Information-structural restrictions on Ā-scrambling

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20344266
AutoresAd Neeleman (0000-0002-0850-9122, University College London, autor de correspondencia), Hans Van De Koot (0000-0002-1140-9659, University College London)
Año2010
Volumen27
Número3
Fecha de publicación2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Linguistic Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0167-6318 • E-ISSN: 1613-3676
EditorialWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/tlir.2010.014
OpenAlexW2023173111
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas6

Ā-scrambling in Dutch gives rise to ungrammaticality if it places an element subordinate in information structure in a position where it c-commands a superordinate element, even though a base-generated configuration of this type is well-formed. We propose an account of this phenomenon based on two claims: (i) Ā-scrambling is a scope-marking movement and (ii) scope-extending movement creates a barrier for QR. The bulk of our evidence comes from interactions between topics and foci, but we also consider interactions between foci that are in a superordinate/subordinate relation from an information-structural perspective. Exploration of the focus data reveals a further constraint that affects foci accompanied by a focus-sensitive particle: their surface c-command relations must directly correspond to their information-structural position, even if no Ā-scrambling takes place. We argue that this is because QR cannot pied-pipe focus-sensitive particles, possibly because it involves feature movement

Algorithm · Geometry · Information Structure · Linguistics · Physics · Political science · Scrambling · Superordinate goals · Computer Science · Law · Mathematics · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence