Locality in Grammar : From Narrow Syntax to Interfaces

Locality in Grammar: From Narrow Syntax to Interfaces investigates the operation of locality conditions in syntax and semantics from a cross-linguistic perspective. It is claimed that there are two different types of locality conditions. One is the Generalized Minimality Conditions (GMC), the other is the Phase Impenetrability Condition (PIC). This book demonstrates that these two locality conditions play different roles in different computational components of human language, and thus cannot be unified as one single constraint as proposed in the literature. The main idea of the book is that the two different locality conditions are sensitive to not only the difference between syntactic derivation and semantic interpretation, but also that of overt and covert syntactic derivations. Further investigation shows that a more fine-grained distinction must be made between syntactic computations. While it is true that GMC does not constrain overt syntactic derivations, and PIC does not play a role in semantic interpretations, they both regulate covert syntactic computations. This book will inform postgraduate students and scholars in the field of linguistics.

Author: XIAOSHI. HU

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: May 08, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 1032126809

ISBN-13: 9781032126807