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Elements of (In) Definiteness and Binding : = A Mayan Perspective.

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正題名/作者:	Elements of (In) Definiteness and Binding :/
其他題名:	A Mayan Perspective.
作者:	Royer, Justin.
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (353 pages)
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-10, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International84-10A.
標題:	Linguistics. -
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Elements of (In) Definiteness and Binding : = A Mayan Perspective.
Royer, Justin.

Elements of (In) Definiteness and Binding :A Mayan Perspective. - 1 online resource (353 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-10, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University (Canada), 2022.

Includes bibliographical references

This thesis explores topics pertaining to the syntax and semantics of nominal expressions, with a focus on definite, indefinite, demonstrative, and pronominal elements. The data are drawn from original work on Mayan languages, especially Chuj, an under-documented language predominantly spoken in Guatemala and Mexico.The first part zooms in on the elements that play a role in the syntactic composition of the extended nominal domain, and the semantic and pragmatic contributions that result from combining these elements together. By showcasing great complexity within the extended nominal domain, I argue that Chuj is particularly illuminating for topics which have been at the core of debates in the syntax and semantics of DPs, such as the encoding of definiteness versus indefiniteness, the internal syntax and semantics of demonstratives, the nature of pronouns, and the ways in which the contextual domain of nominal expressions is implicitly or explicitly delimited. A recurring theme of the thesis is that, by virtue of being radically decompositional, Chuj often challenges pre-existing assumptions about the primitivity of certain linguistic expressions. Instead, the Chuj data align with an increasing number of works that argue that traditional notions, such as definiteness, come in different guises (e.g., Schwarz 2009; Arkoh and Matthewson 2013; Jenks 2018; Jenks and Konate to appear), or that these different notions arise as a result of a decomposition of functional heads within the nominal domain (e.g., De ́chaine and Wiltschko 2002; Leu 2008; Simonenko 2014; Coppock and Beaver 2015; Hanink 2018; Ahn 2019).The second part of the thesis zooms out of the internal syntax of nominal expressions and into the distribution of covalued nominals within sentences. This part also provides data on Ch'ol, another Mayan language. I show that while Ch'ol behaves entirely as expected given the Binding Conditions (Reinhart 1983, Chomsky 1986), Chuj appears to consistently tolerate violations of Condition C, privileging linear precedence as the determining factor in the distribution of R-expressions and pronouns. The Chuj data thus initially seem to cast doubt on a long tradition to treat the Binding Conditions as universal. I argue that the difference between Chuj and Ch'ol can be largely explained if, contrary to Ch'ol, Chuj exhibits "high-absolutive" syntax, independently proposed to account for a number of syntactic phenomena in a subset of Mayan languages (Coon, Mateo Pedro, and Preminger 2014; Coon, Baier, and Levin 2021). High-absolutive syntax creates configurations in which the internal argument asymmetrically c-commands the external argument, bleeding otherwise expected binding relations from the external argument into the internal argument. The violations of Condition C in Chuj are thus only apparent. The outcome is that despite initial evidence to doubt the universality of the Binding Conditions, a universalist approach can be maintained.

