TY - CHAP
T1 - The syntax of either and disjunction
AU - Law, Paul
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - It is argued that the scope indicator either is base-generated in place and its syntactic relation with disjunction is subject to a phase-theoretic locality constraint. Apparently unbalanced disjunction where either does not occur adjacent to disjunction is in fact syntactically balanced coordination, with parts of the second disjunct possibly deleted by independent processes such as gapping or extraposition. Some facts recalling locality constraints on movement are shown to be due to conditions on deletion independently of movement. Processing may explain some but not all facts.
AB - It is argued that the scope indicator either is base-generated in place and its syntactic relation with disjunction is subject to a phase-theoretic locality constraint. Apparently unbalanced disjunction where either does not occur adjacent to disjunction is in fact syntactically balanced coordination, with parts of the second disjunct possibly deleted by independent processes such as gapping or extraposition. Some facts recalling locality constraints on movement are shown to be due to conditions on deletion independently of movement. Processing may explain some but not all facts.
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U2 - 10.1075/lfab.15.08law
DO - 10.1075/lfab.15.08law
M3 - RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author)
SN - 9789027202482
T3 - Language Faculty and Beyond
SP - 207
EP - 244
BT - Interfaces in Grammar
A2 - Hu, Jianhua
A2 - Pan, Haihua
PB - John Benjamins Publishing Company
ER -