Wh-Island Effects in Chinese : A Formal Experimental Study.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chen, Xu.

Series:

Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today Series

Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today Series ; v.282

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese language--Syntax.

Chinese language.

Generative grammar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2024.

Summary:

This book examines three controversial generalizations concerning wh-island effects in Chinese: argument and adjunct asymmetry, subject and object asymmetry, and D-linked and non-D-linked asymmetry. This book is primarily tailored for researchers interested in the study of Chinese wh-questions and generative linguistics in the broad sense.

Contents:

Wh-island Effects in Chinese

Editorial page

Title page

Copyright page

Table of contents

Preface

List of figures

List of tables

Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Islands and island effects

1.1.1 Islands

1.1.2 Island effects

1.2 Problems and solutions

1.2.1 Problems

1.2.2 Solutions

1.3 Contributions and implications

1.3.1 Contributions

1.3.2 Implications

Chapter 2 Background

2.1 Theories of wh-in-situ

2.1.1 Covert movement

2.1.1 Unselective binding

2.1.3 Covert movement and unselective binding

2.2 Theories of locality

2.2.1 Subjacency

2.2.2 Empty Category Principle

2.2.3 Barriers

2.2.4 Relativized Minimality

2.2.5 Minimal Link Condition Generated by AI.

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Other Format:

Print version: Chen, Xu Wh-Island Effects in Chinese

ISBN:

9789027247254

OCLC:

1417757215