Islands and chains : resumption as stranding /

The present work provides a detailed analysis of chain formation and locality conditions imposed on it within the Minimalist Program. It does so by analyzing resumptive strategies in great detail. This study claims that resumptive pronouns and their antecedents are first merged as constituents, and...

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Main Author: Boeckx, Cedric
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2003
Series:Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 63.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Islands and Chains; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Dedication page; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The nature of resumption; 3. On the nature of extraction; 4. Further aspects of resumption; 5. Conclusion; Notes; References; Name index; Language index; Subject index; The series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today.