Freezing : theoretical approaches and empirical domains / edited by Jutta Hartmann [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hartmann, Jutta, editor.

Series:

Studies in generative grammar ; Volume 130.

Studies in generative grammar ; Volume 130

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Word order.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2018]

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

Displacement is a fundamental property of human language, and the restrictions on displacement have been a central concern in generative grammar ever since Ross' (1967) ground-breaking observations of island constraints. While island phenomena have been investigated in detail from various perspectives, a different domain, the domain of Freezing, originally defined in terms of non-base structures, has received far less attention. This volume brings together papers that address the questions of: What are the different concepts of Freezing? Which empirical domains can they explain? Is Freezing a core-syntactic restriction or does information structure, or processing play a role? The collection of papers provides insights into the empirical basis of the Freezing Principle in relation to other restrictions on extraction in order to contribute to a broader understanding of the nature of restrictions on displacement in language. The overall goal of the volume is a reconsideration of Freezing and other (sub-)extraction phenomena, both from a theoretical and empirical perspective, by bringing together contributions from experts in the field to discuss and broaden our knowledge of the empirical range of Freezing phenomena as well as their explanation.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Exploring the concepts of Freezing: Theoretical and empirical perspectives / Hartmann, Jutta M. / Jäger, Marion / Kehl, Andreas / Konietzko, Andreas / Winkler, Susanne

Part I: Theoretical advancement

Criterial Freezing in small clauses and the cartography of copular constructions / Shlonsky, Ur / Rizzi, Luigi

Freezing Effects in a free-Merge System / Gallego, Ángel J.

Freezing in complex prefields / Müller, Gereon

Part II: Empirical domains

The Freezing points of the (Dutch) adjectival system / Corver, Norbert

Freezing in it-clefts: Movement and focus / Hartmann, Jutta M.

Criterial Freezing in the syntax of particles / Bayer, Josef

Only syntax / Rochemont, Michael S.

Freezing and phi-feature agreement: On the role of [PERSON] / Polinsky, Maria

Freezing, Topic Opacity and Phase-based Cyclicity in Subject Islands / Surányi, Balázs / Turi, Gergő

Part III: Interface extensions

Freezing: Between grammar and processing / Culicover, Peter W. / Winkler, Susanne

Heavy NP shift in context: On the interaction of information structure and subextraction from shifted constituents / Konietzko, Andreas

Freezing as a probabilistic phenomenon / Chaves, Rui P.

An experimental study on freezing and topicalization in English / Jäger, Marion

Index

Notes:

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501504266

1501504266

9781501504198

1501504193

OCLC:

1055570217