The Final-Over-Final Condition, Volume 76 - A Syntactic Universal (Paperback)

An examination of the evidence for and the theoretical implications of a universal word order constraint, with data from a wide range of languages. This book presents evidence for a universal word order constraint, the Final-over-Final Condition (FOFC), and discusses the theoretical implications of this phenomenon. FOFC is a syntactic condition that disallows structures where a head-initial phrase is contained in a head-final phrase in the same extended projection/domain. The authors argue that FOFC is a linguistic universal, not just a strong tendency, and not a constraint on processing. They discuss the effects of the universal in various domains, including the noun phrase, the adjective phrase, the verb phrase, and the clause. The book draws on data from a wide range of languages, including Hindi, Turkish, Basque, Finnish, Afrikaans, German, Hungarian, French, English, Italian, Romanian, Arabic, Hebrew, Mandarin, Pontic Greek, Bagirmi, Dholuo, and Thai. FOFC, the authors argue, is important because it is the only known example of a word order asymmetry pertaining to the order of heads. As such, it has significant repercussions for theories connecting the narrow syntax to linear order.

General

Imprint:	MIT Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Linguistic Inquiry Monographs
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Michelle Sheehan (Reader) • Theresa Biberauer (Senior Research Associate) • Ian Roberts (Professor of Linguistics) • Anders Holmberg (Professor in Theoretical Linguistics)
Foreword by:	David Pesetsky (Ferrari P. Ward Professor of Modern Languages and Linguistics)
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	464
ISBN-13:	978-0-262-53416-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Lexicography Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General Promotions
LSN:	0-262-53416-9
Barcode:	9780262534161

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