LINGUIST List 12.2305

Wed Sep 19 2001

Books: Syntax

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1. Gillian Caglayan, Syntax - Infinitives, Restructuring and Clause Structure

New publication from Mouton de Gruyter

Susanne Wurmbrand

Infinitives
Restructuring and Clause Structure

>From the series Studies in Generative Grammar
Series Editors: Henk van Riemsdijk, Harry van der Hulst and Jan Koster

23 x 15,5 cm. x, 371 pages.
Hardcover. DM 176,-- / EUR 88,-- / �S 1285,-- / sFr 151,-- / approx. US$
88.00
ISBN 3-11-016686-0
(Studies in Generative Grammar 55)

INFINITIVES: RESTRUCTURING AND CLAUSE STRUCTURE offers a detailed study
of the clausal architecture of infinitival constructions providing a
unified analysis of restructuring, control, modals, and raising. The
book critically evaluates previous proposals from both syntactic and
semantic perspectives and presents a new analysis incorporating many
recent developments in generative linguistic theory. In addition to its
theoretical contribution, INFINITIVES contains a detailed descriptive
overview of a range of constructions, primarily from the Germanic
languages and will thus not only be of value to generative linguists but
will also serve as a general reference source for those interested in
the Germanic languages.

>From the contents

INTRODUCTION Infinitives in brief, Restructuring - its significance in
history

LEXICAL RESTRUCTURING Introduction, Case assignment in restructuring
constructions, Tense properties of restructuring constructions, Other
functional projections, Verb raising in restructuring constructions,
Summary

FUNCTIONAL RESTRUCTURING Introduction, The split IP parameter,
Motivating the lexical/functional distinction, German functional
constructions, Summary

THE INFINITIVAL SUBJECT Introduction, Infinitives with and without a
syntactic subject, What is under control, Conclusion

GRADES OF (NON-)RESTRUCTURING Introduction, Restructuring vs.
non-restructuring, Graded (non-) restructuring, Semantic classification
of infinitives

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

APPENDIX Overview, Verb classification, Distinguishing irrealis,
propositional, factive,
(Non-)Restructuring properties, Verb classifications in different
languages

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