Movement and islands: a key issue in Generative Grammar
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https://doi.org/10.31513/linguistica.2017.v13n2a14038Abstract
This paper provides a brief overview of the main proposals, adopted in the generative framework, for island constraints. Starting from Ross (1967) through minimalist accounts, it addresses the most relevant concepts related to islands, emphasizing the search for a theoretical account for the phenomenon, but also stressing the challenges this kind of data poses for formal approaches. Some alternative accounts to islands, particularly processing considerations, are also briefly commented upon. The article concludes highlighting some compatibilities between both approaches and stressing the relevance of a syntactic treatment to islands.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31513/linguistica.2017.v13n2a14038
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