Coordinate Structures

This Element explores the syntactic operations involved in coordination construction,such as whether special operations are required to derive different coordinate constructions,the morphosyntactic statuses of coordinators,the structure of coordinate constructions,and the mobility of conjuncts and elements.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 75 pages
Publication date: 14 December 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

In a coordination construction, which is widely employed in language, two or more syntactic constituents are combined, with or without an overt coordinator. This Element delves into the syntactic derivation of coordinate structures, focusing on the involved operations and the representations they yield. Specifically, it examines whether any distinct syntactic operation is necessary to generate diverse coordinate constructions, encompassing those with gaps in each conjunct, whether there exists a specific functional category governing coordinate constructions in general, the morphosyntactic statuses of coordinators (i.e., conjunctions and disjunctions) in specific languages, whether the structure of a coordinate construction can deviate from the binary complementation structure, and whether there are any construction-specific constraints on syntactic operations regarding the mobility of conjuncts and the mobility of elements within conjuncts.

Coordination constructions, a prevalent linguistic phenomenon, involve the combination of two or more syntactic constituents, often with the presence of an overt coordinator. This Element explores the syntactic mechanisms underlying coordinate structures, emphasizing the operations involved and the resultant representations. Specifically, it examines whether a specific syntactic operation is required to derive various coordinate constructions, such as those with gaps in each conjunct. Additionally, it investigates whether there exists a special functional category governing coordinate constructions in general. The Element also delves into the morphosyntactic statuses of coordinators, including conjunctions and disjunctions, in specific languages. Furthermore, it explores whether the structure of a coordinate construction can deviate from the binary complementation structure and examines whether there are any construction-specific constraints on syntactic operations regarding the mobility of conjuncts and the mobility of elements within conjuncts.

Weight: 144g
Dimension: 151 x 228 x 9 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781009326636