florian
fromLinguistik aktuell/linguistics today