Linearity and hierarchy in syntax: Coordination asymmetries in case

我的研究着眼于线性和层次在语言中的作用。大多数句法理论认为，语言中的语法关系是基于层次的（例如，Chomsky 1957）而不是线性邻接。该项目提出了一种新的线性现象，在冰岛协调。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，这种效应在一定的距离，在问题中，翻转的偏好。这种模式不能归因于相邻关系。研究这种不对称性将阐明有关我们的语言概念的基本问题，更狭义地说，格和一致性在语法中的作用以及形态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.