Rightward movement phenomena in human language
The aim of my thesis is to show that some properties of rightward movement constructions (a cover term referring to sentences where an element appears to be âdisplacedâ to the right) may be derived from syntactic principles and interface conditions within the framework of the minimalist program, and also to claim that properties which have up to now been dealt with purely in syntax receive a better account in terms of language processing. I develop a nonmovement approach to the Japanese Post-Verbal Construction (JPVC) by claiming that a postverbal phrase is adjoined to an element by External Merge, and that it is permitted as a syntactic object by a licensing condition which allows it to be construed as an argument or a modifier by interpretive rules at the interface level (SEM/LF). Many syntactic properties of the JPVC are accounted for in terms of independently motivated interface conditions and syntactic principles. I assume that the parser is a system that can make use of UG principles as well as language particular rules, and that the parser should be universal. The interaction of syntactic principles with parsing strategies makes it possible to cope with elusive problems concerning scope ambiguity
Kamada, Kohji
postverbal constructions ; locality ; parsing
Rightward movement phenomena in human language. The aim of my thesis is to show that some properties of rightward movement constructions (a cover term referring to sentences where an element appears to be âdisplacedâ to the right) may be derived from syntactic principles and interface conditions within the framework of the minimalist program, and also to claim that properties which have up to now been dealt with purely in syntax receive a better account in terms of language processing. I develop a nonmovement approach to the Japanese Post-Verbal Construction (JPVC) by claiming that a postverbal phrase is adjoined to an element by External Merge, and that it is permitted as a syntactic object by a licensing condition which allows it to be construed as an argument or a modifier by interpretive rules at the interface level (SEM/LF). Many syntactic properties of the JPVC are accounted for in terms of independently motivated interface conditions and syntactic principles. I assume that the parser is a system that can make use of UG principles as well as language particular rules, and that the parser should be universal. The interaction of syntactic principles with parsing strategies makes it possible to cope with elusive problems concerning scope ambiguity
movement phenomenon human_language aim_show property movement construction cover term_refer sentence element appear displaced right may derive syntactic principle interface condition within_framework minimalist_program also claim property deal purely syntax receive good account term language_processing develop japanese post verbal construction claim phrase adjoin element external merge permit syntactic object license condition allow construe argument modifier interpretive rule interface level sem many syntactic_property account term independently motivate interface condition syntactic principle assume parser system make_use principle well language particular rule parser universal interaction syntactic principle parse strategy make_possible cope elusive problem_concern scope ambiguity