TY - BOOK AU - Branigan,Phil ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Provocative syntax AV - P291 .B69 2011eb U1 - 415 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - MIT Press KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Syntax KW - Clauses KW - Minimalist theory (Linguistics) KW - English language KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-173) and index; Provocation. Introduction -- The inner workings of provocation -- Virtues of provocation -- Clausal provocation -- Chain formation -- Provoking head movement -- Provocative case studies. Quotative inversion -- Negative inversion -- Germanic verb-second clauses -- Force and provocation. Evidence for fin-to-force movement -- On wh-movement -- The distribution of embedded-verb second clauses -- Appendix: selection of clausal complements -- Provoking trace deletion. Introduction -- That-trace effects -- Crosslinguistic variation -- A spooky constraint -- Short wh-movement in embedded questions; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2011; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://ezproxy.taylors.edu.my/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/taylorscollege/Doc?id=10476068 ER -