A Representational Approach to the Wh-Island Constraint

Autor: Sato, Hideshi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: 国際地域研究論集. 4:13-29
ISSN: 2185-5889
Popis: application/pdf
Journal Article
This paper argues for a representational approach to the Wh-Island Constraint (WhIC), contra the derivational one in Chomsky (2000). Specifically, it is proposed that the WhIC can be deduced from a proper application of Cyclic Linearization, a PFrepresentational constraint. The proposal in this paper is based on the assumption that Agree into Spell-Out domain is possible, a natural consequence of the Activation Condition and the Phase-Impenetrability Condition. Island-repair by sluicing and asymmetric sluicing effects in WhIC and the Superiority Condition are explained. A proposal to eliminate the Defective Intervention Condition is also maintained.
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