Freezing: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Domains

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2018

Freezing

Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Domains

Edited by: Jutta Hartmann , Marion Jäger , Andreas Kehl , Andreas Konietzko and Susanne Winkler

Volume 130 in the series Studies in Generative Grammar [SGG]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501504266

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Displacement is a fundamental property of human language, and the restrictions on displacement have been a central concern in generative grammar ever since Ross' (1967) ground-breaking observations of island constraints. While island phenomena have been investigated in detail from various perspectives, a different domain, the domain of Freezing, originally defined in terms of non-base structures, has received far less attention. This volume brings together papers that address the questions of: What are the different concepts of Freezing? Which empirical domains can they explain? Is Freezing a core-syntactic restriction or does information structure, or processing play a role? The collection of papers provides insights into the empirical basis of the Freezing Principle in relation to other restrictions on extraction in order to contribute to a broader understanding of the nature of restrictions on displacement in language. The overall goal of the volume is a reconsideration of Freezing and other (sub-)extraction phenomena, both from a theoretical and empirical perspective, by bringing together contributions from experts in the field to discuss and broaden our knowledge of the empirical range of Freezing phenomena as well as their explanation.

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J. Hartmann, Institut für Deutsche Sprache, Mannheim; M. Knecht, A. Konietzko, S. Winkler, Universität Tübingen

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Exploring the concepts of Freezing: Theoretical and empirical perspectives Jutta M. Hartmann, Marion Jäger, Andreas Kehl, Andreas Konietzko and Susanne Winkler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Theoretical advancement
Criterial Freezing in small clauses and the cartography of copular constructions Ur Shlonsky and Luigi Rizzi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Freezing Effects in a free-Merge System A configurational approach Ángel J. Gallego Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
Freezing in complex prefields Gereon Müller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Part II: Empirical domains
The Freezing points of the (Dutch) adjectival system Norbert Corver Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Freezing in it-clefts: Movement and focus Jutta M. Hartmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Criterial Freezing in the syntax of particles Josef Bayer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Only syntax Michael S. Rochemont Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	264
Freezing and phi-feature agreement: On the role of [PERSON] Maria Polinsky Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	284
Freezing, Topic Opacity and Phase-based Cyclicity in Subject Islands Evidence from Hungarian Balázs Surányi and Gergő Turi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
Part III: Interface extensions
Freezing: Between grammar and processing Peter W. Culicover and Susanne Winkler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	353
Heavy NP shift in context: On the interaction of information structure and subextraction from shifted constituents Andreas Konietzko Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	387
Freezing as a probabilistic phenomenon Rui P. Chaves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
An experimental study on freezing and topicalization in English Marion Jäger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	430
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	451

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Researchers in Generative Syntax, Information Structure, Psycholinguistics/Sentence Processing
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 456
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 14
- Coloured Illustrations: 3
- Tables: 7
Keywords: Freezing; Displacement Restrictions; Long-Distance Dependencies

eBook

Published: September 24, 2018
ISBN: 9781501504266

Hardcover

Published: October 22, 2018
ISBN: 9781501512148