Traces and Their Antecedents

by Samuel David Epstein

2021-01-09 02:58:08

This study investigates the distribution of traces and their antecedents. The first chapter outlines the Government and Binding theory, enabling those unfamiliar with this framework to understand the ensuing discussion. The second chapter concerns th... Read more
This study investigates the distribution of traces and their antecedents. The first chapter outlines the Government and Binding theory, enabling those unfamiliar with this framework to understand the ensuing discussion. The second chapter concerns the Empty Category Principle. Argument/adjunctasymmetries are shown to follow from an independently motivated indexing algorithm, which entails that adjuncts display an impoverished indexing. The third chapter deduces the properties of A-chains from independently motivated principles, offering a thorough examination of Super-Raising, ImproperMovement, and the Local Binding Condition. The final chapter challenges the standard assumptions regarding Case requirements on traces. Less

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File size8.62 X 5.75 X 0.91 in
Print pages216
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date April 30, 1999
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780195064858

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