Studies in Greek Syntax

ISBN-13: 9789048151172 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 286 str.

A. Alexiadou; G. C. Horrocks; Melita Stavrou

Opis

This volume contains thirteen studies on various aspects of Greek syntax, as well as a general introduction by the editors. In recent years, the study of Greek has become important for the development of generative theory. The various contributions to this volume demonstrate clearly how much the field of Greek syntax has grown both in range and depth. The topics investigated include the phrase structure of clauses and nominal phrases, clitics in standard Greek and in dialects, the licensing of negative polarity items, the nature of sentential operators, control, argument structure and compounds. The studies highlight the importance of Greek for the development of a satisfactory theory of comparative syntax.

Spis treści

Introduction; A. Alexiadou, et al. Propositional Operators; Y. Agouraki. On the Properties of Some Greek Word Order Patterns; A. Alexiadou. On Experiencers; E. Anagnostopoulou. On Clitics, Prepositions and Case Licensing in Standard and Macedonian Greek; A. Dimitriadis. Weak and Strong Polarity: Evidence from Greek; A. Giannakidou. Clitic Placement and the Projection of Functional Categories; M. Hegarty. On Control in Greek; I. Philippaki-Warburton, G. Catsimali. Modals and the Subjunctive; A. Roussou. Theta-Role Saturation in Greek Compounds; A.-M. di Sciullo, A. Ralli. The Position and Serialization of APs in the DP: Evidence from Greek; M. Stavrou. Cypriot Greek Clitics and Their Positioning Restrictions; A. Terzi. Null Operators, Clitics and Identification: A Comparison between Greek and English; I.-M. Tsimpli. Tense and Temporal Adverbials in Greek; G.J. Xydopoulos. List of Contributors. Subject Index.