This dissertation proposes a new approach to case. It unifies its syntax, morphology and
semantics in a simple, fine-grained and restrictive picture. One of the assumptions frequently …

This chapter consists of two parts. The first part discusses the global structure of the
Hungarian noun phrase, with specific reference to the behavior of possessors and …

The paper considers several accounts of crosslinguistic variation regarding left branch
extraction (LBE), focusing on adjectival LBE, and explores consequences of a proper …

With a few exceptions, it is standardly assumed that languages without articles have a null
D; ie the difference between (1) and Serbo-Croatian (SC)(2) is assumed to be PF-based, the …

The Syntax of Hungarian aims to present a synthesis of the currently available syntactic
knowledge of the Hungarian language, rooted in theory but providing highly detailed …

The theory of phases has focused on clausal structure, which can be considered to be an
extension of VP, hence the standard assumption that CP and vP count as phases. Other …

This thesis explores transparent and opaque interactions of operations in Minimalist syntax
in order to gain insights into the nature of elementary operations and their mode of …

Complex noun phrases crosslinguistically contain meaningless elements whose sole
function is to serve as linkers of predicates to their subjects—thus, Mandarin Chinese de …

The Austronesian languages comprise a vast family with some 1,268 members spanning
half of the globe, from Rapanui (Easter Island) on its Eastern boundary, to Malagasy …

The article establishes a new generalization concerning domains from which extraction is
possible. Taking as the starting point the well-known difference between NPs and VPs …