Theoretical Comparative Syntax: Studies in Macroparameters (Routledge Leading Linguists)

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Series Title......Page 3
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Original publication details......Page 9
Introduction......Page 12
1. Specifiers and projection......Page 20
2. LF extraction of naze: Some theoretical implications......Page 49
3. Strong and weak barriers: Remarks on the propercharacterization of barriers......Page 66
4. Parameters and optionality......Page 80
5. A note on improper movement......Page 98
6. The principles-and-parameters approach: A comparative syntax of English andJapanese......Page 111
7. Symmetry in syntax: Merge and Demerge......Page 143
8. Order in phrase structure andmovement......Page 190
9. An A-over-A perspective on locality......Page 220
10. The uniqueness parameter......Page 235
11. Nominal structure......Page 240
12. Phrase structure......Page 269
13. The Visibility Guideline forfunctional categories......Page 300
Appendix: On the nature of economy in language......Page 348
Notes......Page 365
References......Page 403
Index......Page 426