Incomplete Category Fronting A Derivational Approach to Remnant Move
Incomplete Category Fronting is a detailed investigation of the syntax of incomplete category fronting in German, carried out from a cross-linguistic perspective. The study presents a wealth of empirical evidence involving unbound traces created by remnan
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Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory VOLUME42 Managing Editors
Liliane Haegeman, University of Geneva Joan Maling, Brandeis University James McCloskey, University of California, Santa Cruz Editorial Board
Carol Georgopoulos, University of Utah Guglielmo Cinque, University of Venice Jane Grimshaw, Rutgers University Michael Kenstowicz, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology Hilda Koopman, University of California, Los Angeles Howard Lasnik, University of Connecticut at Storrs Alec Marantz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology John J. McCarthy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Ian Roberts, University ofWales, Bangor
The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.
GEREON MULLER University ofTiibingen, Germany
INCOMPLETE CATEGORY FRONTING A Derivational Approach to Remnant Movement in German
SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
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ISBN 978-90-481-4941-4 DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-1864-6
ISBN 978-94-017-1864-6 (eBook)
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Contents
Preface
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Acknowledgements
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1 Incomplete Category Fronting 1. The Phenomenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Remnant Movement Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 2.1. A Conceptual Argument for Remnant Movement 2.2. Cross-linguistic Variation 2.3. Remnant NPs . . . . 2.4. Remnant PPs . . . . 2.5. Coherent Infinitives 3. Peculiar Properties . . 3.1. Proper Binding . . . 3.2. Freezing . . . . . . . 3.3. Movement Type Asymmetries . Unbound Intermediate Traces . 3.4. 4. Conclusion . . .
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Movement Theory 1. Introduction . . . 2. Locality Constraints: The Barriers Condition 3. Economy Constraints. 3.1. Procrastinate . . . . . . . . . 3.2. Fewest Steps . . . . . . . . . 3.3. The Shortest Path Condition Last Resort . . 3.4. 4. Cyclicity Constraints . . . . 4.1. Strict Cyclicity . . . 4.2. Successive Cyclicity 5. Problems . . . . . . . . . . v
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5.1. Conceptual Problems .. 5.2. An Empirical Problem .. A Revised Approach to Economy 6.1. Assumptions . . . . . . . Form Chain and Economy. 6.2. 6.3. Wh-Movement and Economy 6.4. Topicalization and Economy . 6.5. Scrambling and Economy . . 6.6. Deriving PUB Effects from Economy . 6. 7. A Problem and Its Solution Conclusion
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3 Proper Binding 105 1. The Problem . . . . . . 105 2. The PBC at S-Structure 106 3. The Generalized PBC 108 4. The PBC at LF . . . . 111 111 The Approach 4.1. 4.2. Problems . . . 113 The Gist of the PBC . 4.3. 119 Chain
