Symmetry Breaking in Syntax and the Lexicon
This book is a research monograph that explores the implications of the strongest minimalist thesis from an antisymmetric perspective. Three empirical domains are investigated: nominal root compounds in German and English, nominal gerunds in English and their German counterparts, and small clauses in Russian and English. A point of symmetry that has the potential of stalling the derivation emerges in the derivation of all of these constructions. Building on certain assumptions on how Merge works, this book shows that the points of symmetry can all be resolved in the same way; despite the fact that the three empirical domains under investigation are standardly derived from distinct structural configurations, such as head-head merger in the case of root compounds, head-phrase merger as it arises from standard complementation/predication structures for nominal gerunds, and phrase-phrase merger in small clauses. This book is of interest to all researchers working on syntax and its interfaces.
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 216] 2014. xi, 304 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements | pp. ix–x
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List of abbreviations | pp. xi–xii
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Chapter 1. Introduction | pp. 1–20
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Chapter 2. Nominal root compounds | pp. 21–98
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Chapter 3. The nominalizing of nominalizations | pp. 99–170
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Chapter 4. Small clauses (and Verb-particle constructions) | pp. 171–250
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Chapter 5. Theoretical implications | pp. 251–286
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Chapter 6. Conclusion | pp. 287–290
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References
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Index | pp. 303–304
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFK: Grammar, syntax
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General