The Syntax and Semantics of Split Constructions: A Comparative Study

by Eric Mathieu, Alastair Butler, Elaine Feinstein

Split constructions are very widespread in natural languages. The separation of the semantic restriction of a quantifier from that quantifier is a typical example of such a construction. This study addresses the problem that such discontinuous strings exhibit a number of locality constraints, including intervention effects. These are shown to follow from the interaction of a minimalist syntax with a semantics that directly assigns a model-theoretic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403921121
• ISBN13: 9781403921123
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.9"