Control / Idan Landau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Landau, Idan, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in generative syntax

Cambridge Elements. Elements in Generative Syntax Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Control (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (70 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"This Element presents the major findings and theoretical advances in the area of control. The different types of control (complement, adjunct, obligatory, nonobligatory) are described and their profiles in several languages are illustrated. It is shown that while certain features of obligatory control (OC) are common - nullness of PRO, nonfinite complements - they are not universal, and hence should not enter its core definition. Comparing approaches to the choice of controller based on lexical meaning postulates with those based on embedding of speech acts, it is concluded that the latter provide deeper insights into the core properties of OC. The fundamental semantic distinction between clauses denoting a property and those denoting a proposition proves to be important: It affects both the possibility of partial control in complements and the possibility of nonobligatory control in adjuncts. These insights are integrated in the Two-Tiered Theory of Control, laid out in the final sections"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

The essence of obligatory control

A general road map of OC theories

Nonobligatory control

A dual theory

Open questions and challenges for future research

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Dec 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009243148

1009243144

9781009243131

1009243136

9781009243124

1009243128