On Economizing the Theory of A-Bar Dependencies

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ISBN: 9780815332992 | 0815332998
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Copyright: 1/1/1999

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A first part responses to the minimalist question of how perfect language is by comparing a few languages and showing that the apparent imperfection actually comes from the diversity of their lexicons. Then address how syntax interacts with semantics in a minimalist way, presenting evidence from definiteness effects that suggests the necessity of adopting a dynamic view of syntax-semantics mapping, envisioned as cyclic and derivational. No date or institution is cited for the dissertation.

Preface

(2)

Acknowledgements

(4)

List of abbreviations

CHAPTER ONE FROM LEXICON TO LF

(50)

0. To Move or Not to Move -- That is the Question

(2)

1. Toward a Minimalist Design of Wh-Dependencies

(2)

2. Merger vs. Chain Formation

(29)

2.1. Disintegrate Lexical Integrity

(5)

2.2. Dou, Dou, Dou, and Dou

(3)

2.3. Interrogative Construals in Chinese Bare Conditionals

(8)

2.4. Japanese Mo-Quantification and Chinese Dou-Quantification

(8)

2.5. A Conceptual Problem and an Empirical Solution

(5)

3. Nouns vs. Adverbs

(7)

4. Strong vs. Weak Operator Features

(5)

5. An Overview

(5)

CHAPTER TWO SOME ASYMMETRIES BETWEEN CHAIN FORMATION AND UNSELECTIVE BINDING

(40)

1. Long-Distance Construals of Amount Wh's

(14)

2. Interrogative Construals in Dou- and Mo-Quantification

(6)

3. A'-Bound Pro or Pure Variable?

(5)

4. Wh-Extraction from Drived Nominals

(3)

5. Reflection on a Syntax-LF Asymmetry

(10)

6. Aftermath

(2)

CHAPTER THREE TOWARD LF INTERFACE

(88)

0. XXX-Closure Extensions

(4)

1. Mapping as a Cyclic Operation

(10)

1.1. The Cyclic Hypothesis

(5)

1.2. The Mapping Geometry of Topics

102

(5)

1.3. Summary

107

(1)

2. XXX-closure as a Last Resort Operation

107

(55)

2.1. The Nature of XXX-closure

107

(5)

2.2. Non-restrictive Relative Clauses

112

(10)

2.3. Existential Constructions and Predication Licensing

122

(1)

2.3.1. Existential Predicates and (In)definiteness Restrictions

122

(4)

2.3.2. Weak Existential Predicates and Secondary Predication

126

(7)

2.3.3. A Dilemma

133

(5)

2.3.4. Bare Indefinites

138

(2)

2.4. A Refinement

140

(9)

2.5. Not Unlikely Extensions

149

(1)

2.5.1. Small Clauses

149

(2)

2.5.2. Secondary Temporal Predicates

151

(7)

2.5.3. Resultative Complements

158

(3)

2.5.4. A Preverbal-Postverbal Asymmetry of Temporal Adjuncts

161

(1)

3. Chain-formation as a Copying Operation

162

(18)

3.1. A Few Good Questions

162

(3)

3.2. Lowering or Copying?

165

(3)

3.3. An Individual Variable Account of Stage-Individual Asymmetries

168

(5)

3.4. Disagree Chinese Agreement

173

(7)

4. Concluding Remarks

180

(1)

Notes

181

(12)

Bibliography

193

(10)

Index

203

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