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Countries; Grammar; Italian; Korean; Language
Classification; Language Research; Latin;
*Linguistics; *Linguistic Theory; Morphology
(Languages); Regional Dialects; Sanskrit; Singhalese;
Slavic Languages; Syntax; *Uncommonly Taught
Languages
Huave; Icelandic; Mohawk
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ABSTRACT
Papers delivered at the conference on linguistics
include: "On the Metrical Unity of Latinate Affixes"; "Epistemic
Small Clauses and Null Subjects"; "Scrambling as Non-Operator
A'-Movement: Variable vs. Null Epithet"; "Polarity, Inversion, and
Focus in English"; "Phrasal Input to Derivational Morphology in
Slavic"; "Formal Grammar and the Acquisition of Complex Sentences";
"What to Focus in Sinhala"; "Syntactic Constraints on Temporal
Representations: Evidence from Italian and Latin"; "Toward a
Discourse Level Account of VP Ellipsis"; "Temporal Adverbs and the
Structure of Reference and Event Points"; "What Does Conceptual
Structure Have To Do with Syntactic Theory?"; "Meta-Templates & the
Underlying (Dis-)Unity of Sanskrit Reduplication";
"'Anti-Internalization': Suppression and Projection of External
Theta-Roles"; "Compensatory Lengthening in Korean Revisited"; "A
Classification of VSO Languages"; "Stress and Accent in Abkhaz";
"When Nominals Are Predicates"; "Case and Licensing"; "Information
Structure, Parameters, and Word Order"; "Clausal Adjuncts and
Temporal Ambiguity"; "Tone and Stress in the San Mateo Dialect of
Huave"; "Dative Compounding and the Prominence Theory of Theta
Assignment"; "Crossing Coreference: No Evidence for
Pronominalization"; "The Subset Principle and the Acquisition of the
'Long Distance' Reflexive sig in Icelandic"; "Reference Time
Relations"; "Learnability and the Acquisition of Auxiliary and Copula
'be"; "Constituent Structure Processing in Korean"; "Governed PRO
and Finiteness"; "Appendices, Structure Preservation and the Strong
Domain HI,pothesis"; "Lexical Functional Distinctions in Mohawk Verb
Agreement Morphology"; and "Expletive Raising and Expletive
Replacement in Dutch." (MSE)
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ESCOL '91
Proceedings of the Eighth
EASTERN STATES CONFERENCE ON LINGUISTICS
University of Maryland, Baltimore
October 11
13, 1991
German F. Westphal, UMB
Benjamin Ao, OSU
Ilee-Rahk Chac, OSU
Editors
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1992), except for the following: "On the Metrical Unity of Latinate Affixes" and
"What Does Conceptual Structure Have to Do with Syntactic Theory?", copyrighted
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of the
This volume contains papers presented at the Eighth Annual Meeting
University of
Eastern States Conference on Linguistics (ESCOL'91) held at the
by the
Maryland, Baltimore, October 11-13, 1991. The conference was sponsored
Department of
Department of Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University, the
Department of
Linguistics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the
Baltimore. Many
Modern Languages & Linguistics at the University of Maryland,
thanks go to the
people contributed to the success of this conference. Special
of the
following: Stephen R. Max, Acting Vice President of Research and Dean
University of
Graduate School, for facilitating all local arrangements at the
Sciences, and
Maryland, Baltimore: and Arthur 0. Pittenger, Dean of Arts and
& Linguistics,
Robert A. Sloane, Chair of the Department of Modern Languages
offices of
University of Maryland, Baltimore, for their grant contributions. The
University of
David W. Lightfoot, Chair of the Department of Linguistics at the
Department of
Maryland, College Park, and Brian D. Joseph, Chair of the
the
Linguistics at Ohio State University, also made grant contributions to
special
conference. The Department of Linguistics at Ohio State University merits
maintaining the
mention for undertaking the publication of the proceedings and
in Indiana,
continuity of the conference since I organized the proto-F.SCOL meeting
Pennsylvania, in 1983.
William
che abstract selection committee was formed by Stephen R. Anderson,
Ka, David
Badecker, Luigi Burzio, Paul Correll, Norbert Hornstein, Omar
Of the 150 papers submitted for
Lightfoot, Amy Weinberg, and myself.
the program, with an
anonymous review, we were only able to place 29 on
This volume includes all papers presented at the
acceptance rate of 19%.
in Spanish"
conference, except for "A Psycho linguistic Analysis of Unaccusativity
Does an Adult Know a
by Thomas Bever, Itziar Laka & Montserrat Sanz, "How
by Eric Ristad.
Language?" by Wayne O'Neil, and "The Complexity of Anaphora"
conference. Also to
Special thanks go to all authors who submitted abstracts to the
key to the
the invited speakers, whose leading papers and participation were
Culicover, Ray Jackendoff, Alec
success of ESCOL '91: Luigi Burzio, Peter W.
following, who
Marantz and Wayne O'Neil. Finally, I would also like to thank the
Anderson, William
kindly agreed to chair the conference sessions: Stephen R.
