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island constraint: a standalone construct

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Syntax

a restriction blocking movement of an element out of certain structures, such as complex noun phrases or coordinate structures, first catalogued by Ross.

In syntax, island constraint refers to a restriction blocking movement of an element out of certain structures, such as complex noun phrases or coordinate structures, first catalogued by Ross. This meaning comes from Ross (1986) in Infinite syntax.[1]

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complex4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs element3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs movement2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Ross, J. R. (1986). Infinite syntax. ABLEX. ISBN 9780893910426

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