This book is about one of the most intriguing parts of natural language, namely about what is
left unsaid. Ellipsis has received some attention over the past few years, but still remains ill …

This thesis proposes a recursive mapping of syntactic derivations to prosodic
representations. I argue that the prosody of an expression, just like its meaning, is …

In dieser Einführung werden zentrale Phänomene und Probleme der historischen Syntax
des Deutschen behandelt. Da ältere Sprachstufen nur über schriftliche Dokumente …

This paper addresses the question of where and how morphological dependency relations,
specifically the selectional relation between an AUX [iliary] and a PART [iciple]), are …

In this book, Cinque takes a generative perspective on typological questions relating to word
order and to the syntax of relative clauses. In particular, Cinque looks at: the position of the …

This book combines ideas about the architecture of grammar and language acquisition,
processing, and change to explain why languages show regular patterns when there is so …

This paper provides evidence that nominative arguments in German and Icelandic not only
can be analyzed as remaining in the VP overtly, but that in some constructions these …

This chapter is somewhat programmatic, and sketches a way of reconceiving the notion of
parameter of Universal Grammar along novel lines, intended to meet recent criticisms from …

Abstract 'Syntactic microvariation'and 'microcomparative syntax'are the terms for a fairly new
research approach that applies the theoretical concepts and techniques of modern …

The first attempt at a restrictive theory of the linear order of sentences and phrases of the
world's languages, by one of the founders of cartographic syntax. Linearization, or the typical …