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From Prolepsis to Hyperraising.
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Philosophies . Apr2022, Vol. 7 Issue 2, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 40p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Case, agreement, and A-movement dependencies across finite clause boundaries, such as Hyperraising (to subject or object) or Long-Distance Case or Agreement [LDA], are available in many typologically diverse languages. The research on such dependencies typically distinguishes between cross-linguistically restricted true A-dependencies across finite clauses, and generally available binding-like A ′ -dependencies as found in Prolepsis. In this paper, we investigate both types of configurations in parallel and refer to this as the A -domain. Since the diagnostics to distinguish A -configurations vary across languages and often cannot be compared directly, we define four characteristic properties: (A) whether the construction is restricted by matrix predicate selection, (B) whether movement in the embedded clause is involved, (C) whether the dependency shows locality restrictions (in particular, A-Minimality), and (D) whether there are semantic restrictions on the relevant DP. By combining different values of the characteristic properties, we show, differently from previous approaches, that the A -domain does not simply consist of two types of configurations, but that the empirical landscape represents a continuum of five A -constructions. We suggest a theoretical implementation of our empirical findings, which is built on a predicational relator phrase above the embedded CP and propose that, in some of the constructions, these two projections fuse into one. We employ a minimalist probing approach which relies on differences in the base-generated position of the relevant DP (matrix clause, high in the embedded clause, argument position in the embedded clause), differences in the feature composition of the embedded C (a plain A ′ -head, or a bundled predicational C head involving composite A/A ′ probes), a composite probe hierarchy yielding three types of feature-dependencies of composite probes, and, resulting from that, different probing mechanisms (conjunctive satisfaction, dependent satisfaction, and independent satisfaction). Lastly, this paper also contributes methodological tools for disentangling constructions of the A -domain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24099287
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Philosophies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 156599795
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies7020032