Linearity and hierarchy in syntax: Coordination asymmetries in case

我的研究着眼于线性和等级在语言中的作用。大多数句法理论认为，语言中的语法关系是建立在等级基础上的(如乔姆斯基1957)，而不是线性邻接。这个项目呈现了冰岛坐标中的一种新的线性现象。当不同格的名词并列时，宾语与决定格的动词相邻。令人惊讶的是，这种效应在一定程度上是有效的，在问题中，这会颠覆人们的偏好。这种模式不能归因于邻接关系。对这种不对称性的研究将揭示有关我们的语言概念的基本问题，更狭隘地讲，格位和一致在语法中的作用，以及词法和句法之间的相互作用。

My research looks at the role of linearity and hierarchy in language. Most syntactic theories argue that grammatical relations in language are based on hierarchy (e.g., Chomsky 1957) rather than linear adjacency. This project presents a novel linearity phenomenon in Icelandic coordination. When nouns with different cases are coordinated, the object is adjacent to the verb that determines case. Strikingly, this effect holds at a distance, in questions, flipping the preference. This pattern cannot be attributed to adjacency. Investigating this asymmetry will illuminate fundamental questions concerning our conception of language, more narrowly the role of case and agreement in grammar and the interaction between morphology and syntax.