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关系（例如，乔姆斯基1957），而不是线性邻接关系。这个项目提出了冰岛协调中一种新颖的线性现象。当不同格的名词连接在一起时，宾语与决定格的动词相邻。引人注目的是，这种效应在一定距离内仍然存在，在问题中，偏好翻转。这种模式不能归因于邻接。研究这种不对称将阐明有关我们的语言概念的基本问题，更狭义地说，是语法中的格和一致的作用，以及形态学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.