Acknowledgments |
|
xvi | |
Abbreviations |
|
xviii | |
|
|
1 | (6) |
|
PART I NO SPECIAL SYNTACTIC CONFIGURATION |
|
|
7 | (34) |
|
The complementation structure of coordinate complexes |
|
|
9 | (32) |
|
|
9 | (1) |
|
The binary-branching constituency of coordinate complexes |
|
|
10 | (9) |
|
The asymmetry between conjuncts in binding |
|
|
11 | (1) |
|
The asymmetry between conjucts in possessee pronominalization |
|
|
12 | (1) |
|
The asymmetry between conjuncts in hosting coordinators |
|
|
13 | (1) |
|
The asymmetry between conjuncts in coordinator floating |
|
|
14 | (2) |
|
Conclusion and Dik's challenges |
|
|
16 | (3) |
|
The complementation structure of coordinate complexes |
|
|
19 | (14) |
|
The dubious status of agreement in the syntax of coordination |
|
|
21 | (1) |
|
The impossibility for external conjuncts to be stranded |
|
|
21 | (5) |
|
The possible interactions between coordinators and internal conjuncts |
|
|
26 | (4) |
|
Extraction from both internal and external conjuncts |
|
|
30 | (1) |
|
The syntactic relation between conjuncts: conclusions |
|
|
31 | (2) |
|
The possible modifier function of conjuncts |
|
|
33 | (2) |
|
The issue of so-called bar-level sharing |
|
|
35 | (5) |
|
|
40 | (1) |
|
PART II NO SPECIAL SYNTACTIC CATEGORY |
|
|
41 | (36) |
|
The categorial makueup of coordinate complexes |
|
|
43 | (34) |
|
|
43 | (1) |
|
The categories of coordinators and conjuncts |
|
|
44 | (6) |
|
Coordinators without c-selection restrictions |
|
|
45 | (1) |
|
Coordinators with c-selection restrictions |
|
|
46 | (3) |
|
Representing the categorial dependency of coordinators on conjuncts |
|
|
49 | (1) |
|
The categorial makeup of coordinate complexes |
|
|
50 | (10) |
|
Coordinate complexes headed by and-like coordinators |
|
|
50 | (7) |
|
Categorial features of coordinators that have c-selection restrictions |
|
|
57 | (2) |
|
Categorial unification in Spec-Head and Head-Compl relations |
|
|
59 | (1) |
|
|
60 | (5) |
|
The distributions of coordinate complexes are covered by simplexes |
|
|
61 | (2) |
|
Neither closed classes nor case inflection argue for &P |
|
|
63 | (1) |
|
|
64 | (1) |
|
Against the Clausal Conjunct Hypothesis |
|
|
65 | (4) |
|
The structure of coordinate complexes composed of more than two conjuncts |
|
|
69 | (6) |
|
The coordinator must be grouped with an edge conjunct |
|
|
71 | (1) |
|
The category decisiveness of non-final conjuncts in English |
|
|
72 | (1) |
|
Borsley's arguments against the layered complementation in English |
|
|
73 | (2) |
|
|
75 | (2) |
|
PART III NO SPECIAL SYNTACTIC CONSTRAINT |
|
|
77 | (128) |
|
The Conjunct Constraint and the lexical properties of coordinators |
|
|
79 | (45) |
|
|
79 | (9) |
|
|
79 | (2) |
|
Previous approaches to the CC |
|
|
81 | (4) |
|
|
85 | (3) |
|
The CCi and the asymmetry in conjunct drop |
|
|
88 | (4) |
|
Conjunct drop in right-branching coordinate complexes |
|
|
88 | (1) |
|
Conjunct drop in left-branching coordinate complexes |
|
|
89 | (1) |
|
Clause-final coordinator-like elements |
|
|
90 | (2) |
|
The CCe and the Chinese de constructions |
|
|
92 | (15) |
|
Two kinds of de constructions |
|
|
93 | (2) |
|
The various categories of kernel-final constructions |
|
|
95 | (2) |
|
De as the head of the whole complex |
|
|
97 | (8) |
|
The chameleon-like nature of de keeps the kernel elements in situ |
|
|
105 | (2) |
|
The CCe and the he/gen comitative constructions in Chinese |
|
|
107 | (15) |
|
Introduction: he/gen constructions in Chinese |
|
|
108 | (1) |
|
Coordinator properties of the comitative he/gen |
|
|
109 | (5) |
|
Violation of the CCe in non-distributive coordination |
|
|
114 | (8) |
|
|
122 | (2) |
|
The Element Constraint and the semantic relatedness of conjuncts |
|
|
124 | (17) |
|
|
124 | (1) |
|
Asymmetrical coordination as a type of natural coordination |
|
|
124 | (11) |
|
|
127 | (1) |
|
Asymmetrical coordination |
|
|
127 | (1) |
|
Some formal contrasts between natural and accidental coordination |
|
|
128 | (7) |
|
The EC violation in asymmetrical coordination |
|
|
135 | (4) |
|
|
139 | (2) |
|
Three puzzles solved by rejecting the CSC |
|
|
141 | (36) |
|
|
