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Branigan, Phil.

Provocative syntax [electronic resource] / Phil Branigan. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2011. - x, 176 p. : ill. - Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 61 . - Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 61. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-173) and index.

Provocation. Introduction -- The inner workings of provocation -- Virtues of provocation -- Clausal provocation -- Chain formation -- Provoking head movement -- Provocative case studies. Quotative inversion -- Negative inversion -- Germanic verb-second clauses -- Force and provocation. Evidence for fin-to-force movement -- On wh-movement -- The distribution of embedded-verb second clauses -- Appendix: selection of clausal complements -- Provoking trace deletion. Introduction -- That-trace effects -- Crosslinguistic variation -- A spooky constraint -- Short wh-movement in embedded questions.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Clauses.
Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
English language--Syntax.

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: P291 / .B69 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 415