Langbeschreibung
Derivation and Explanation in the Minimalist Program presents accessible, cutting edge research on an enduring and fundamental question confronting all linguistic inquiry - the respective roles of derivation and representation.* Presents accessible, cutting edge research on the respective roles of derivation and representation in syntactic inquiry.* Discusses a wide range of phenomena and also includes alternative, representational perspectives.* Features papers by M. Brody, C. Collins, S. Epstein, J. Frampton, S. Gutmann, N. Hornstein, R. Kayne, H. Kitahara, J. McCloskey, N. Richards, D. Seely, E. Torrego, J. Uriagereka, C.J.W. Zwart.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction: Derivation and explanation: Samuel David Epstein& T. Daniel Seely.2. On the status of representations and derivations: MichaelBrody.3. Eliminating Labels: Chris Collins.4. Rule applications as cycles in a level-free syntax: SamuelDavid Epstein & T. Daniel Seely.5. Crash-proof syntax: John Frampton & Samuel Gutmann.6. Reprojections: Norbert Hornstein & Juan Uriagereka.7. Pronouns and their antecedents: Richard Kayne.8. Scrambling, Case, and Interpretability: HisatsuguKitahara.9. Resumption, successive cyclicity, and the locality ofoperations: James McCloskey.10. Movement in a top-down derivation: Norvin Richards.11. Arguments for a Derivational approach to syntactic relationsbased on clitics: Esther Torrego.12. Issues relating to a derivational theory of binding:Jan-Wouter Zwart.