The syntax and semantics of focus particles
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2004.
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| author | Lee, Youngjoo, 1974- |
| author2 | Danny Fox and Irene Heim. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/288352019-04-10T21:33:43Z The syntax and semantics of focus particles Lee, Youngjoo, 1974- Danny Fox and Irene Heim. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy. Linguistics and Philosophy. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-210). (cont.) (iii) covert operations such as reconstruction and type raising are constrained by an economy principle so that they are disallowed when not motivated. This dissertation investigates the syntax and semantics of two focus particles in Korean with special reference to their scopal behavior. The two particles under consideration are the exclusive particle man and the additive particle to. The main empirical concern of this work is to show that despite apparent syntactic similarities between focused phrases (i.e. phrases containing focus particles) and standard QPs, the former exhibits more diverse scopal behavior than the latter. The claims that are made in the course of the discussion of the scope patterns constitute the theoretical contribution of this work. The scope of the particle man 'only' varies with the morphological marking of the man-phrase, which is puzzling under the assumption that the particle is a scope-bearing element. I argue that despite appearances, the particle is not a scope-bearing element, but an agreement morpheme, and that the quantificational meaning comes from a null head ONLY. I also claim that the position of the ONLY head can be deduced from the order of nominal affixes, thanks to the strong correlation between morphology and syntax. This new correlation between nominal affixes and the scope of focus particles supports Baker's Mirror Principle in a new area outside the verbal domain. The scopal behavior of to-phrases is also distinct from that of QPs. Three factors are identified that affect the scope of to-phrases: scrambling, the kind of function in the preceding context, and the nature of the focused phrase. I claim that (i) the anaphoric view of additive particles is superior to the existential view, (ii) both syntactic and semantic mechanisms are available for variable binding, thus the presence of a bound variable in a dislocated position does not imply syntactic reconstruction, and by Youngjoo Lee. Ph.D. 2005-09-27T18:36:20Z 2005-09-27T18:36:20Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28835 60363687 en_US M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 210 p. 11819890 bytes 11847055 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Linguistics and Philosophy. Lee, Youngjoo, 1974- The syntax and semantics of focus particles |
| title | The syntax and semantics of focus particles |
| title_full | The syntax and semantics of focus particles |
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| title_short | The syntax and semantics of focus particles |
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| topic | Linguistics and Philosophy. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28835 |
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