Abstract:
The concept workspace increasingly makes an appearance in syntactic theory, yet it is rarely well defined, and its theoretical and empirical significance has often been overlooked. I identify at least two extant species of workspace prevalent in the literature, and I suggest an unattested formulation. I consider how differing instantiations of the workspace interact with other derivational apparatus such as Minimal Search and the Extension Condition. I also explore how the properties of the workspace may have empirical consequences for phenomena such as Merge-over-Move/Move-over-Merge effects. Other empirical domains which have the potential to be connected to properties of the workspace are also discussed.
The concept workspace increasingly makes an appearance in syntactic theory, yet it is rarely well defined, and its theoretical and empirical significance has often been overlooked. I identify at least two extant species of workspace prevalent in the literature, and I suggest an unattested formulation. I consider how differing instantiations of the workspace interact with other derivational apparatus such as Minimal Search and the Extension Condition. I also explore how the properties of the workspace may have empirical consequences for phenomena such as Merge-over-Move/Move-over-Merge effects. Other empirical domains which have the potential to be connected to properties of the workspace are also discussed.
| Building: | Lorch Hall |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | Discussion, Language |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Department of Linguistics |
