Syntactic islands / Cedric Boeckx.
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TextSeries: Key topics in syntaxPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781139525442
- 1139525441
- 1283528290
- 9781283528290
- 9781139022415
- 1139022415
- 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 Linguistik
- Generative Syntax
- 415 22
- P291
- LAN000000
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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.
Includes index.
A comprehensive overview of syntactic islands. What are they? How do they arise? Why do they exist?
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-168) and index.
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