Syntactic Islands |
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| Author:
| Boeckx, Cedric |
| Series title: | Key Topics in Syntax Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-19146-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $82.00 |
Book Description:
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The phenomenon of the syntactic 'island' - a clause or structure from which a word cannot be moved - is central to research and study in syntactic theory. This book provides a comprehensive overview of syntactic islands, discussing the pros and cons of all the major generative accounts of island effects.
The phenomenon of the syntactic 'island' - a clause or structure from which a word cannot be moved - is central to research and study in syntactic theory. This book provides a comprehensive overview of syntactic islands, discussing the pros and cons of all the major generative accounts of island effects.