D. Joseph, Omar
Badecker, Luigi Burzio, Hector Campos, Thomas T. Field, Brian
Steven Young, and
Ka, David W. Lightfoot, Alan Munn, Juan Uriagereka,
Raffaella Z.anuttini.
be especially
Last, but not least, all ESCOL '91 authors and myself should
the Department of
grateful to my co-editors, Benjamin Ao and Hee-Ralik Chae from
of managing
Linguistics at Ohio State University, for undertaking the responsibility
all the details of the publication of this volume.
German F. Westphal
Conference Chair, 1991
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Burzio, Luigi*
On the Me:rical Unity of Laiinate Affixes
1
Cardinaletti, Anna & Maria Teresa Guasti
Epistemic Small Clauses and Null Subjects
23
Cho, Jai-Hyoung
Scrambling as Non-Operator A'- Movement: Variable vs. Null Epithet
34
Culicover, Peter W.*
Polarity, Inversion, and Focus in English
46
Fowler, George
Phrasal Input to Derivational Morphology in Slavic
69
Frank, Robert
Formal Grammar and the Acquisition of Complex Sentences
81
Gair, J.W. & L. Sumangala
What to Focus in Sinhala
93
Giorgi, Alessandra & Fabio Pianesi
Syntactic Constraints on Temporal Representations:
Evidence from Italian and Latin
109
Hardt, Daniel
Towards a Discourse Level Account of VP Ellipsis
121
4
Inc lan, Sara
Temporal Adverbs and the Structure of Reference and Event Points
130
Jackendoff, Ray*
What Does Conceptual Structure Have to Do with Syntactic Theory?
142
Janda, Richard & Brian Joseph
Meta-Templates & the Underlying (Dis-)Unity of Sanskrit Reduplication
160
Jones, Charles
`Anti Internalization': Suppression and Projection of External 0-Roles
.... 174
Kang, Seok Keun
Compensatory Lengthening in Korean Revisited
186
Kaplan, Tami
A Classification of '/SO Languages
198
Kathman, Dave
Stress and Accent in Abkhaz
210
Mandelbaum, Deborah
212
When Nominals Are Predicates
Marantz, Alec*
234
Case and Licensing
Merlo, Paola
254
Information Structure, Parameters, and Word Order
Munn, Alan
265
Clausal Adjuncts and Temporal Ambiguity
L'o'ver, Rolf
277
Tone and Stress in the San Mateo Dialect of Huave
Potter, Brian
289
Dative Compounding and the Prominence Theory of Theta Assignment
Rohrbacher, Bernhard
Crossing Coreference: No Evidence for Pronominalization
301
Sigurjonsdottir, Sigridur & Nina Hyams
The Subset Principle and the Acquisition
313
of the "Long Distance" Reflexive sig in Icelandic
Spejewski, Beverly & Greg N. Carlson
Reference Time Relations
325
Stromswold, Karin
Learnabilit and the Acquisition of Auxiliar.. and Copula he
335
Suh, Sungki
Constituent Structure Processing in Korean
347
Terzi, Arhonto
Governed PRO and Finiteness
359
Wiltshire, Caroline R.
371
Appendices. Structure Preservation and the Strong Domain Hypothesis
Wright. Martha
383
Lexical Functional Distinctions in Mohawk Verb Agreement Morphology
Zwart, C. Jan-Wouter
393
Expletive Raising and Expletive Replacement in Dutch
* invited speaker.
1-22
ESCOL '91
ON THE METRICAL UNITY OF LATINATE AFFIXES
Luigi Burzio
The Johns Hopkins University
Introduction
1.
The Latinate subset of English suffixes breaks down into two
subclasses, which I will refer to as Class I and Class II, following
established terminology. The suffixes of Class I cause changes in
underscore
where
illustrated
in (1),
pattern,
as
stress
the
identifies the stress of the unsuffixed stem.
CLASS I AFFIXES: Restressing
(1)
-al: accidental, medicinal, original, parental, prefixal,
a.
pyramidal, triumphal, universal
-ic: 'inguistic, realistic, allergic, oceanic, astronomic,
b.
gymnastic, homeric, idiotic, prAphetic
-ion/ -ation: congregation, consecration, demarcation,
c.
insulation, integration, intimidation, affirmation,
allegation, centralization, combination, compilation
-ous: advantAgeous, courageous, outrageous, incestuous,
d.
momentous, voldminous, ridiculous, tempestuous
In contrast, the suffixes of Class II generally preserve the stem
stress, as in all the cases in (2).
CLASS II AFFIXES: Stress-neutral
(2)
-able: accgptable, adaptable, affordable, expandable,
a.
oppAsable, refAndable, respgctable, surpassable, sustainable
abolishable, alterable, answerable. cherishable, colorable,
deliverable, inhabitable, inhgritable, interpretable,
perishable
ist: pharmacAlogist, perfectionist, empiricist, geneticist,
b.
romanticist, extremist, h6morist, propagandist, terrorist
americanist, capitalist, generalist, individualist,
modernist, monarchist
absentgism, alarmism, defgatism, escapism, extremism
c.
modernism, monarchism, capitalism, fgderalism, liberalism,
literalism, naturalism, radicalism, amgricanism, fAvoritism
ant/ ent/ ance/ ence: consultant, contgstant, defgndant,
d.
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