Focusing on grammatical architecture through a minimalist lens, this collection features 13 papers that delve into the structures of phrases, clauses, clitics, and derivations. By utilizing examples from various languages, the author illustrates key principles of syntax and structure, offering insights into the complexities of language formation and the underlying minimalist theories.
Materials for a Comparative Study of Nonfinite Predicative Domains
This study aims at developing a unified perspective on nonfiniteness, encompassing its morphological, syntactic and semantic aspects. It puts the emphasis on clause types distinct from standard infinitives (gerund clauses, Celtic verbo-nominal structures, Portuguese inflected infinitives, Latin dominant participle constructions) and takes advantage of the most recent developments in syntactic theory. The notions of defectiveness and completeness, the inheritance hypothesis, the labeling requirement, the syntactic definition of lexical categories, once combined together, appear to make accessible tighter and more elegant analyses than previous accounts.