Syntax and the Lexicon / / edited by Tim Stowell, Eric Wehrli.

• Superior document: Syntax and Semantics ; Volume 26
• TeilnehmendeR: Stowell, Timothy Angus,; Wehrli, Eric,
• Place / Publishing House: Bingley, UK : : Emerald Group Publishing Limited,, [1992]
• Year of Publication: 1992
• Language: English
• Series: Syntax and semantics ; Volume 26.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Syntax and the Lexicon is a dynamic investigation into the role of the lexicon in syntactic theory. Twelve chapters, authored by leaders in syntactic theory, provide a detailed yet easily understandable analysis of differing views on the lexicon in the field. Lively debates pepper the volume with interactive dialogue, and volume editors Tim Stowell and Eric Wehrli provide an insightful overview and introduction to lexical theory. It presents an overview of the role of the lexicon in syntactic theory and debates between major practitioners in the field. It discusses the nature of argument and structure and debates the relation of argument nature to constituent structure and binding theory. It examines the role of NP-movement vs. lexical rules in accounting for alternations in grammatical functions.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Tim Stowell and Eric Wehrli -- Introduction / Tim Stowell and Eric Wehrli -- The Role of the Lexicon in Syntactic Theory / Tim Stowell -- Agreement and Case in Past Participle Clauses in Italian / Adriana Belletti -- Passives and the Lexicon: Comments on Belletti / Tim Stowell -- Locative Inversion in Chicheŵa: A Case Study of Factorization in Grammar / Joan Bresnan and Jonni M. Kanerva -- Comments on Bresnan and Kanerva’s “Locative Inversion in Chicheŵa: A Case Study of Factorization in Grammar” / Paul Schachter -- The Thematic Hierarchy and Locative Inversion in UG: A Reply to Schachter’s Comments / Joan Bresnan and Jonni M. Kanerva -- -er Nominals: Implications for the Theory of Argument Structure / Malka Rappaport Hovav and Beth Levin -- Babe Ruth Homered His Way into the Hearts of America / Ray Jackendoff -- The Way-Construction and the Semantics of Direct Arguments in English: A Reply to Jackendoff / Alec Marantz -- θ-Theory as Binding Theory / Edwin S. Williams -- The Lexical Encoding of Scope Relations among Arguments / Maria Luisa Zubizarreta -- Scope and the Binding Theory: Comments on Zubizarreta / Kyle Johnson -- References / Tim Stowell and Eric Wehrli -- Index / Tim Stowell and Eric Wehrli -- Syntax and Semantics / Tim Stowell and Eric Wehrli.