Incomplete Category Fronting
Gereon Muller
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Description for Incomplete Category Fronting
Paperback. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 557.
Incomplete Category Fronting is a detailed investigation of the syntax of incomplete category fronting in German, carried out from a cross-linguistic perspective. The study presents a wealth of empirical evidence involving unbound traces created by remnant topicalization, wh-movement, scrambling, left dislocation, and extraposition. Four characteristic properties of remnant movement are identified that pose severe problems for a representational movement theory. It is argued that these properties can be fruitfully addressed on the basis of Chomsky's minimalist program, and that they follow from a derivational movement theory that incorporates the Barriers ... Read more
Incomplete Category Fronting is a detailed investigation of the syntax of incomplete category fronting in German, carried out from a cross-linguistic perspective. The study presents a wealth of empirical evidence involving unbound traces created by remnant topicalization, wh-movement, scrambling, left dislocation, and extraposition. Four characteristic properties of remnant movement are identified that pose severe problems for a representational movement theory. It is argued that these properties can be fruitfully addressed on the basis of Chomsky's minimalist program, and that they follow from a derivational movement theory that incorporates the Barriers ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048149414
SKU
V9789048149414
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99-15
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