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OverviewIncomplete Category Fronting is a detailed investigation of the syntax of incomplete category fronting in German, carried out from a cross-linguistic perspective. The study presents a wealth of empirical evidence involving unbound traces created by remnant topicalization, wh-movement, scrambling, left dislocation, and extraposition. Four characteristic properties of remnant movement are identified that pose severe problems for a representational movement theory. It is argued that these properties can be fruitfully addressed on the basis of Chomsky's minimalist program, and that they follow from a derivational movement theory that incorporates the Barriers Condition, the Strict Cycle Condition, Fewest Steps, Last Resort, and the Minimal Link Condition but completely dispenses with surface filters. Incomplete Category Fronting provides an empirical underpinning for the minimalist program and presents a powerful argument for a derivational theory of grammar. Audience: Incomplete Category Fronting will interest all linguists working on theoretical syntax, Germanic syntax or the syntax-semantics interface. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gereon MüllerPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1998 Volume: 42 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.557kg ISBN: 9789048149414ISBN 10: 904814941 Pages: 342 Publication Date: 15 December 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1 Incomplete Category Fronting.- 2 Movement Theory.- 3 Proper Binding.- 4 Anti-Freezing.- 5 Remnant Movement Asymmetries.- 6 Intermediate Traces and Extraposition.- 7 Concluding Remarks.- References.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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