Theoretical Comparative Syntax studies in macroparameters

Collected for the first time in a single volume, these essays and articles by Naoki Fukui form an outline of some of the most significant and formative contributions to syntactic theory. Focusing particularly on the typological differences between English/type language and Japanese/type languages, F...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Fukui, Naoki, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, England : Routledge 2006.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009745286406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Specifiers and projection
  • 2. LF extraction of naze : some theoretical implications
  • 3. Strong and weak barriers : remarks on the proper characterization of barriers
  • 4. Parameters and optionality
  • 5. A note on improper movement
  • 6. The principles-and-parameters approach : a comparative syntax of English and Japanese
  • 7. Symmetry in syntax : merge and demerge
  • 8. Order in phrase structure and movement
  • 9. An A-over-A perspective on locality
  • 10. The uniqueness parameter
  • 11. Nominal structure : an extension of the Symmetry Principle
  • 12. Phrase structure
  • 13. The Visibility Guideline for functional categories : verb-raising in Japanese and related issues.