Provocative syntax
Branigan, Phil.
Provocative syntax [electronic resource] / Phil Branigan. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2011. - x, 176 p. : ill. - Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 61 . - Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 61. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-173) and index.
Provocation. Introduction -- The inner workings of provocation -- Virtues of provocation -- Clausal provocation -- Chain formation -- Provoking head movement -- Provocative case studies. Quotative inversion -- Negative inversion -- Germanic verb-second clauses -- Force and provocation. Evidence for fin-to-force movement -- On wh-movement -- The distribution of embedded-verb second clauses -- Appendix: selection of clausal complements -- Provoking trace deletion. Introduction -- That-trace effects -- Crosslinguistic variation -- A spooky constraint -- Short wh-movement in embedded questions.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Clauses.
Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
English language--Syntax.
Electronic books.
P291 / .B69 2011eb
415
Provocative syntax [electronic resource] / Phil Branigan. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2011. - x, 176 p. : ill. - Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 61 . - Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 61. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-173) and index.
Provocation. Introduction -- The inner workings of provocation -- Virtues of provocation -- Clausal provocation -- Chain formation -- Provoking head movement -- Provocative case studies. Quotative inversion -- Negative inversion -- Germanic verb-second clauses -- Force and provocation. Evidence for fin-to-force movement -- On wh-movement -- The distribution of embedded-verb second clauses -- Appendix: selection of clausal complements -- Provoking trace deletion. Introduction -- That-trace effects -- Crosslinguistic variation -- A spooky constraint -- Short wh-movement in embedded questions.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Clauses.
Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
English language--Syntax.
Electronic books.
P291 / .B69 2011eb
415