Incomplete Category Fronting: A Derivational Approach to Remnant Movement in German
Author:   Gereon Müller
Publisher:   Springer
Edition:   1998 ed.
Volume:   42
ISBN:  

9780792348375


Pages:   342
Publication Date:   31 December 1997
Format:   Hardback
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Incomplete Category Fronting: A Derivational Approach to Remnant Movement in German


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This study investigates the syntax of incomplete category fronting in German, carried out from a cross-linguistic perspective. The study presents a wealth of empirical evidence involving unbound traces created by remnant topicalization, wh-movement, scrambling, left dislocation, and extraposition. Four characteristic properties of remnant movement are identified that pose severe problems for a representational movement theory. It is argued that these properties can be fruitfully addressed on the basis of Chomsky's Minimalist Program, and that they follow from a derivational movement theory that incorporates the Barriers Condition, the Strict Cycle Condition, Fewest Steps, Last Resort, and the Minimal Link Condition but completely dispenses with surface filters. The text provides an empirical underpinning for the Minimalist Program and presents a powerful argument for a derivational theory of grammar.

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Author:   Gereon Müller
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1998 ed.
Volume:   42
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   1.520kg
ISBN:  

9780792348375


ISBN 10:   0792348370
Pages:   342
Publication Date:   31 December 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Incomplete Category Fronting.- 2 Movement Theory.- 3 Proper Binding.- 4 Anti-Freezing.- 5 Remnant Movement Asymmetries.- 6 Intermediate Traces and Extraposition.- 7 Concluding Remarks.- References.

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