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The Syntax of Prepositions (2 weeks)

The status of (the various types of) Prepositions will be examined from a crosslinguistic perspective. Given the relatively limited work in the area the course may also serve a purpose of typological classification.

It will focus primarily the following issues:

The traditional distinction between lexical/functional Ps, how it is to be expressed in current theory and how the (alleged) two types of Ps interact with each other.

The behavior of each type of Ps with respect to Preposition Stranding.

Their interaction with pronominal clitics.

Suggested Readings:

Hornstein, N. and A. Weinberg (1981) Case Theory and Preposition Stranding. LI 12: 55-91.

Kayne, R. (2001) Prepositions as Probes. Ms. New York University.

E. Kiss, K. (1998) Verbal Prefixes or Postpositions? Postpositional Aspectualizers in Hungarian. In C. de Groot and I. Kenesei (eds.), Papers from the Amsterdam Conference. Approaches to Hungarian, Vol. 6.

Merchant, J. (2001) The Syntax of Silence. Oxford University Press. (Chapter 3)

van Riemsdijk, H. and R. Huybregts (to appear) Location and Locality

Zribi-Herz, A. (1984) Orphan Prepositions in French and the Concept of Null Pronoun. Recherches Linguistiques.

Froud, K. (2001) Prepositions and the lexical/functional divide: Aphasic evidence. Lingua 111: 1-28.

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