Local Instability : : Split Topicalization and Quantifier Float in German / / Dennis Ott.
This monograph argues for a novel approach to split topicalization and quantifier float in German, based on the premise that syntactic structure-building proceeds solely via free application of Merge. Following recent developments in the pursuit of a more principled theory of syntax, it is argued th...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012] ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Linguistische Arbeiten ,
544 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- 0 Acknowledgments
- Contents
- 1 Introduction: Aims and Scope
- 2 Split Topics: Empirical Properties and Theoretical Problems
- 3 The Syntax of Split Topics: A Novel Approach
- 4 An Extension to Quantifer Float
- 5 Conclusion and Outlook
- References
- Index