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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Key topics in syntax
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Key topics in syntax.
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Cover; Syntactic Islands; Key Topics in Syntax; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; Acknowledgements; 1: Never such innocence again; 1.1 A SHOT THAT THANKS TO ROSS WAS HEARD AROUND THE WORLD; 1.2 ISLAND HO!; 1.3 FIRST DREAMS OF A FINAL THEORY; 1.4 A FIRST RETRACTION; 1.5 FURTHER BREAKDOWNS OF LOCALITY; 1.6 GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR UNITY?; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 2: What is really all just a mirage?; 2.1 THE BASIC IDEA BEHIND THE ALTERNATIVE; 2.2 A BRIEF NOTE ON 'DISCOURSE-BASED' ACCOUNTS; 2.3 HARD TO PROCESS; 2.3.1 The logic of the argument. |
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2.3.2 Puzzles for the reductionists2.3.3 A serious empirical problem for the reductionists; 2.4 MERELY INAPPROPRIATE QUESTIONS?; 2.5 TAKING STOCK; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 3: Why the ultimate solution is unlikely to be purely syntactic; 3.1 CONTRASTING TWO GRAMMAR-BASED VIEWS ON ISLANDS; 3.2 CREATING ISLANDS ONLY TO ESCAPE FROM THEM, OR OPENING PANDORA'S BOX; 3.3 DERIVING THE CED FROM THE PIC: A FAILED ATTEMPT; 3.4 CONCLUSION: THE CED AND THE PIC ARE NOT MADE FOR ONE ANOTHER; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 4: Priority to the interfaces; 4.1 LOCKING ISLANDS: TOO SOON. |
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4.2 IF IT WAS REPAIRED, IT MEANS IT MUST HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN THE FIRST PLACE4.2.1 Repair contexts; 4.2.2 A matter of phonology?; 4.2.3 Further remarks on repair; 4.3 ISLAND SENSITIVITY AND THE COMPONENTS OF MOVEMENT; 4.4 ISLAND SENSITIVITY AND THE PRODUCT OF MOVEMENT; 4.5 CONCLUSION; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 5: A tribute to Ross; Appendix: On the robustness of the freezing-effect of chains; Suggestions for further study and recommended readings; Glossary; Notes; Notes on Preface; Notes on Chapter 1; Notes on Chapter 2; Notes on Chapter 3; Notes on Chapter 4; Notes on Appendix; References. |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
A comprehensive overview of syntactic islands. What are they? How do they arise? Why do they exist? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-168) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax. |
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Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
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Minimalist theory (Linguistics) |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Boeckx, Cedric. Syntactic Islands. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9780521191463 |
| ISBN |
9781139525442 (electronic book) |
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1139525441 (electronic book) |
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1283528290 |
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9781283528290 |
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9781139022415 (electronic book) |
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1139022415 (electronic book) |
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9781139527835 |
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1139527835 |
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9780521191463 |
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0521191467 |
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9780521138789 |
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0521138787 |
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