Symmetry Breaking in Syntax and the Lexicon

摘要: This book is a research monograph that explores the implications of strongest minimalist thesis from an antisymmetric perspective. Three empirical domains are investigated: nominal root compounds in German and English, gerunds English their counterparts, small clauses Russian English. A point symmetry has potential stalling derivation emerges all these constructions. Building on certain assumptions how Merge works, this shows points can be resolved same way; despite fact three under investigation standardly derived distinct structural configurations, such as head-head merger case compounds, head-phrase it arises standard complementation/predication structures for gerunds, phrase-phrase clauses. interest to researchers working syntax its interfaces.