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Phi-features and the Modular Architecture of Language

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Authors:
  1. Milan Rezac

    1. Université de Paris 8, UMR 7023, Saint Denis Cedex, France

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  • Provides new tools and evidence for the modular architecture of the human language faculty.
  • Develops a new theory for one of the core issues posed by the Minimalist Program: the relationship of syntax to its interfaces and the nature of uninterpretable features.
  • Establishes a new cross-linguistic phenomenon to study the foregoing, person-governed last-resort repairs, providing new insights into the nature of ergative/accusative Case and of Case licensing itself.

Part of the book series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory (SNLT, volume 81)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Modularity, Phi-Features, and Repairs

    • Milan Rezac
    Pages 1-24

  3. Phi-Features in Realizational Morphology

    • Milan Rezac
    Pages 25-63

  4. Person Hierarchy Interactions in Syntax

    • Milan Rezac
    Pages 65-92

  5. Person Case Constraint Repairs in French

    • Milan Rezac
    Pages 93-175

  6. Repairs and Uninterpretable Features

    • Milan Rezac
    Pages 177-277

  7. Phi in Syntax and Phi Interpretation

    • Milan Rezac
    Pages 279-315

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 317-326
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About this book

This monograph investigates the modular architecture of language through the nature of "uninterpretable" phi-features: person, number, gender, and Case. It provides new tools and evidence for the modular architecture of the human language faculty, a foundational topic of linguistic research. At the same time it develops a new theory for one of the core issues posed by the Minimalist Program: the relationship of syntax to its interfaces and the nature of uninterpretable features. The work sets out to establish a new cross-linguistic phenomenon to study the foregoing, person-governed last-resort repairs, which provides new insights into the nature of ergative/accusative Case and of Case licensing itself. This is the first monograph that explicitly addresses the syntactic vs. morphological status of uninterpretable phi-features and their relationship to interface systems in a similar way, drawing on person-based interactions among arguments as key data-base.

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From the reviews:

“Rezac certainly presents an impressive contribution to syntactic theorizing using what are often seen as problematic data. This monograph presents a novel mechanism for PCC and related effects in a number of languages. The work is well organized and contains substantial references. In sum, Rezac’s book is important for anyone interested in the architecture of grammar, minimalism, or Romance syntax.” (Michael Barrie, LINGUIST List 23.4397)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Université de Paris 8, UMR 7023, Saint Denis Cedex, France

    Milan Rezac

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Phi-features and the Modular Architecture of Language

  • Authors: Milan Rezac

  • Series Title: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9698-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-9697-5Published: 30 November 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3429-6Published: 02 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-9698-2Published: 12 November 2010

  • Series ISSN: 0924-4670

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0358

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 326

  • Topics: Linguistics, general, Syntax

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