Kayne (1994) was instrumental in putting linear asymmetries on the generative research
agenda. His Linear Correspondence Axiom is seen as a restrictive, conceptually attractive …

Constraints on prosodic and syntactic well-formedness conflict with each other. This is
particularly evident in the expression of new information focus, where the best prosodic …

This dissertation presents a view of clause structure which essentially amounts to denying its
existence. Phenomena like adverb placement, short verb movement and verb second, which …

Since Juan Uriagereka originated the multiple spell-out model in 1999 it has been one of the
most influential lines of research in syntactic theorizing. The model simplified a crucial …

The occurrence of WH-items at the right edge of the sentence, while extremely rare in
spoken languages, is quite common in sign languages. In particular, in sign languages like …

This paper argues that the set of formal features that can head a functional projection is not
predetermined by UG, but is derived through L1 acquisition. I formulate a hypothesis that …

This article presents a theory of grammatical dependencies that is in accordance with basic
assumptions of bare phrase structure theory. It explains Koster's (1987) configurational …

In this paper we argue that Cinque's (2005) result concerning the noun phrase internal order
of demonstrative, numeral, adjective, and noun can be derived without appeal to Kayne's …

This is a book about syntax, a system of structured expressions that figure in various aspects
of human cognition, language in particular. Provided with finite discrete elements (lexical …

Contrary to the conventionally assumed system of labeled phrase structure, this thesis will
argue for the hypothesis that the theory of bare phrase structure (Chomsky 1994, 1995 et …