Preposition Stranding: From Syntactic to Functional Analyses (Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] Book 7)

The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics. Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Preposition Stranding in VPs or Ss 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Arguments against the syntactic analyses of Hornstein – Weinberg (1981) and Chomsky (1981, 1986b) 2.3. Arguments against some other syntactic analyses 2.4. An alternative functional explanation 2.5. Functional approaches to preposition stranding in NPs 2.6. Concluding remarks Chapter 3. Preposition Stranding in NPs 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Previous syntactic analyses and their problems 3.3. An alternative functional explanation 3.4. Other functional approaches to preposition stranding in NPs 3.5. Concluding remarks Chapter 4. Pseudo-Passives 4.1. Introduction 4.2. A review of syntactic analyses: reanalysis and five pieces of evidence 4.3. Arguments against the above syntactic analyses 4.4. A critical review of some functional analyses 4.5. An alternative functional explanation 4.6. Pseudo-passives and single-verb passives 4.7. Concluding remarks Chapter 5. Tough-Movement on Prepositional Phrases 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Review of previous syntactic analyses 5.3. The functional explanation of Riddle et al. (1977) 5.4. An alternative functional explanation 5.5. Concluding remarks 5.6. A unifying look at chapters 2 to 5 Chapter 6. The Violin-Sonata Paradox Revisited 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Previous syntactic analyses and their problems 6.3. An alternative explanation 6.4. Concluding remarks Chapter 7. Stranding of Displaced Prepositions 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Syntactic analyses by Hornstein – Weinberg (1981) and Baltin (1984) 7.3. Problems with the above syntactic analyses 7.4. An alternative functional explanation 7.5. Concluding remarks Chapter 8. Preposition Stranding in Danish and Swedish 8.1. Introduction 8.2. Danish and Swedish preposition stranding in VPs or Ss and in NPs 8.3. Pseudo-passives in Swedish 8.4. Concluding remarks Chapter 9. Conclusion Notes References Index of Names Index of Subjects