141 | (1) |
|
Deriving Split Argument Constructions by giving up the CC |
|
|
141 | (13) |
|
The Split Argument Construction (SAC) |
|
|
141 | (4) |
|
The two DPs of a SAC form a coordinate complex |
|
|
145 | (1) |
|
Deriving SACs by conjunct raising |
|
|
145 | (8) |
|
|
153 | (1) |
|
Deriving Modifier-Sharing Constructions by giving up the CC |
|
|
154 | (14) |
|
The Modifier-Sharing Construction (MSC) |
|
|
154 | (1) |
|
MSCs have coordinate antecedents |
|
|
155 | (5) |
|
Deriving MSCs by sideward conjunct raising |
|
|
160 | (6) |
|
A comparison with the multiple dimensional analysis |
|
|
166 | (1) |
|
|
167 | (1) |
|
Deriving Interwoven Dependency Constructions by giving up the EC |
|
|
168 | (8) |
|
The Interwoven Dependency Construction (IDC) |
|
|
169 | (2) |
|
|
171 | (1) |
|
IDCs exhibit parallel movement dependencies |
|
|
172 | (1) |
|
Deriving IDCs by sideward extraction from conjuncts |
|
|
173 | (2) |
|
|
175 | (1) |
|
|
176 | (1) |
|
Relativized parallelism in syntactic complexes |
|
|
177 | (28) |
|
|
177 | (1) |
|
The Relativized Parallelism Requirement (RPR) |
|
|
178 | (5) |
|
The Coordination of Likes Constraint and other similar constraints |
|
|
178 | (3) |
|
The RPR: conjuncts must hold a coherence relation |
|
|
181 | (2) |
|
The components of the RPR |
|
|
183 | (12) |
|
Examples of the semantic relatedness between conjuncts |
|
|
183 | (3) |
|
Examples of the resemblance between conjuncts in semantic types |
|
|
186 | (4) |
|
The CLC: two further issues |
|
|
190 | (2) |
|
Examples of the resemblance between conjuncts in dependency chains |
|
|
192 | (3) |
|
The RPR in language processing |
|
|
195 | (3) |
|
The more tightly semantically connected, the easier to process |
|
|
195 | (1) |
|
The more parallel in merged structures, the easier to process |
|
|
196 | (1) |
|
The more parallel in dependency chains, the easier to process |
|
|
197 | (1) |
|
|
198 | (4) |
|
The RPR is a filter on representations of syntactic complexes |
|
|
198 | (3) |
|
The general economy motivation of the RPR |
|
|
201 | (1) |
|
Chapter summary and conclusions for Part III |
|
|
202 | (3) |
|
PART IV NO SPECIAL SYNTACTIC OPERATION |
|
|
205 | (42) |
|
The derivation of coordinate clauses with identity adjectives |
|
|
207 | (15) |
|
|
207 | (1) |
|
The identity adjective same |
|
|
208 | (6) |
|
The general plural-α licensing of identity adjectives |
|
|
208 | (5) |
|
Major questions about the syntax of TLCs |
|
|
213 | (1) |
|
Building well-formed conjuncts of TLCs |
|
|
214 | (2) |
|
The existence of a silent nominal in the second conjunct |
|
|
214 | (1) |
|
The interpretation of the silent argument in the second conjunct |
|
|
215 | (1) |
|
The syntactic category of the silent argument in the second conjunct |
|
|
216 | (1) |
|
Extraction of SEs out of their licensing coordinate complexes |
|
|
216 | (5) |
|
The extraction of SEs out of first conjuncts |
|
|
217 | (1) |
|
Carlson's constraint and the motivation for the SE extraction |
|
|
218 | (2) |
|
The silence of the pro-form in the second conjunct of a TLC |
|
|
220 | (1) |
|
|
221 | (1) |
|
Forming Across-the-Board constructions without forking movement |
|
|
222 | (20) |
|
|
222 | (1) |
|
ATB constructions as TLCs |
|
|
222 | (11) |
|
The identity readings of ATB constructions |
|
|
223 | (2) |
|
The syntactic reality of a silent argument in the second conjunct |
|
|
225 | (4) |
|
The correspondence between extraction and identity readings |
|
|
229 | (2) |
|
The compatibility between two types of wh-expressions |
|
|
231 | (2) |
|
The respectively readings of certain ATB constructions |
|
|
233 | (3) |
|
Munn's respectively readings |
|
|
233 | (1) |
|
The availability of respectively readings in modification constructions |
|
|
234 | (2) |
|
A comparison with other approaches |
|
|
236 | (5) |
|
The characteristics of our approach |
|
|
237 | (1) |
|
The null operator approach |
|
|
237 | (1) |
|
The multiple dimensional approach |
|
|
238 | (2) |
|
|
240 | (1) |
|
The sideward movement approach |
|
|
240 | (1) |
|
Chapter summary and conclusions of Part IV |
|
|
241 | (1) |
|
|
242 | (5) |
References |
|
247 | (20) |
Index |
|
267 | |