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| Title | Conditions on argument drop |
| Author/s | Halldor Armann Sigurðsson |
| Department/s |
Scandinavian Languages
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| Full-text | Full text is not available in this archive |
| Alternative location (URL) | http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/LING... Restricted Access (Alternative Location) |
| Publication/Series | Linguistic Inquiry |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 267 - 304 |
| Document type | Journal article |
| Status | published |
| Quality controlled | yes |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MIT Press |
| Abstract English | This article pursues the idea that null arguments are derived without any statement or parameter, instead following "naturally" from 3rd factor principles and effects (in the sense of Chomsky 2005). The article thus contributes to the program of eliminating statements in grammar in favor of general factors. More specifically, it develops a theory of C/edge linking in terms of syntactically active but silent C-features, where all referential definite arguments, overt and silent, must match these features in order to be successfully C/edge-linked (interpreted). On the approach pursued, radically silent arguments-such as Germanic zero topics and controlled 3rd person null subjects in Finnish-commonly raise across a lexical C (a complementizer or a verb-second (V2) verb) into the edge of the C-domain for the purpose of successful C/edge linking (circumventing C-intervention), thereby showing (A) over bar -behavior not observed for other types of arguments (including the Romance type of pro). Silent arguments are universally available in syntax, whereas their C/edge linking is constrained by factors (such as Germanic V2) that may or may not be present or active in individual languages and constructions. |
| Subject |
Languages and Literatures |
| Keywords | argument drop, context linking, C/edge linking, intervention, pro, topic drop |
| ISBN/ISSN/Other |
ISSN: 0024-3892 |
| Research group | GRIMM |
| Funder |
Vetenskapsrådet |
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