The Final-Over-Final Condition: A Syntactic Universal

465 Pages·2017·3.387 MB·English

by  Michelle Sheehan, Theresa Biberauer, Ian Roberts, Anders Holmberg

The Final-over-Final Condition
Linguistic Inquiry Monographs
Samuel Jay Keyser, general editor
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The Final-over-Final Condition
A Syntactic Universal
Michelle Sheehan, Theresa Biberauer, Ian Roberts,
and Anders Holmberg
The MIT Press
Cambridge, Massachusetts
London, England
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Sheehan, Michelle, author. | Biberauer, Theresa, author. | Roberts, Ian G.,
author. | Holmberg, Anders, author.
Title: The final-over-final condition : a syntactic universal / Michelle Sheehan,
Theresa Biberauer, Ian Roberts, and Anders Holmberg ; foreword by
David Pesetsky.
Description: Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2017] | Series: Linguistic inquiry
monographs. 76th | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016056889| ISBN 9780262036696 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
ISBN 9780262534161 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax. | Grammar,
Comparative and general--Word order. | Head-driven phrase structure grammar.
Classification: LCC P295 .F56 2017 | DDC 415--dc23 LC record available at
https://lccn.loc.gov/2016056889
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Contents
Series Foreword by Samuel Jay Keyser vii
Foreword by David Pesetsky ix
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Introduction 1
Anders Holmberg
2 Empirical Evidence for the Final-over-Final Condition 11
Theresa Biberauer, Anders Holmberg, Ian Roberts,
and Michelle Sheehan
3 Harmony, Symmetry, and Dominance in Word Order Universals 27
Ian Roberts
4 The Final-over-Final Condition and Linearization in
Generative Grammar 43
Anders Holmberg
5 The Final-over-Final Condition and Processing 79
Michelle Sheehan
6 The Final-over-Final Condition and Adverbs 97
Michelle Sheehan
7 The Final-over-Final Condition and the Head-Final Filter 121
Michelle Sheehan
8 The Final-over-Final Condition in DP: Universal 20 and the Nature
of Demonstratives 151
Ian Roberts
vi Contents
9 The Final-over-Final Condition and Particles 187
Theresa Biberauer
10 The Final-over-Final Condition in a Mixed-Word-Order Language 297
Anders Holmberg
11 The Final-over-Final Condition in Morphology 323
Ian Roberts
Notes 347
References 385
Index 437
Series Foreword
We are pleased to present the seventy-sixth volume in the series Linguistic
Inquiry Monographs. These monographs present new and original research
beyond the scope of the article. We hope they will benefit our field by bringing
to it perspectives that will stimulate further research and insight.
Originally published in limited edition, the Linguistic Inquiry Monographs
are now more widely available. This change is due to the great interest engen-
dered by the series and by the needs of a growing readership. The editors thank
the readers for their support and welcome suggestions about future directions
for the series.
Samuel Jay Keyser
for the Editorial Board