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The Problem of Fragment Answers
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2009)
In this paper, I discuss the status of fragment answers to yes-no questions, based on facts from European Portuguese. I argue, along the lines of argumentation in Merchant (2004), that there is reason to believe that at ...
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Merge over move and the Extended Projection Principle: MOM and the EPP Revisited
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2009)
A class of proposals are examined that aim to avoid problems that arise in various instantiations of the ‘Merge over Move’ (MOM) cost-ofoperation distinction. It is concluded that while the mechanisms introduced there ...
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Language Quarks
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2009)
This paper very briefly summarizes the results of recent research into the nature of grammatical features and relations (Sigurðsson 2004 et seq.). While morphology operates with discrete (albeit abstract) features ...
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On Freezing Effects
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2009)
This paper discusses the nature of Rizzi’s (2006, 2007) Criterial Freezing, a mechanism yielding island effects on XPs moving into edge positions within the Left Periphery to satisfy dedicated ‚criteria‛. Contrary to ...
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The internal structure of compounds: a phase account of aphasia
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2009)
This study uses aphasia to support a phase-based derivation of compounds. Our research is nestled within the overarching and truly foundational debate between holists (Butterworth 1983, Bybee 2001, Starosta to appear) ...
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On Long-Distance Agree
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2009)
The present work examines the empirical reach of the minimalist operation Agree responsible for feature-licensing. I focus on patterns of socalled long-distance agreement and show that although not all instances ...