This article examines a puzzle pertaining to the distribution of covalued nominals in two
understudied Mayan languages, Chuj and Ch'ol. While Ch'ol behaves as expected with …

This thesis explores topics pertaining to the syntax and semantics of nominal expressions,
with a focus on definite, indefinite, demonstrative, and pronominal elements. The data are …

Appeal to standard set theory in (mainstream) minimalist syntax is shown to be in conflict
with the goal of analyzing dependency formation, aka movement, as involving genuine …

This dissertation provides a description and analysis of the syntax of Nukuoro, an
understudied Polynesian Outlier language spoken in the Federated States of Micronesia. A …

Se investiga la dependencia que forman un constituyente desplazado y las posiciones en la
oración en las este que puede interpretarse, ie, una cadena de movimiento. El marco …

Bound variable anaphora (BVA) is the term given to contexts where a pronominal anaphor
functions like a logical variable in that its interpretation co‐varies with the value assigned to …

This dissertation contains a series of investigations into three ways in which the notion of
context can be understood as a factor interacting with the linguistic system in order to …

Replacement of trace theory by the" copy theory of movement"(Chomsky 1993: 34f.) has
been one of the most consequential and intensively debated aspects of minimalist syntax …

[ES] El objetivo principal de la tesis es el análisis de los papeles temáticos en el interior del
Sintagma Nominal (SN) y su realización como argumentos en forma de Sintagma …

Binding and coreference in Mayan: Evidence for object raising 1 Context Page 1 Binding and
coreference in Mayan: Evidence for object raising Justin Royer McGill University …