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Domains of ordering
This paper develops a theory of linearization in which the LCA (Kayne, The antisymmetry of syntax, MIT Press, 1994) linearizes one portion of the...
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Germanic diminutives: a case study of a gap in Norwegian
It is well known that German and Dutch have productive diminutive morphology. What is much less discussed is the fact that several other Germanic...
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Personal-evaluation secondary predicates in Japanese and quirky experiencer raising
Adjectives in Japanese that describe personal evaluation of their theme argument like omosiroi ‘interesting’ and oisii ‘tasty’ can occur as secondary...
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A pseudo-sluicing analysis of reduced embedded questions in Chakhar Mongolian
This paper provides a detailed description of reduced embedded questions in Chakhar Mongolian and proposes to analyze them in terms of so-called...
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Low predicate inversion in Mandarin
A VP, AP, or NP in a predicate can undergo a clause-internal movement in Mandarin Chinese (e.g., Ta yao
mai shu qu ‘He wants tobuy books ’, Tashou de hen ...
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On the Functional Superstructure of the Noun Phrase in Indo-European
Proto-Indo-European most probably did not possess a determiner system. Determiner systems are interpreted as an overt exponent of a functional...
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Superstructure and Cohesion in the Narratives of Jakarta Sign Language Signers
This chapter deals with the narrative structure and connecting elements of narrative discourse in Jakarta Sign Language (JakSL). Two research...
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Negative verb clusters in Mari and Udmurt and why they require postsyntactic top-down word-formation
In this paper, we provide an in-depth study of the morphosyntactic behavior of negative verb clusters in the Finno-Ugric languages Udmurt and Mari....
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Iconic Syntax: sign language classifier predicates and gesture sequences
We argue that the pictorial nature of certain constructions in signs and in gestures explains surprising properties of their syntax. In several sign...
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Argument ellipsis as external merge after transfer
Argument Ellipsis (AE) is a productive process in Hebrew, but some arguments resist ellipsis—precisely those that do not denote individuals. This...
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Painting a World Before Language Using Language: A Cognitive Stylistic Analysis of Synaesthetic Metaphors in the Imagery of Keki Daruwalla’s “Before the Word”
This chapter explores the aesthetic effects of synaesthetic metaphors in Keki Daruwalla’s lesser-known poem “Before the Word” by employing a...
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The Case of the Poem in Motion: Translation, Movement and the Poetic Landscape
Translation is a highly creative practice that can generate multimodal and intermedial translations. These experimental texts are the product of a...
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Labeling and verb-initial word order in Seediq
This paper proposes an analysis of VP fronting in the VOS Austronesian language Seediq in the theory of Labeling. In the same vein as Massam (Nat...
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Illusions of transitive expletives in Middle English
This paper examines a type of existential there sentence found in Middle English that has been argued to have a structure similar to transitive...
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Detecting variable force in imperatives: A modalized minimal approach
This paper draws attention to various environments in Greek which show that imperatives convey possibility and not necessity as widely assumed in the...
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Pronoun copying in Dinka Bor and the Copy Theory of Movement
A fundamental question in contemporary minimalist approaches to movement is why copies left by phrasal movement are not realized. Particularly...
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Definiteness marking in American Norwegian: a unique pattern among the Scandinavian languages
This paper examines definiteness marking in American Norwegian (AmNo), a heritage variety of Norwegian spoken in the US. The description adds another...
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Syntactic feminitives in Russian: a case study of an online Russian language radical feminist group
This paper analyzes the use of alternative feminine agreement in constructions with an interrogative-relative pronoun kto , indefinite pronouns kto-to ,...
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#metoo: The Good, the Bad, and the Backlash
I start this discussion in this chapter with an outline of the key points within the #metoo debate, looking at what, according to various scholars,...
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Long-Distance Metathesis of Liquids in Romance: A Property Theory Analysis of Diachronic Change
Several Romance languages exhibit historical long-distance metathesis of liquids (LDM) from a non-initial consonant-liquid configuration (CR) toward...