LINGUIST List 17.2560

Mon Sep 11 2006

Books: Syntax: Frascarelli (Ed)

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Directory         1.    Julia Ulrich, Phases of Interpretation: Frascarelli (Ed)

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Message 1: Phases of Interpretation: Frascarelli (Ed)
Date: 05-Sep-2006
From: Julia Ulrich <julia.ulrichdegruyter.com>
Subject: Phases of Interpretation: Frascarelli (Ed)


Title: Phases of Interpretation Series Title: Studies in Generative Grammar 91 Published: 2006 Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
                http://www.mouton-publishers.com

Book URL: http://www.degruyter.com/rs/bookSingle.cfm?id=IS-3110186845-1&l=E

Editor: Mara Frascarelli, Università degli Studi Roma Tre Hardback: ISBN: 3110186845 Pages: 350 Price: Europe EURO 98.00 Comment: for USA, Canada, Mexico US$ 132.30
Abstract:

This book investigates the concept of phase, aiming at a structural definitionof the three domains that are assumed as the syntactic loci for interfaceinterpretation, namely VP, CP and DP.

In particular, three basic issues are addressed, that represent majorquestions of syntactic research within the Minimalist Program in the lastdecade. A) How is the set of minimally necessary syntactic operations to becharacterised (including questions about the exact nature of copy andmerge, the status of remnant movement, the role of head movement in thegrammar), B) How is the set of minimally necessary functional heads to becharacterised that determine the built-up and the interpretation of syntacticobjects and C) How do these syntactic operations and objects interact withprinciples and requirements that are thought to hold at the two interfaces.

The concept of phase has also implications for the research on thefunctional make-up of syntactic objects, implying that functional projectionsnot only apply in a (universally given) hierarchy but split up in various phasespertaining to the head they are related to.

This volume provides major contributions to this ongoing discussion,investigating these issues in a variety of languages (Berber, Dutch, English,German, Modern Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian and West Flemish) andcombining the analysis of empirical data with the theoretical insights of thelast years.

Linguistic Field(s): Syntax
Subject Language(s): Dutch (nld)                             English (eng)                             German, Standard (deu)                             Hebrew (heb)                             Italian (ita)                             Norwegian, Nynorsk (nno)                             Norwegian, Bokmål (nob)                             Numidian (nxm)
Written In: English (eng )

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