Name: Local Instability
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Author: Dennis Ott
ISBN: 9783110290370

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De Gruyter

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Dennis Ott

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2012

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174

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Tapa Dura

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3110290375

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9783110290370

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Local Instability

Dennis Ott (Autor) · De Gruyter · Tapa Dura

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This monograph argues for a novel approach to split topicalization and quantifier float in German, based on the premise that syntactic structure-building proceeds solely via free application of Merge. Following recent developments in the pursuit of a more principled theory of syntax, it is argued that the stipulative notion of ´;projection´ ought to be dispensed with: syntactic objects created by Merge are not headed, and endocentricity arises due to a simple search algorithm. When this algorithm fails, specifically in symmetric {XP,YP} structures, an unlabeled constituent results; where a label is required, such structures are locally unstable. It is argued that both split topics and floated quantifiers are the result of this kind of local instability: when an exocentric predication structure is merged in argument or adjunct position, XP must be displaced at the phase level to allow for determination of a label. It is this symmetry-breaking movement that yields the ´;split constituent´ in surface form. Based on careful empirical scrutiny of two recalcitrant problems for syntactic theory, the present work adduces substantial support for a ´;minimalist´ grammatical architecture devoid of phrase-structural residue.