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Local Instability - Split Topicalization and Quantifier Float in German (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,966
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Local Instability - Split Topicalization and Quantifier Float in German (Hardcover): Dennis Ott

Local Instability - Split Topicalization and Quantifier Float in German (Hardcover)

Dennis Ott

Series: Linguistische Arbeiten

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This monograph argues for a novel approach to split topicalization and quantifier float in German, based on the premise that syntactic structure-building proceeds solely via free application of Merge. Following recent developments in the pursuit of a more principled theory of syntax, it is argued that the stipulative notion of 'projection' ought to be dispensed with: syntactic objects created by Merge are not headed, and endocentricity arises due to a simple search algorithm. When this algorithm fails, specifically in symmetric {XP,YP} structures, an unlabeled constituent results; where a label is required, such structures are locally unstable. It is argued that both split topics and floated quantifiers are the result of this kind of local instability: when an exocentric predication structure is merged in argument or adjunct position, XP must be displaced at the phase level to allow for determination of a label. It is this symmetry-breaking movement that yields the 'split constituent' in surface form. Based on careful empirical scrutiny of two recalcitrant problems for syntactic theory, the present work adduces substantial support for a 'minimalist' grammatical architecture devoid of phrase-structural residue.

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Imprint: De Gruyter
Country of origin: Germany
Series: Linguistische Arbeiten
Release date: August 2012
First published: 2012
Authors: Dennis Ott
Dimensions: 230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 978-3-11-029037-0
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General
Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Language teaching & learning material & coursework > General
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LSN: 3-11-029037-5
Barcode: 9783110290370

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