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Smuggling in Syntax

By Adriana Belletti

Smuggling in Syntax

By Adriana Belletti

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One of the fundamental properties of human language is movement, where a constituent moves from one position in a sentence to another position. Syntactic theory has long been concerned with properties of movement, including locality restrictions. Smuggling in Syntax investigates how different movement operations interact with one another, focusing on the special case of smuggling. First introduced by volume editor Chris Collins in 2005, the term 'smuggling' refers to a specific type of movement interaction. The contributions in this volume each describe different areas where smuggling derivations play a role, including passives, causatives, adverb placement, the dative alternation, the placement of measure phrases, wh-in-situ, and word order in ergative languages. The volume also addresses issues like the freezing constraint on movement and the acquisition of smuggling derivations by children. In this work, Adriana Belletti and Chris Collins bring together leading syntacticians to present a range of contributions on different aspects of smuggling. Tackling fundamental theoretical questions with empirical consequences, this volume explores one of the least understood types of movement and points the way toward new research.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
366
Release Date:
2020-12-01
Publication Date:
2020-12-01
Publisher:
OXFORD UNIV PR
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0197509878
ISBN13:
9780197509876
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
623 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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