Merging Features: Computation, Interpretation, and Acquisition Book

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1 Merge and features: a minimalist introduction Jose M. Brucart Brucart, Jose M. Anna Gavarro Gavarro, Anna Jaume Sola Sola, Jaume 1

Pt. I Formal features

2 Probing phrases, pronouns, and binding Fredrik Heinat Heinat, Fredrik 25

3 Wh-agreement and bounded unbounded movement Patricia Schneider-Zioga Schneider-Zioga, Patricia 46

4 Universal 20 without the LCA Klaus Abels Abels, Klaus Ad Neeleman Neeleman, Ad 60

5 What it means (not) to know (number ) agreement Carson T. Schutze Schutze, Carson T. 80

6 Number agreement in the acquisition of English and Xhosa Jill de Villiers de Villiers, Jill Sandile Gxilishe Gxilishe, Sandile 104

7 Variable vs. consistent input: comprehension of plural morphology and verbal agreement in children Karen Miller Miller, Karen Cristina Schmitt Schmitt, Cristina 123

8 Grammatical features in the comprehension of Italian relative clauses by children Fabrizio Arosio Arosio, Fabrizio Flavia Adani Adani, Flavia Maria Teresa Guasti Guasti, Maria Teresa 138

Pt. II lnterpretable features

9 When movement fails to reconstruct Nicolas Guilliotl Guilliotl, Nicolas Nouman Malkawi Malkawi, Nouman 159

10 If non-simultaneous spell-out exists, this is what it can explain Franc Marusic Marusic, Franc 175

11 Valuing V features and N features: What adjuncts tell us about case, agreement, and syntax in general Joseph Emonds Emonds, Joseph 194

12 The diversity of dative experiencers Gyorgy Rakosi Rakosi, Gyorgy 205

13 Homogeneity and flexibility in temporal modification Aniko Csirmaz Csirmaz, Aniko 235

14 The syntactically well-behaved comparative correlativeHeather Lee Taylor Taylor, Heather Lee 254

15 Some silent first person plurals Richard S. Kayne Kayne, Richard S. 276

16 From Greek to Germanic: Poly-(*in)-definireness and weak/strong adjectival inflection Thomas Leu Leu, Thomas 293

17 Acquisition of plurality in a language without plurality Alan Munn Munn, Alan Xiaofei Zhang Zhang, Xiaofei Cristina Schmitt Schmitt, Cristina 310

References 329

Language Index 359

Subject Index 361