Locality and the Architecture of Syntactic Dependencies

A study on minimalist syntax this book develops an empirical argument for a crash-proof computational system. This framework allows for novel analyses of quirky subjects in Icelandic and Spanish, indefinite SE in Spanish and different types of expletive constructions in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Icelandic.

Autorentext
LUIS LÓPEZ is an Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA. He is the author of over a dozen articles on syntactic theory in refereed journals and edited books. In 2005-6 he was the recipient of a fellowship by the Alexander von Humboldt foundation.

Inhalt
Introduction Agree, Move, A-Dependencies Complex dependencies: nominative objects. Complex dependencies: the quirkiest subject. References Index