Linearization of Chains and Sideward Movement

by Jairo Nunes

• ISBN13: 9780262140850
• ISBN10: 0262140853
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: Mit Pr

Summary

This highly original monograph treats movement operations within the Minimalist Program. Jairo Nunes argues that traces are not grammatical primitives and that their properties follow from deeper features of the system, and, in particular, that the phonetic realization of traces is determined by linearization computations coupled with economy conditions regarding deletion. He proposes a version of the copy theory of movement according to which movement must be construed as a description of the interaction of the independent operations Copy, Merge, Form Chain, and Chain Reduction. Empirical evidence to support this claim includes instances of "sideward movement" between subtrees in a derivation. According to this analysis, the linearization of chains in the phonological component constrains sideward movement so that it is possible to account for standard properties of multiple gap constructions, including parasitic gap and ATB constructions, without construction-specific operations or principles that are not independently motivated. Theoretical linguists will find Linearization of Chains and Sideward Movementof great interest both theoretically and empirically. The version of the copy theory of movement proposed by Nunes will stir debate and shape future research in the field.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Linearization and Phonetic Realization of Chains	p. 7
Introduction	p. 7
Advantages of the Copy Theory of Movement	p. 10
Traces and the Linear Correspondence Axiom	p. 15
Traces and Phonetic Realization	p. 17
Linearization of Chains and Phonetic Realization of Chain Links	p. 22
Remnant Movement	p. 50
Conclusion	p. 62
Traces, Uninterpretable Features, and Accessibility to the Computational System	p. 65
Introduction	p. 65
Traces and Uninterpretable Features	p. 67
Traces and Accessibility to the Computational System	p. 75
Conclusion	p. 84
The Copy + Merge Theory and Sideward Movement	p. 87
Introduction: The Copy + Merge Theory of Movement	p. 87
Conditions on Chain Formation	p. 91
Sideward Movement	p. 93
Parasitic Gaps	p. 95
Across-the-Board Extraction	p. 127
Differences between Parasitic Gap and Across-the-Board Extraction Constructions	p. 135
Directionality of Sideward Movement and Cyclic Access to the Numeration	p. 139
Sideward Movement and Cyclicity of Merge	p. 144
Further Extensions	p. 155
Conclusion	p. 158
Conclusion	p. 161
Notes	p. 163
References	p. 183
Index	p. 193
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