In adult grammar, syntactic dependencies cannot be established between two elements X
and Y if there is another element Z that structurally intervenes and has identical (relevant) …

In this paper, we investigate whether Mandarin short passives contain an implicit external
argument (EA; such as an agent or experiencer). Syntactic tests yield inconclusive results in …

For many decades now, the analysis of Mandarin bei-passives has been at the heart of
much scholarly debate. One line of analysis argues that long bei-passives, which have an …

This dissertation interrogates the representation of syntactic locality constraints, specifically
intervention locality, within child grammar. Our focal point is the Intervention Hypothesis …

Rethinking raising vs. control/predication analyses of Mandarin bei-passives 1. Introduction
2. Base-generation control/predicat Page 1 Rethinking raising vs. control/predication …