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Minimalist Analysis

, by Lasnik, Howard

Minimalist Analysis by Lasnik, Howard, 9780631210948

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ISBN: 9780631210948 | 0631210946
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/26/1999

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Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

This volume presents an introduction to the basic ideas and concepts of minimalism, arguably the most important recent development in syntax.

Preface

viii

Original Publication Details

x

Introduction

1

(6)

On the Subject of Infinitives (with Mamoru Saito)

7

(18)

Introduction

7

(1)

Evidence for Raising

8

(5)

When Does Raising Take Place?

13

(6)

Postal's B-Verbs versus W-Verbs

19

(2)

Raising Questions

21

(3)

Conclusion

24

(1)

Lectures on Minimalist Syntax

25

(49)

Introduction

26

(1)

Levels of Representation: Case Considerations

26

(3)

The ``Extended Projection Principle''

29

(1)

Case and Expletives

30

(7)

[Spec, Agro]: Further Arguments

37

(4)

The Problem of Apparent S-structure Requirements

41

(1)

Antecedent Contained Deletion

42

(18)

More on Reconstruction

60

(3)

The PRO Theorem Reconsidered

63

(4)

Some Remaining Issues

67

(7)

Case and Expletives Revisited: on Greed and other Human Failings

74

(23)

Introduction

74

(1)

Greed

75

(3)

An Alternative to Greed: Enlightened Self Interest

78

(7)

The Nature of ``Partitive'' Case

85

(1)

The Structure of Inherent Case

86

(5)

Conclusion

91

(6)

Verbal Morphology: Syntactic Structures Meets the Minimalist Program

97

(23)

Introduction

97

(2)

French versus English

99

(1)

An Economy Approach

99

(3)

A Minimalist-Lexicalist Approach

102

(2)

A Hybrid Approach

104

(4)

Further Evidence from VP Ellipsis

108

(7)

Conclusion

115

(5)

Appendix

115

(5)

Last Resort

120

(31)

The Driving Force for A-Movement

120

(2)

Greed

122

(3)

Existential Constructions

125

(2)

Enlightened Self Interest

127

(5)

LF Feature Movement

132

(8)

Raising to [Spec, Agro]: Covert or Overt?

140

(5)

Conclusion

145

(6)

A Note on Pseudogapping

151

(24)

Introduction

151

(2)

Pseudogapping as Remnant Raising Plus VP Ellipsis

153

(6)

Strong Features and PF Deletion

159

(4)

PPs as Remnants

163

(1)

Multiple Complements

164

(6)

(Some Instances of) ACD as Parallel to Pseudogapping

170

(3)

Conclusion

173

(2)

On Certain Structural Aspects of Anaphora

175

(11)

Introduction

175

(1)

Where do the Binding Conditions Apply?

176

(5)

Feature Movement and (Lack of) Binding

181

(5)

Overt Raising to [Spec, Agro]

186

(8)

Feature Movement and Control?

187

(2)

Inherent Case as ``Structural''

189

(1)

A Puzzling Divorce of Binding and Scope

190

(4)

Bibliography

194

(9)

Index

203

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