A top-down analysis for Reconstruction
Language
en
Article de revue
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Lingua. 2006, vol. 116, n° 11, p. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00243841
Elsevier
English Abstract
In this paper, I argue for a top-down derivational approach to reconstruction facts. I defend two related proposals to account for some puzzling and unresolved data on reconstruction regarding resumption, relativization ...Read more >
In this paper, I argue for a top-down derivational approach to reconstruction facts. I defend two related proposals to account for some puzzling and unresolved data on reconstruction regarding resumption, relativization and cyclicity. First, I argue for a syntactic top-down derivation in the sense of Phillips (1996) and Richards (1999). Second, I argue that the assignment of semantic values to any referential expression throughout the interpretation procedure also operates derivationally and in parallel with the syntactic derivation. This analysis will be supported mainly by data from Breton, but also from WelshRead less <
English Keywords
Reconstruction
Resumption
Relativization
Top-down derivation 2
Origin
Hal imported