The Morphosyntax of the Algonquian Conjunct Verb - A Minimalist Approach

The book investigates the synatctic distribution of the Algonquian Conjuct verb from the theoretical perspective of the Minimalist Program.

List of contents

Preface List of Abbreviations Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Morphologically-motivated phrase structures Chapter 3 The Relationship between the Conjunct Verb and the Complementizer Position Chapter 4 Wh -constructions Chapter 5 Negation Chapter 6 Raising Constructions Chapter 7 Summary and Questions Arising References Appendix 1: Abbreviations used in other author's work Appendix 2: Verb paradigms: Western Naskapi Independent Indicative Neutral and Conjunct Indicative Neutral Index

About the author

Julie Brittain teaches at MIT.

Summary

The book investigates the synatctic distribution of the Algonquian Conjuct verb from the theoretical perspective of the Minimalist Program.

Product details

• Authors: Julie Brittain
• Publisher: Routledge
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.02.2001
• EAN: 9780815340461
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-4046-1
• No. of pages: 330
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 688 g
• Series: Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics