
Islands and Chains
Resumption as stranding
Cedric Boeckx(Author)
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Published on 17. July 2003
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-90-272-2786-7 (ISBN)
Description
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 are separated via movement (thus forming instances of discontinuous constituents). Resumptive chains are thus akin to the well-known stranding analysis of quantifier float. A taxonomy of islands is developed that crucially ties barriers for movement to agreement possibilities. The stranding of a resumptive pronoun is shown to limit the role of agreement for the moving element, thereby allowing a chain to be formed across an island.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 164 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-2786-7 (9789027227867)
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Content
1. Preface; 2. 1. Introduction; 3. 2. The nature of resumption; 4. 3. On the nature of extraction; 5. 4. Further aspects of resumption; 6. 5. Conclusion; 7. Notes; 8. References; 9. Name index; 10. Language index; 11. Subject index