The left edge ban and the architecture of the grammar / Kenyon Branan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Branan, Kenyon, author.

Series:

Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 89.

Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 89

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology.

phonology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2026]

Summary:

This text proposes and motivates a ban on words and sentences of a particular form, and shows that there are differences between how this ban is satisfied at the word level and at the sentence level. One striking finding is that syntactic operations may serve as a means of avoiding violation of the ban, which might not be expected on a strictly feed-forward grammatical architecture. A theoretically interesting consequence of this is that the syntax must be able to see at least some information that the phonology can access, motivating an architecture of the grammar that is different from what is commonly assumed. Empirically, this ban can account for a variety of apparently disparate linguistic facts.

Contents:

The LEB at the word level

Bridging the gap between syntax and phonology

The LEB at the clause level: Comparing two approaches

Derived positions and the limits of LEB repair

Conclusions and meditations on bigger picture issues.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (Oxford Academic, viewed on July 7, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version : Branan, Kenyon. Left edge ban and the architecture of the grammar.

ISBN:

9780191976759

019197675X

OCLC:

1591392100

Publisher Number:

CIPO000391560

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license