ENGLISH LINGUISTICS
Online ISSN : 1884-3107
Print ISSN : 0918-3701
ISSN-L : 0918-3701
34 巻, 1 号
選択された号の論文の16件中1~16を表示しています
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  • MAMORU SAITO
    2017 年 34 巻 1 号 p. 1-33
    発行日: 2017年
    公開日: 2021/02/09
    ジャーナル フリー
    This paper consists of two notes on Minimalist syntax, one on transfer domains and the other on labeling. Assuming Quicoli’s (2008) phase-based analysis of the locality of anaphor binding, I first argue that what is transferred upon the completion of CP phase is not the complement TP but the vP below when φ-feature agreement is absent. This accounts for the lack of NIC effects in languages without agreement and makes Hornstein’s (1999) movement analysis of control consistent with the phase theory. In the second note, I consider the {XP, YP} problem discussed in Chomsky (2013). I propose that the dislocation of XP aids labeling of the constituent when and only when the movement is uniform, that is, A-A or A′-A′. I argue that this leads to an explanation for the ban on improper movement and also has a desirable consequence for the proposal in Saito (2016a) to eliminate the θ-criterion.
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  • TOMONORI OTSUKA
    2017 年 34 巻 1 号 p. 34-68
    発行日: 2017年
    公開日: 2021/02/09
    ジャーナル フリー
    This paper investigates the validity of Chomsky’s (2013) suggestion that the derivation of the Double Object Construction (DOC) in English includes Pair-Merge. In order to render this suggestion implementable, I propose a developed version of Chomsky’s (2015) free merger and name it radical free merger, where not only Set-Merge, but also Pair-Merge is freely available in phase formation. Under radical free merger, we can capture a well-known asymmetry between the direct/indirect objects in the DOC and hence it is revealed that Chomsky’s (2013) suggestion is on the right track. Furthermore, radical free merger provides a more minimalistic framework, where the intrinsic difference between Arguments and Adjuncts may be dispensable.
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