Regulating word order in modern Greek : verb initial and non-verb initial orders & the conceptual-intentional interface
I introduce the notions âconfigurationalâ, âdiscourse-configurationalâ, and the basics of the minimalist syntax, on the one hand, and notions relevant to information packaging, on the other hand (Chapter 1), in the following thee chapters I proceed to a detailed examination of the syntactic properties of verb-initial and non-verb initial orders, insisting on certain debated aspects. In particular, in Chapter 2, I compare the syntax of VSO and that of the âproblematicâ VOS order; I show that what differentiates the two constructions is that the latter order is due to a flexible strategy in the narrow syntax that allows the object to pied-pipe alongside the verb to the TP domain. In Chapter 3, I discuss clitic doubling for which I put forward an alternative account involving feature copying that allows the same DP to occur in two positions in the structure at the same time. In this light, I further argue that clitic doubling is a parameterized version of A-movement. In Chapter 4, I deal with the properties of a range of constructions targeting the preverbal domain. I argue that the peculiar behaviour of CLLD is due to that it is the result of two operations, namely, A-movement in the form of clitic
Kechagias, A.
Regulating word order in modern Greek : verb initial and non-verb initial orders & the conceptual-intentional interface. I introduce the notions âconfigurationalâ, âdiscourse-configurationalâ, and the basics of the minimalist syntax, on the one hand, and notions relevant to information packaging, on the other hand (Chapter 1), in the following thee chapters I proceed to a detailed examination of the syntactic properties of verb-initial and non-verb initial orders, insisting on certain debated aspects. In particular, in Chapter 2, I compare the syntax of VSO and that of the âproblematicâ VOS order; I show that what differentiates the two constructions is that the latter order is due to a flexible strategy in the narrow syntax that allows the object to pied-pipe alongside the verb to the TP domain. In Chapter 3, I discuss clitic doubling for which I put forward an alternative account involving feature copying that allows the same DP to occur in two positions in the structure at the same time. In this light, I further argue that clitic doubling is a parameterized version of A-movement. In Chapter 4, I deal with the properties of a range of constructions targeting the preverbal domain. I argue that the peculiar behaviour of CLLD is due to that it is the result of two operations, namely, A-movement in the form of clitic
word_order modern_greek verb initial non verb initial order conceptual intentional interface introduce notion configurational discourse configurational basic minimalist syntax one_hand notion relevant_information packaging hand follow proceed detailed_examination syntactic_property verb initial non verb initial order insist certain aspect particular compare syntax vso problematic order_show differentiate construction latter order due flexible strategy narrow syntax allow object pipe alongside verb domain discuss clitic double put_forward alternative_account involve feature copying allow occur position structure time light argue clitic double version movement deal property range construction target preverbal domain argue peculiar behaviour due operation namely movement form clitic