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This volume collects the recent published articles of Guglielmo Cinque of the University of Venice, one of the world's top linguists. The book is divided into two sections, the first on restructuring, a central topic in Romance syntax and with connections to other language groups as well. The second part focuses on the consequences of treating clausal functional heads as members of a universal hierarchy in the domain of morphosyntax, offering a new perspective on many intricate problems arising in a variety of natural languages.
This volume investigates the structural properties of restructuring verbs and the universal hierarchy of clausal functional heads within the framework of generative grammar. Guglielmo Cinque, a prominent linguist at the University of Venice, compiles his recent research to address complex syntactic phenomena across various natural languages. By applying the cartographic approach to morphosyntax, the author argues for a highly articulated and universal structure of functional projections in the clause. The text serves as a technical exploration of how these syntactic heads interact to produce the observed variations in cross-linguistic data.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this work as a significant contribution to the field of comparative syntax and the cartographic program. Readers frequently note the high level of technical density and the rigorous formal analysis required to engage with the author's arguments.
Page Count:
234
Publication Date:
2006-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0198039883
ISBN-13:
9780198039884
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