The Syntax and Semantics of the Left Periphery

Horst Lohnstein

ISBN 10: 3110181215 / ISBN 13: 9783110181210

Published by De Gruyter, DE, 2004

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The left periphery of clausal structures has been a prominent topic of research in generative linguistics during the last decades. Closer examination of its properties unfolds a rich array of perspectives like the status of barriers for extraction and government, the articulation of the topic focus structure, the fixation of wh-scope, the marking of clausal types, the interaction of syntactic structure with inflectional morphology as well as the determination of sentence mood and illocutionary force to mention just a few. The purpose of this book is to collect different and relevant studies in this field and to give a general overview of the various theoretical approaches concerned with morphological, syntactic and semantic properties together with the diachronic development of the left periphery.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Syntax and Semantics of the Left Periphery
• Publisher: De Gruyter, DE
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110181215
• ISBN 13: 9783110181210
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 890 grams

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Synopsis

The left periphery of clausal structures has been a prominent topic of research in generative linguistics during the last decades. Closer examination of its properties unfolds a rich array of perspectives like the status of barriers for extraction and government, the articulation of the topic focus structure, the fixation of wh-scope, the marking of clausal types, the interaction of syntactic structure with inflectional morphology as well as the determination of sentence mood and illocutionary force to mention just a few. The purpose of this book is to collect different and relevant studies in this field and to give a general overview of the various theoretical approaches concerned with morphological, syntactic and semantic properties together with the diachronic development of the left periphery.

About the Author

Horst Lohnstein is researcher and Privatdozent at the University of Cologne, Germany.

Susanne Trissler is researcher at the University of Konstanz, Germany.