Abstract
This paper is an attempt to unify basic tools across language
modules. Specifically, we wish to propose a featural model whereby
features include more specification than is usually assumed, while
being both syntax and phonology primitives.
We propose to consider features as specified for their capacity of
attracting or repelling other features. With this basic extra specification, we claim, many phonological as well as syntactic patterns, as
well as morphosyntactic paradigms, can be easily explained.
modules. Specifically, we wish to propose a featural model whereby
features include more specification than is usually assumed, while
being both syntax and phonology primitives.
We propose to consider features as specified for their capacity of
attracting or repelling other features. With this basic extra specification, we claim, many phonological as well as syntactic patterns, as
well as morphosyntactic paradigms, can be easily explained.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 405 – 440 |
| Journal | Linguistic Analysis |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- magnetic grammar
- features
- syntax
- phonology
- null subjects
- vowel harmony
- agreement
- wh- movement