Book contents
- The Merge Hypothesis
- The Merge Hypothesis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 A Whig History of Generative Grammar
- 2 Tools and Particulars
- 3 Adding Labels
- 4 Construal and the Extended Merge Hypothesis (1)
- 5 Construal and the Extended Merge Hypothesis (2)
- 6 A Partial Wrap-Up and Segue
- 7 Labels
- 8 Odds and Ends
- 9 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Construal and the Extended Merge Hypothesis (2)
A’-Chain Dependencies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2024
Book contents
- The Merge Hypothesis
- The Merge Hypothesis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 A Whig History of Generative Grammar
- 2 Tools and Particulars
- 3 Adding Labels
- 4 Construal and the Extended Merge Hypothesis (1)
- 5 Construal and the Extended Merge Hypothesis (2)
- 6 A Partial Wrap-Up and Segue
- 7 Labels
- 8 Odds and Ends
- 9 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter discusses A’-chain binding effects, in particular pronominalization, resumption and long-distance anaphora. If the EMH/FPG is correct, these dependencies must be mediated by I-merge. A-chains are not expansive enough to cover such cases, so the chapter proposes that these dependencies live on A’-chains, or, more accurately, improper chains involving at least one A’-link. The virtues of the proposal are discussed. So too is the necessity of some such approach if we adopt a movement theory of reflexivization.
Keywords
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The Merge HypothesisA Theory of Aspects of Syntax, pp. 127 - 166Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024