Quiegolani Zapotec Syntax: A Principles and Parameters Account

Statement of Responsibility:
Black, Cheryl A
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Authors:
Black, Cheryl A.
Series:
SIL International Publications in Linguistics
Date:
2000
Publisher:
SIL International and University of Texas at Arlington
Publisher Place:
Dallas
Part Of Series:
SIL International and The University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics 136
Extent:
xvi, 349 pages
Publication Status:
Published
Table of Contents:

Preface
Abbreviations and Symbols
Map

  1. Introduction

    2. 1.1 The data
    1.2 Theoretical assumptions

Part I: Grammatical Sketch

  1. Morphology

    2. 2.1 Nominal morphology
    2.2 Verbal morphology
    2.3 Pronouns

  2. Syntax

    3. 3.1 Basic VSO word order
    3.2 Sentences expressing states or existence
    3.3 Constructions involving changes in argument structure
    3.4 Changes in word order due to movement

  3. Anaphoric or Binding Relations

    4. 4.1 Principles A and B: Distinguishing anaphors from pronouns
    4.2 Principle C: Binding restrictions on nominal phrases

Part II: Clause Structure and A-Dependencies

  1. Theoretical Issues

    2. 5.1 How many functional projections are necessary?
    5.2 How VSO word order is obtained

  2. Focus and Topic Constructions

    3. 6.1 Focus versus topic syntactically and semantically
    6.2 The focus marker
    6.3 The phrase structure of focus constructions

  3. Questions and Relative Clauses

    4. 7.1 Question formation and the Wh-Criterion
    7.2 The structure of CP[+Wh]
    7.3 Relative clauses

  4. Constructions Involving Negation

    5. 8.1 The Zapotecan languages are Negative Concord languages
    8.2 Analysis of the obligatory fronting
    8.3 The negation constructions and Verb Movement versus Subject Adjunction

  5. Interaction Between the Various A-Constructions

    6. 9.1 Questions and focus constructions may not co-occur in a clause
    9.2 Relative positions of wh-phrases and negative phrases
    9.3 Relative positions of focused phrases and negative phrases
    9.4 Polarity phrase needed to account for clausal coordination
    9.5 Proposed clause structure for QZ

Part III: Phrase Structure and Constituent Constructions

  1. Structure of Verb Phrases and Nonverbal Predicates

    2. 10.1 The structure of VP
    10.2 The structure of nonverbal predicates

  2. Structure of Nominal Phrases

    3. 11.1 The DP structures parallel to the clause structure proposals
    11.2 Proposed DP structure for QZ
    11.3 Attested coordination within DP

  3. Special Number-Marking Constructions

    4. 12.1 Semantic interpretation
    12.2 Syntactic analysis of the contiguous structure
    12.3 Analysis of the separated construction

Appendix: A Parametric Account of Question Formation
The Wh-Criterion alone is not sufficient
Parameterization of the wh-scope positions
Wh-chains account for partial wh-movement

References
Index

Country:
Mexico
Subject Languages:
Santa María Quiegolani Zapotec [zpi]
Content Language:
English [eng]
Field:
Linguistics
Work Type:
Book
Work Type:
grammatical description
Subject:
Grammatical descriptions
Principles and Parameters Theory
Syntax
Nature of Work:
Text
Entry Number:
8843