A Note on Free Relative Clauses in the Theory of Phases

Ott, Dennis

doi:10.1162/ling_a_00036

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“…Core-syntactic HM is presupposed by many approaches to diverse phenomena, such as Donati's (2006) analysis of free relatives, where the wh-element is analyzed as a D head that determines the label of the embedded clause after IM. See Ott (2011) for an alternative that is consistent with a non-syntactic conception of HM, but relies on specific assumptions concerning the interaction of TRANSFER and LABEL. 27.…”

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La gramàtica generativa i la facultat del llenguatge: descobriments, preguntes i desafiaments

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Ott

2019

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This paper provides an overview of what we take to be the key current issues in the field of Generative Grammar, the study of the human Faculty of Language. We discuss some of the insights this approach to language has produced, including substantial achievements in the understanding of basic properties of language and its interactions with interfacing systems. This progress in turn gives rise to new research questions, many of which could not even be coherently formulated until recently. We highlight some of the most pressing outstanding challenges, in the hope of inspiring future research. Resum. La gramàtica generativa i la facultat del llenguatge: descobriments, preguntes i desafiamentsAquest treball proporciona una visió general dels aspectes clau actuals en el camp de la gramàtica generativa: l'estudi de la facultat del llenguatge humà. Es tractaran algunes de les visions a què aquest enfocament del llenguatge ha donat lloc, incloent-hi èxits importants en la comprensió de * For feedback and suggestions, we are indebted to

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2019

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“…In fact, this prediction is borne out by whatever ‐type free relatives (see also Ott ). In contrast with (62), (63) argues that γ, which is created by movement of a phrasal wh ‐element whatever book , can be labeled 〈 n 〉 and can be interpreted as nominal or as a free relative.…”

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“…In fact, this prediction is borne out by whatever-type free relatives (see also Ott 2011). In contrast with (62), (63) argues that c, which is created 21 One reviewer has noted that there is a Case violation in (58b) (Pesetsky 1991).…”

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“… Donati () argues that a wh ‐element like what in free relatives is always a head, which reprojects when it moves to Spec,CP. This argument is questionable: as discussed immediately below as well as in Ott (), a wh ‐element in free relatives can be a “phrasal” wh ‐element like whatever books . The present proposal can correctly explain free relatives with phrasal wh ‐elements. …”

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Ambiguous Labeling and Full Interpretation

Mizuguchi

2019

Studia Linguistica

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Syntactic objects constructed by Merge are label‐less and are identified or labeled by a labeling algorithm called Label for interpretation at the interfaces. It has been argued that the set of the form {{XP}, {YP}} (or simply, XP‐YP) incurs labeling ambiguity and cannot be labeled unless [i] either XP or YP moves out or [ii] X and Y agree. This paper considers labeling of XP‐YP and argues that labeling ambiguity can be tolerated, causing no labeling failure. I claim that XP‐YP can be labeled either 〈X〉 or 〈Y〉, which is a natural consequence of minimal computation. The well‐formedness of labeling is attributable to the CI interface (or conditions imposed by the CI system), with syntax not caring about the outcome of labeling. I show that ambiguous labeling is empirically supported and removes unwanted stipulations on labeling.

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“…However, when the subordinate clause is fronted by a wh-phrase, the sentence is fully acceptable (see [50] for a detailed discussion of wh-movement in code-switching): 25 (24) and (26) show is not a general prohibition of code-switching between C and TP, but rather a more specific prohibition of code-switching between C and TP if Spec,C is empty. We are grateful to an anonymous reviewer for the suggestion that [51] can be useful in this context. Ott argues that in free relative clauses, as in matrix CPs, the complementizer is transferred together with its complement.…”

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Code-Switching by Phase

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Abstract:We show that the theoretical construct "phase" underlies a number of restrictions on code-switching, in particular those formalized under the Principle of Functional Restriction (González-Vilbazo 2005) and the Phonetic Form Interface Condition (MacSwan and Colina 2014). The fundamental hypothesis that code-switching should be studied using the same tools that we use for monolingual phenomena is reinforced.

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A Note on Free Relative Clauses in the Theory of Phases

Cited by 80 publications

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La gramàtica generativa i la facultat del llenguatge: descobriments, preguntes i desafiaments

La gramàtica generativa i la facultat del llenguatge: descobriments, preguntes i desafiaments

Ambiguous Labeling and Full Interpretation

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