Abstract
Recent developments in syntactic theory suggest that phrase structure is cross-linguistically more uniform than assumed so far, and that the order spec-head-complement may be the only permissible one. The present article takes issue with this
view, showing that the derivation of final complementizers from initial ones by means
of IP-raising faces serious difficulties. The discussion focuses on Bengali and similar
languages which may be called ‘hybrid’ because both orders, IP-C as well as C-IP,
are attested. Five arguments are raised which indicate that these orders are not
derivationally connected. The discussion bears results which may also be of interest
for linguistic typology, language change and acquisition.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Linguistics and Language,Philosophy,Language and Linguistics
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