This chapter discusses antisymmetry and returns to the question of prepositions, by addressing the question of how the syntax of postpositions is to be integrated into the aboveverb phrase vpinternal merge approach. In linguistics, antisymmetry is a theory of syntactic linearization presented in richard kaynes 1994 monograph the antisymmetry of syntax. It includes papers representative of traditionally distinguished linguistic subdisciplines such as phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax, historical linguistics, pragmatics, discourse analysis and sociolinguistics, as well as translation. This means that we look at the order, or distribution, of those categories. We show that kuphela s and qha s associations with a focused constituent respect the complex topography of information structure in nguni and, like english only, a surface ccommand requirement. Cam bridge uni versi ty press, 345368 k oster, jan. This paper originated as his second qualifying paper, and has been extensively developed and revised since then, in part in connection with his. Originally published in limited edition, the linguistic inquiry mono graph series is now.
The author reevaluatesand forges links betweentwo influential theories of phrase structure. The study of syntax therefore looks at the ways in which the word categories can be ordered and combined. An antisymmetry based view of syntax and morphology therefore leads to the expectation that we should find asymmetries between prefixes and suffixes, both languageinternally and crosslinguistically. Ling 580 symmetry in syntax university of washington. Markedness, antisymmetry and complexity of constructions. Antisymmetry is a theory of syntactic linearization presented in richard kaynes 1994 monograph the antisymmetry of syntax. Kayne is silver professor in the department of linguistics at new york university.
Bernard 1994 notes on the antisymmetry of syntax, university of pennsylvania working papers in linguistics. Antisymmetry and japanese english linguistics, syntax has no tools that can be used to analyze linear asymmetries see. Symmetry in syntax while much has been written on asymmetric aspects of sentence structure, symmetric aspects have been largely ignored, or claimed to be nonexistent. This article investigates the syntax of the phrasefinal focus particles kuphela and qha only in zulu and xhosa nguni. Mar 25, 2020 march notes on the antisymmetry of syntax.
He is the editor of oxford studies in comparative syntax, and author of french syntax 1975, connectedness and binary branching 1984, the antisymmetry of syntax 1994, parameters and universals 2000, movement and silence 2005, and comparisons and. In the early years of generative syntax, transformations were commonly taken to. Assignments introduction to syntax linguistics and. Basic concepts and applications provides a systematic introduction to core topics in syntax, focusing on how the basic concepts apply in the analysis of sentences. The antisymmetry of syntax linguistic inquiry monographs pdf. We show that kuphelas and qhas associations with a focused constituent respect the complex topography of information structure in nguni and, like english only, a surface ccommand requirement. Assuming a minimalist framework, movement is traced back to the necessity for natural language to organize words in linear order at the interface with the. We sketch the simpler syntax hypothesis, which holds that much of the explanatory role attributed to syntax in contemporary linguistics is properly the responsibility of semantics. Notes on the antisymmetry of syntax scholarlycommons. Contentsseries foreword prefacexixiiiacknowledgmentschapter 1 introductionxvii31. Cas lx 523 syntax ii spring 2001 march, 2001 paul hagstrom week 7. At present, introductory linguistics courses are generally available to juniors majoring in english at most chinese universities, where syntax is. It explains how words and phrases are arranged to form correct sentences. Does symmetry in syntax exist, and if it does, how do we account for it.
The syntax and phonology of noncompositional compounds in yixing chinese. Syntax the part of linguistics that studies sentence structure. Notes on the antisymmetry of syntax abstract in what proved to be probably the most influential principlesandparameters manuscript of the last year, kayne 1993 has proposed 1 a linear correspondence axiom which together with a particular definition of asymmetric ccommand is supposed to allow only svo and ovs as underlying word orders. In particular, much of the content, as well as our exercises, has been inspired by and adopted from renowned textbooks such as aarts 1997, baker 1997, borsley 1991, 1996, radford 1988, 1997, 2004, sag et al. He is the editor of oxford studies in comparative syntax, and author of french syntax 1975, connectedness and binary branching 1984, the antisymmetry of syntax 1994, parameters and universals 2000, movement and silence 2005, and comparisons and contrasts 2010. For instance, we can see that determiner, noun, verb the dog runs is a sentence that a speaker of english could produce, so we call this grammatical. Although it is both transitive and antisymmetric, the dominance relation. The antisymmetry of syntax linguistic inquiry monographs. Paper presented at the chinese linguistics workshop, university of chicago. To understand what is meant by hierarchical structure, consider. The latest versions of adobe reader do not support viewing pdf files within firefox on mac os and if you are using a modern intel. Aug 19, 2019 march notes on the antisymmetry of syntax. We acknowledge our debt to these works, which have set the course for teaching syntax over the. Rohrbacher, bernard 1994 notes on the antisymmetry of syntax, university of pennsylvania working papers in linguistics.
Barbara citko sets out to tackle these questions and. Proceedings of the first semantics and linguistic theory conference, cornell university, cornell university. The central idea of dynamic antisymmetry is that movement and phrase structure are not independent properties of grammar. Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the left. The antisymmetry of syntax proposes a restrictive theory of word order and phrase structure that denies this assumption.
Symmetry in syntax while much has been written on asymmetric aspects of sentence struc. Insights into english can come from properties of japanese. In this book, barbara citko sets out to tackle these questions and offers a unified approach to a number of phenomena that have so far been studied only in isolation. Dynamic antisymmetry and the syntax of noun incorporation. A more restrictive grammar is simplerperhaps slightly closer to plausible in.
The paper is entitled absolutive promotion and the condition on clitic hosts in choctaw. According to this theory, phrase structure always completely determines linear order, so that if two phrases differ in linear order, they must also differ in. An interdisciplinary reader in philosophy, linguistics and psychology. The proposal is that sentences with postpositions contain an extra double of p that sentences with prepositions lack. Syntax is the part of linguistics that studies the structure and formation of sentences. According to this theory, phrase structure always completely determines linear order, so that if two phrases differ in linear order, they must also differ in hierarchical structure. Review of kayne 1994 the antisymmetry of syntax date. Johan rooryck and laurie zaring, volume 33 of studies in natural language and linguistic theory, 1098. Oct 10, 2019 march notes on the antisymmetry of syntax. Antisymmetry wikipedia in linguistics antisymmetry is a theory of syntactic linearization presented in richard kaynes 1994 monograph the antisymmetry of syntax the crux of this theory is that hierarchical structure in natural language maps universally onto a particular surface linearization namely specifierheadcomplement branching order the theory derives a version of.
Assuming antisymmetry to be related to sequence in time, one can ask to what extent sequence in time is a pf interface property, as opposed to holding more fundamentally of internal thought. This innovative analysis of noun incorporation and related linguistic phenomena does more than just give readers an insightful exploration of its subject. A view of syntax and morphology without antisymmetry would not lead to such an expectation. An antisymmetrybased view of syntax and morphology therefore leads to the expectation that we should find asymmetries between prefixes and suffixes, both languageinternally and crosslinguistically. Title of the thesis submission date author advisors. Notes on the antisymmetry of syntax by bernard rohrbacher. The syntax underlying dm creates expectations about the linear orders of morphemes, namely those derivable by head movement. Assuming no background in linguistic analysis, the book gives students a working knowledge of syntactic analysis from a minimalist perspective. Rohrbacher, bernhard, notes on the antisymmetry of syntax 1994. The syntax in practice is a standard minimalist one without antisymmetry, with head with headnot phrasal movement responsible for creating the skeleton of word structure. Kanye the antisymmetry of syntax pdf meerschaum pipes. Artemis alexiadou, paul law, andre meinunger, and chris wilder, 231263.