Xp-Adjunction in Universal Grammar: Scrambling and Binding in Hindi-Urdu
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One of the most hotly debated phenomena in natural language is that of leftward argument scrambling. This book investigates the properties of Hindi-Urdu scrambling to show that it must be analyzed as uniformly a focality-driven XP-adjunction operation. It proposes a novel theory of binding and coreference that not only derives the coreference effects in scrambled constructions, but has important consequences for the proper formulation of binding, crossover, reconstruction, and representational economy in the minimalist program. The book will be of interest not only to specialists in Hindi-Urdu syntax and/or scrambling, but to all students of generative syntax.
1Issues in the Study of Scrambling31.1Empirical Issues31.2Some Minimalist Background91.3Theoretical Issues161.4Organization192Scrambling: Syntactic Properties222.1Scrambling Is Not NP-movement242.2Scrambling Is Not WH-movement342.3Scrambling Is Not Topicalization392.4Scrambling Is Not QR502.5Scrambling Is XP-Adjunction533The Structure of the UG Clause603.1Locating the AGR-oP Projection603.2Ditransitives in the Minimalist Program674Binding and Coreference in UG824.1Principle A and Reflexive Binding834.2Principle B and Pronominal Binding914.3Binding and Conference in Minimalism965Scrambling, Focus, and Specificity1145.1Scrambling and Positional Focus1145.2Coreference with Adjoined Positions1245.3Scrambling and Specificity1306XP-Adjunction in UG1386.1XP-Adjunction and Global Economy1386.2The Economy of Representation1426.3The Economy of Derivation1466.4The L-/L-Bar Distinction149Notes153Bibliography169Index176
