19.1363, Books: Syntax/Linguistic Theories: Khomitsevich

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Title: Dependencies Across Phases 
Subtitle: From sequence of tense to restrictions on movement 
Publication Year: 2008 
Publisher: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke - LOT
	   http://www.lotpublications.nl/
	
Author: Olga Khomitsevich

Paperback: ISBN:  9789078328438 Pages: 189 Price: Europe EURO 20.34


Abstract:

This dissertation deals with two differences between the grammars of
Russian, on the one hand, and English or Dutch, on the other hand. The
first lies in the sphere of Sequence of Tense (SOT). English and Dutch are
"SOT languages": in these languages past tense in complement clauses
embedded under matrix past is interpreted as denoting simultaneity with the
matrix event(uality). In contrast, Russian is a "non-SOT language", which
uses present under past for a simultaneous interpretation. The second
difference concerns locality of movement: in Russian, long-distance
movement out of indicative complement clauses is not allowed, in contrast
to languages like English where it is grammatical.

The dissertation demonstrates that these facts stem from one difference in
the structure of the two types of languages. This difference is defined in
terms of Phase Theory. In English, C (complementizer) is a phase head,
while in Russian, the phase head is T (tense) and not C. One consequence of
this is that in English, C and T share a tense feature. The temporal
feature on C participates in an Agree chain between the matrix and embedded
T heads which enables a simultaneous reading of past in SOT languages. In
Russian C does not carry an instance of the tense feature, consequently
such a chain cannot be formed. In addition, the Phase structure of Russian
blocks successive cyclic movement.

The dissertation is of relevance to researchers working on syntax, in
particular on grammatical tense, movement, or the grammar of Slavic languages. 



Linguistic Field(s): Linguistic Theories
                     Syntax

Subject Language(s): Dutch (nld)
                     English (eng)
                     Russian (rus)


Written In: English  (eng)
	
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