Theoretical Comparative Syntax : : studies in macroparameters /

Theoretical Comparative Syntax : : studies in macroparameters / / Naoki Fukui.

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Collected for the first time in a single volume, these essays and articles by Naoki Fukui form an outline of some of the most significant and formative contributions to syntactic theory. Focusing particularly on the typological differences between English/type language and Japanese/type languages, F...

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Fukui, Naoki,
Place / Publishing House:London, England : : Routledge,, 2006.
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 422 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Specifiers and projection
  • 2. LF extraction of naze : some theoretical implications
  • 3. Strong and weak barriers : remarks on the proper characterization of barriers
  • 4. Parameters and optionality
  • 5. A note on improper movement
  • 6. The principles-and-parameters approach : a comparative syntax of English and Japanese
  • 7. Symmetry in syntax : merge and demerge
  • 8. Order in phrase structure and movement
  • 9. An A-over-A perspective on locality
  • 10. The uniqueness parameter
  • 11. Nominal structure : an extension of the Symmetry Principle
  • 12. Phrase structure
  • 13. The Visibility Guideline for functional categories : verb-raising in Japanese and related issues.

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