The Syntax of Adjuncts
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- Author: Thomas Ernst, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Date Published: November 2006
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- isbn: 9780521028189
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This book proposes a theory of the distribution of adverbial adjuncts in a Principles and Parameters framework, claiming that there are few syntactic principles specific to adverbials; rather, for the most part, adverbials adjoin freely to any projection. Adjuncts' possible hierarchical positions are determined by whether they can receive a proper interpretation, according to their selectional (including scope) requirements and general compositional rules, while linear order is determined by hierarchical position along with a system of directionality principles and morphological weight, both of which apply generally to adjuncts and all other syntactic elements. A wide range of adverbial types is analysed; predicational adverbs (such as manner, and modal adverbs), domain expressions like financially, temporal, frequency, duration and focusing adverbials; participant PPs (e.g. locatives and benefactives); resultative and conditional clauses, and others, taken primarily from English, Chinese, French and Italian, with occasional reference to others (such as German and Japanese).
Read more- A wide data base, with extensive examples from a broad range of languages and types of adverbial expressions
- A comprehensive analysis, making proposals for certain principles and parameters to account for hierarchical position and linear order
- Modular analysis, making the case for separating syntactic, semantic, lexical and morphological factors
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- Date Published: November 2006
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521028189
- length: 568 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 35 mm
- weight: 0.833kg
- contains: 55 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. The semantics of predicational adverbs
3. The scopal basis of adverb licensing
4. Arguments for right-adjunction
5. Noncanonical orders and the structure of VP
6. Event-internal adjuncts
7. Adjunct licensing in the auxrange
8. Adjuncts in clause-initial projections
9. Conclusions and prospects
Notes
References
Indexes.
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