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Minimality Effects in Syntax
Contributor(s): Stepanov, Arthur (Editor), Fanselow, Gisbert (Editor), Vogel, Ralf (Editor)

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 ISBN: 311017961X     ISBN-13: 9783110179613
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
OUR PRICE: $285.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2004
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Syntax
Dewey: 415
LCCN: 2004019085
Age Level: 22
Grade Level: 17
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.46" W x 9.24" L (1.70 lbs) 452 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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This volume explores in detail the empirical and conceptual content of the 'Minimal Link' condition (MLC) in the grammar, which constrains the length of movement dependencies in natural language. The authors investigate MLC effects in domains such as Stylistic Fronting, multiple wh-questions, double object constructions and transitives in ergative languages. Among the conceptual issues raised by the authors is the role of MLC at the interface between syntax proper and other grammatical modules (e.g. phonology), and the question whether MLC is a principle in its own right or its effects may be derived from other independent (possibly conspiring) rules of the grammar. The volume includes contributions couched in the Minimalist and Optimality Theoretical frameworks.
 
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