Provocative syntax / Phil Branigan.

SeriesLinguistic inquiry monographs ; 61
Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 61. ^A654564
Contents Provocation. Introduction -- The inner workings of provocation -- Virtues of provocation -- Clausal provocation -- Chain formation -- Provoking head movement -- Provocative case studies. Quotative inversion -- Negative inversion -- Germanic verb-second clauses -- Force and provocation. Evidence for fin-to-force movement -- On wh-movement -- The distribution of embedded-verb second clauses -- Appendix: selection of clausal complements -- Provoking trace deletion. Introduction -- That-trace effects -- Crosslinguistic variation -- A spooky constraint -- Short wh-movement in embedded questions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 165-173) and index.
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ISBN9780262014991 (alk. paper)
ISBN0262014998 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780262515597 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0262515598 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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