Syntactic islands /
Boeckx, Cedric.
Syntactic islands / Cedric Boeckx. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource - Key topics in syntax . - Key topics in syntax. .
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-168) and index.
Cover; Syntactic Islands; Key Topics in Syntax; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; Acknowledgements; 1: Never such innocence again; 1.1 A SHOT THAT THANKS TO ROSS WAS HEARD AROUND THE WORLD; 1.2 ISLAND HO!; 1.3 FIRST DREAMS OF A FINAL THEORY; 1.4 A FIRST RETRACTION; 1.5 FURTHER BREAKDOWNS OF LOCALITY; 1.6 GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR UNITY?; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 2: What is really all just a mirage?; 2.1 THE BASIC IDEA BEHIND THE ALTERNATIVE; 2.2 A BRIEF NOTE ON 'DISCOURSE-BASED' ACCOUNTS; 2.3 HARD TO PROCESS; 2.3.1 The logic of the argument. 2.3.2 Puzzles for the reductionists2.3.3 A serious empirical problem for the reductionists; 2.4 MERELY INAPPROPRIATE QUESTIONS?; 2.5 TAKING STOCK; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 3: Why the ultimate solution is unlikely to be purely syntactic; 3.1 CONTRASTING TWO GRAMMAR-BASED VIEWS ON ISLANDS; 3.2 CREATING ISLANDS ONLY TO ESCAPE FROM THEM, OR OPENING PANDORA'S BOX; 3.3 DERIVING THE CED FROM THE PIC: A FAILED ATTEMPT; 3.4 CONCLUSION: THE CED AND THE PIC ARE NOT MADE FOR ONE ANOTHER; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 4: Priority to the interfaces; 4.1 LOCKING ISLANDS: TOO SOON. 4.2 IF IT WAS REPAIRED, IT MEANS IT MUST HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN THE FIRST PLACE4.2.1 Repair contexts; 4.2.2 A matter of phonology?; 4.2.3 Further remarks on repair; 4.3 ISLAND SENSITIVITY AND THE COMPONENTS OF MOVEMENT; 4.4 ISLAND SENSITIVITY AND THE PRODUCT OF MOVEMENT; 4.5 CONCLUSION; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 5: A tribute to Ross; Appendix: On the robustness of the freezing-effect of chains; Suggestions for further study and recommended readings; Glossary; Notes; Notes on Preface; Notes on Chapter 1; Notes on Chapter 2; Notes on Chapter 3; Notes on Chapter 4; Notes on Appendix; References.
A comprehensive overview of syntactic islands. What are they? How do they arise? Why do they exist?
9781139525442 (electronic bk.) 1139525441 (electronic bk.) 1283528290 9781283528290 9781139022415 (electronic bk.) 1139022415 (electronic bk.)
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
Syntaxe.
Minimalisme (Linguistique)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
Insel
Generative Syntax
Electronic books.
P291
415
Syntactic islands / Cedric Boeckx. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource - Key topics in syntax . - Key topics in syntax. .
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-168) and index.
Cover; Syntactic Islands; Key Topics in Syntax; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; Acknowledgements; 1: Never such innocence again; 1.1 A SHOT THAT THANKS TO ROSS WAS HEARD AROUND THE WORLD; 1.2 ISLAND HO!; 1.3 FIRST DREAMS OF A FINAL THEORY; 1.4 A FIRST RETRACTION; 1.5 FURTHER BREAKDOWNS OF LOCALITY; 1.6 GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR UNITY?; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 2: What is really all just a mirage?; 2.1 THE BASIC IDEA BEHIND THE ALTERNATIVE; 2.2 A BRIEF NOTE ON 'DISCOURSE-BASED' ACCOUNTS; 2.3 HARD TO PROCESS; 2.3.1 The logic of the argument. 2.3.2 Puzzles for the reductionists2.3.3 A serious empirical problem for the reductionists; 2.4 MERELY INAPPROPRIATE QUESTIONS?; 2.5 TAKING STOCK; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 3: Why the ultimate solution is unlikely to be purely syntactic; 3.1 CONTRASTING TWO GRAMMAR-BASED VIEWS ON ISLANDS; 3.2 CREATING ISLANDS ONLY TO ESCAPE FROM THEM, OR OPENING PANDORA'S BOX; 3.3 DERIVING THE CED FROM THE PIC: A FAILED ATTEMPT; 3.4 CONCLUSION: THE CED AND THE PIC ARE NOT MADE FOR ONE ANOTHER; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 4: Priority to the interfaces; 4.1 LOCKING ISLANDS: TOO SOON. 4.2 IF IT WAS REPAIRED, IT MEANS IT MUST HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN THE FIRST PLACE4.2.1 Repair contexts; 4.2.2 A matter of phonology?; 4.2.3 Further remarks on repair; 4.3 ISLAND SENSITIVITY AND THE COMPONENTS OF MOVEMENT; 4.4 ISLAND SENSITIVITY AND THE PRODUCT OF MOVEMENT; 4.5 CONCLUSION; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 5: A tribute to Ross; Appendix: On the robustness of the freezing-effect of chains; Suggestions for further study and recommended readings; Glossary; Notes; Notes on Preface; Notes on Chapter 1; Notes on Chapter 2; Notes on Chapter 3; Notes on Chapter 4; Notes on Appendix; References.
A comprehensive overview of syntactic islands. What are they? How do they arise? Why do they exist?
9781139525442 (electronic bk.) 1139525441 (electronic bk.) 1283528290 9781283528290 9781139022415 (electronic bk.) 1139022415 (electronic bk.)
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
Syntaxe.
Minimalisme (Linguistique)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
Insel
Generative Syntax
Electronic books.
P291
415