Gert Webelhuth
Biographic Data
| ID | 749299 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gert Webelhuth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gert |
| FAMILY NAME | Webelhuth |
| SIGNATURE | WEBELHUTH G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Goethe University Frankfurt |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7510-1736 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
C-command constraints in German
Reinhart (1983) proposed that quantificational binding is subject to a surface c-command condition. Her claim has been widely accepted in the literature on the syntax-semantics interface. However, Barker (2012) presented systematic counterevidence against the c-command requirement from English. The current paper addresses the role of c-command constraints in the grammar of three phenomena in German: relative quantifier scope, quantificational bin…
Split-antecedent relative clauses and the symmetry of predicates
This paper presents the results of two experiments in German testing the acceptabilityof (non-)restrictive relative clauses (NRCs/RRCs) with split antecedents (SpAs). Accordingto Moltmann (1992), SpAs are only grammatical if their parts occur within the conjuncts ofa coordinate structure and if they have identical grammatical functions. Non-conjoined SpAsthat form the subject and the object of a transitive verb are predicted to be ungrammatical. …
Motivating non-canonicality in Construction Grammar
This article discusses the English construction variously known as Locative Inversion or Stylistic Inversion. It shows that the construction displays a unique ensemble of grammatical and usage properties that can be stated but not motivated through purely grammatical means. In search of an explanatory approach, an analysis is presented that draws on concepts of Artificial Intelligence, in particular plans viewed as complex mental attitudes. It is…
Southern American English Personal Datives
The Southern Double Object Construction, a regular form in Southern vernacular varieties of American English, is well attested. Among speakers of Southern Vernacular English, its use is not stigmatized, and it appears that it can be exchanged variably with its mainstream English approximate, the “self” reflexive (e.g., Sheiwent to the store to get herisome candy vs. Sheiwent to the store to get herselfisome candy). In this article, we contextuali…
A Theory of Predicates
Introduction On the construct 'Predicate' The Structure of Signs Morphology The Lexical-Functional Structure of Predicates With and Without Particles Modification Passive Causatives Middles References
Government and Binding Theory and the Minimalist Program
Government and binding theory and the minimalist program
Introduction: Gert Webelhuth (University of North Carolina). 1. X--Bar Theory and Case Theory: Gert Webelhuth (University of North Carolina). 2. Theta Theory: Edwin Williams: (Princeton University). 3. Logical Form: C. T. James Huang (University of California, Irvine). 4. Binding Theory, Control and Pro: Wayne Harbert (Cornell University). 5. The Empty Category Principle: Norbert Hornstein & Amy Weinberg (University of Maryland). 6. Morphosyntax:…
Principles And Parameters Of Syntactic Saturation
This work represents the first full scale attempt to provide a restrictive theory of parameters the nature and limits of syntactic variation. Focusing on syntactic saturation, Webelhuth hypothesizes that in natural language these phenomena are subject to the “Saturation Condition.” He explains the principles behind this condition and demonstrates how it imposes strong constraints on what counts as a possible parameter in natural language. Web…
German Is Configurational
Southern American English Personal Datives
The Southern Double Object Construction, a regular form in Southern vernacular varieties of American English, is well attested. Among speakers of Southern Vernacular English, its use is not stigmatized, and it appears that it can be exchanged variably with its mainstream English approximate, the “self” reflexive (e.g., Sheiwent to the store to get herisome candy vs. Sheiwent to the store to get herselfisome candy). In this article, we contextuali…
Motivating non-canonicality in Construction Grammar
This article discusses the English construction variously known as Locative Inversion or Stylistic Inversion. It shows that the construction displays a unique ensemble of grammatical and usage properties that can be stated but not motivated through purely grammatical means. In search of an explanatory approach, an analysis is presented that draws on concepts of Artificial Intelligence, in particular plans viewed as complex mental attitudes. It is…
German Is Configurational
Principles And Parameters Of Syntactic Saturation
This work represents the first full scale attempt to provide a restrictive theory of parameters the nature and limits of syntactic variation. Focusing on syntactic saturation, Webelhuth hypothesizes that in natural language these phenomena are subject to the “Saturation Condition.” He explains the principles behind this condition and demonstrates how it imposes strong constraints on what counts as a possible parameter in natural language. Web…
Government and binding theory and the minimalist program
Introduction: Gert Webelhuth (University of North Carolina). 1. X--Bar Theory and Case Theory: Gert Webelhuth (University of North Carolina). 2. Theta Theory: Edwin Williams: (Princeton University). 3. Logical Form: C. T. James Huang (University of California, Irvine). 4. Binding Theory, Control and Pro: Wayne Harbert (Cornell University). 5. The Empty Category Principle: Norbert Hornstein & Amy Weinberg (University of Maryland). 6. Morphosyntax:…
Government and Binding Theory and the Minimalist Program
A Theory of Predicates
Introduction On the construct 'Predicate' The Structure of Signs Morphology The Lexical-Functional Structure of Predicates With and Without Particles Modification Passive Causatives Middles References
Southern American English Personal Datives
The Southern Double Object Construction, a regular form in Southern vernacular varieties of American English, is well attested. Among speakers of Southern Vernacular English, its use is not stigmatized, and it appears that it can be exchanged variably with its mainstream English approximate, the “self” reflexive (e.g., Sheiwent to the store to get herisome candy vs. Sheiwent to the store to get herselfisome candy). In this article, we contextuali…
Motivating non-canonicality in Construction Grammar
This article discusses the English construction variously known as Locative Inversion or Stylistic Inversion. It shows that the construction displays a unique ensemble of grammatical and usage properties that can be stated but not motivated through purely grammatical means. In search of an explanatory approach, an analysis is presented that draws on concepts of Artificial Intelligence, in particular plans viewed as complex mental attitudes. It is…
Split-antecedent relative clauses and the symmetry of predicates
This paper presents the results of two experiments in German testing the acceptabilityof (non-)restrictive relative clauses (NRCs/RRCs) with split antecedents (SpAs). Accordingto Moltmann (1992), SpAs are only grammatical if their parts occur within the conjuncts ofa coordinate structure and if they have identical grammatical functions. Non-conjoined SpAsthat form the subject and the object of a transitive verb are predicted to be ungrammatical. …
C-command constraints in German
Reinhart (1983) proposed that quantificational binding is subject to a surface c-command condition. Her claim has been widely accepted in the literature on the syntax-semantics interface. However, Barker (2012) presented systematic counterevidence against the c-command requirement from English. The current paper addresses the role of c-command constraints in the grammar of three phenomena in German: relative quantifier scope, quantificational bin…
Computer Science (9 works) · Linguistics (9 works) · Philosophy (9 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (5 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works) · German (3 works) · Grammar (3 works) · Linguistic research and analysis (3 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (3 works) · Natural language processing (3 works)