The Syntax Of Imperatives In English And Germanic

Laura Rupp, Laura Rupp and Laura Rupp

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This volume examines several aspects of the syntax of imperative clauses in English and in a variety of other Germanic languages in the context of the challenge that apparent optional movement poses for the Minimalist Programme...

The Syntax Of Imperatives In English And Germanic

Synopsis

This novel analysis of the Imperative construction in English and Germanic, arguing for variation in the position of the subject within the clause, engages with key issues in syntactic theory - what is the motivation for displacement in natural language and how can it deal with the problem posed by attested cases of optional movement? The book engages in particular with the debate on whether movement is strictly triggered by morphsyntactic factors or whether it may also be motivated by interpretative considerations, given the central role of such interfaces in the minimalist framework.

Product Details SKU: 349436 ISBN: 9780333993422 Format: Hardback Category: General Publication Date: 2002-12-10 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan ISBN: 9780333993422 Number Of Pages: 216 Country Of Origin: United Kingdom Illustrations: notes, references, index Dimensions: 224x145x16mm Weight: 390

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• Condition: New
• ISBN: 9780333993422
• ISBN-13: 9780333993422
• Synopsis: This novel analysis of the Imperative...
• Dimensions: 224x145x16mm

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