Essays in syntactic theory

Essays in syntactic theory / Samuel David Epstein.

This book makes a vital contribution to substantive and methodological debates in linguistic theory, and should therefore be of interest to any serious scholar of the discipline.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Epstein, Samuel David
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Series:Routledge leading linguists.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax.
Generative grammar.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Generative grammar
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. A note on functional determination and strong crossover
  • 2. Quantifier-pro and the LF representation of PROarb
  • 3. The local binding condition and LF chains
  • 4. Adjunction and pronominal variable binding
  • 5. Quantification in null operator constructions
  • 6. Differentiation and reduction in syntactic theory : a case study
  • 7. Derivational constraints on Ā-chain formation
  • 8. Overt scope marking and covert verb-second
  • 9. 'UN-principled' syntax and the derivation of syntax relations.

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