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520 $a This thesis explores topics pertaining to the syntax and semantics of nominal expressions, with a focus on definite, indefinite, demonstrative, and pronominal elements. The data are drawn from original work on Mayan languages, especially Chuj, an under-documented language predominantly spoken in Guatemala and Mexico.The first part zooms in on the elements that play a role in the syntactic composition of the extended nominal domain, and the semantic and pragmatic contributions that result from combining these elements together. By showcasing great complexity within the extended nominal domain, I argue that Chuj is particularly illuminating for topics which have been at the core of debates in the syntax and semantics of DPs, such as the encoding of definiteness versus indefiniteness, the internal syntax and semantics of demonstratives, the nature of pronouns, and the ways in which the contextual domain of nominal expressions is implicitly or explicitly delimited. A recurring theme of the thesis is that, by virtue of being radically decompositional, Chuj often challenges pre-existing assumptions about the primitivity of certain linguistic expressions. Instead, the Chuj data align with an increasing number of works that argue that traditional notions, such as definiteness, come in different guises (e.g., Schwarz 2009; Arkoh and Matthewson 2013; Jenks 2018; Jenks and Konate to appear), or that these different notions arise as a result of a decomposition of functional heads within the nominal domain (e.g., De ́chaine and Wiltschko 2002; Leu 2008; Simonenko 2014; Coppock and Beaver 2015; Hanink 2018; Ahn 2019).The second part of the thesis zooms out of the internal syntax of nominal expressions and into the distribution of covalued nominals within sentences. This part also provides data on Ch'ol, another Mayan language. I show that while Ch'ol behaves entirely as expected given the Binding Conditions (Reinhart 1983, Chomsky 1986), Chuj appears to consistently tolerate violations of Condition C, privileging linear precedence as the determining factor in the distribution of R-expressions and pronouns. The Chuj data thus initially seem to cast doubt on a long tradition to treat the Binding Conditions as universal. I argue that the difference between Chuj and Ch'ol can be largely explained if, contrary to Ch'ol, Chuj exhibits "high-absolutive" syntax, independently proposed to account for a number of syntactic phenomena in a subset of Mayan languages (Coon, Mateo Pedro, and Preminger 2014; Coon, Baier, and Levin 2021). High-absolutive syntax creates configurations in which the internal argument asymmetrically c-commands the external argument, bleeding otherwise expected binding relations from the external argument into the internal argument. The violations of Condition C in Chuj are thus only apparent. The outcome is that despite initial evidence to doubt the universality of the Binding Conditions, a universalist approach can be maintained.
520 $a Cette these presente une etude sur la syntaxe et la semantique des expressions nominales, avec un accent sur les elements definis, indefinis, demonstratifs et pronominaux. Les donnees proviennent de travaux originaux sur les langues mayas, en particulier le chuj, une langue sous-documentee parlee principalement au Guatemala et au Mexique.La premiere partie concerne les elements qui forment la syntaxe du domaine nominal etendu, ainsi que les contributions semantiques et pragmatiques qui resultent de leurs combinaisons. En mettant de l'avant la grande complexite du domaine nominal chuj, je soutiens que l'analyse de cette langue apporte un eclairage nouveau sur certains sujets au coeur de la linguistique theorique, tels que la difference entre les expressions definies et indefinies, la composition interne des demonstratifs, la nature des pronoms, et la restriction du domaine contextuel. Un theme recurrent dans cette etude est qu'en demontrant une decomposition fine, le chuj remet en question certaines suppositions preexistantes sur les composantes de base des expressions linguistiques. En effet, les donnees du chuj concordent avec un nombre croissant de travaux qui soutiennent que certaines notions communes, comme la definitude, peuvent se presenter sous differentes formes (p. ex. Schwarz 2009; Arkoh et Matthewson 2013; Jenks 2018; Jenks et Konate a paraitre), ou encore que ces differentes notions necessitent une decomposition des elements fonctionnels formant le domaine nominal (p. ex. Dechaine et Wiltschko 2002; Leu 2008; Simonenko 2014; Coppock et Beaver 2015; Hanink 2018; Ahn 2019).La deuxieme partie porte sur la distribution des expressions nominales a l'interieur de phrases completes. Cette partie analyse egalement des donnees du ch'ol, une autre langue maya. Je montre que, bien que le ch'ol se comporte comme prevu conformement aux Principes de la Theorie du Liage (PTL) (Reinhart 1983; Chomsky 1986), le chuj semble tolerer des violations du Principe C, en privilegiant souvent la preseance lineaire comme facteur determinant pour la distribution des expressions nominales. A premiere vue, les donnees du chuj semblent donc mettre en doute une tradition qui consiste a traiter les PTL comme universels. Je soutiens que la difference entre le chuj et le ch'ol s'explique en grande partie du fait que le chuj, contrairement au ch'ol, presente une syntaxe aux absolutifs eleves, qui a ete proposee independamment pour expliquer un certain nombre de phenomenes morphosyntaxiques dans un sous-ensemble des langues mayas (Coon, Mateo Pedro et Preminger 2014; Coon, Baier et Levin 2021). Ce type de syntaxe cree des phrases dans lesquelles l'argument interne c-commande l'argument externe, brisant certaines relations de liage autrement attendues de l'argument externe envers l'argument interne. Les violations du Principe C ne sont donc qu'apparentes. Par consequent, malgre les doutes initiaux souleves par le chuj sur l'universalite des PTL, une approche universaliste peut etre maintenue.
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