Applicatives : structure and interpretation from a minimalist perspective

 Content: 1. Acknowledgements, pvii; 2. 1. Preliminaries, p1-29; 3. 1.1 The framework, p1-2; 4. 1.2 Applicatives: A basic definition, p2-5; 5. 1.3 A major distinction: Symmetric and asymmetric applicative structures, p5-9; 6. 1.4 Previous approaches to applicative constructions, p9-12; 7. 1.5 A new component: The high/low applicative distinction, p12-15; 8. 1.6 A consensus: The 'escape hatch' analysis, p16-24; 9. 1.7 Problems for the consensus, p24-29; 10. 1.8 Conclusion, p29; 11. 2. The Syntax of Applicatives, p31-87; 12. 2.1 Amendments to the consensus, and why they fail, p33-40; 13. 2.2 Towards a more appropriate solution: (Anti-)locality considerations, p40-53; 14. 2.3 Category matters, p54-63; 15. 2.4 Scrambling, p63-71; 16. 2.5 Case matters, p71-86; 17. 2.6 Conclusion, p86-87; 18. 3. The Semantics of Applicatives, p89-121; 19. 3.1 Object sharing: Insights from serial verb constructions, p93-97; 20. 3.2 Object sharing in double object constructions: Theta-driven movement, p97-103; 21. 3.3 Object sharing in resultatives, p103-118; 22. 3.4 Object sharing in high applicatives, p119-120; 23. 3.5 Conclusion, p120-121; 24. 4. Conclusion, p123-125; 25. References, p125-133; 26. Name index, p135-137; 27. Subject index, p139-140