| Remnant Raising and Vso Clausal Architecture: A Case Study of San Lucas Quiavini Zapotec 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Lee, Felicia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1402043007 ISBN-13: 9781402043000 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: San Lucas Quiavin? Zapotec, an endangered and little-examined indigenous language of Mexico, shows a range of syntactic and morphological phenomena incompatible with standard Minimalist accounts of verb movement: verbs and clearly phrasal constituents behave identically in a number of syntactic constructions, and the ordering of verbal morphemes is problematic for standard assumptions of verbal head movement. This work proposes a VP-remnant raising account for these phenomena, motivated by Kayne's (1992) Antisymmetry program. This work also examines consequences of phrasal remnant movement for negation constructions, question formation; and the interpretation of tense, aspect, and mood. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 415 |
| LCCN: 2006298014 |
| Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.71" W x 9.55" (1.45 lbs) 274 pages |
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| Publisher Description: San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec, an endangered and little-examined indigenous language of Mexico, shows a range of syntactic and morphological phenomena incompatible with standard Minimalist accounts of verb movement: verbs and clearly phrasal constituents behave identically in a number of syntactic constructions, and the ordering of verbal morphemes is problematic for standard assumptions of verbal head movement. This work proposes a VP-remnant raising account for these phenomena, motivated by Kayne's (1992) Antisymmetry program. This work also examines consequences of phrasal remnant movement for negation constructions, question formation; and the interpretation of tense, aspect, and mood. |