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On the Status of the So-Called Right Roof Constraint
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Grosu, Alexander – Language, 1973
The right roof constraint'' is the assumption that rightward-movement rules are always upward-bounded; see J.R. Ross' dissertation, Constraints on Variables in Syntax'' (MIT, 1967). (RS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Deep Structure, Diagrams, Language Universals
Passives and Their Meaning
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Langacker, Ronald W.; Munro, Pamela – Language, 1975
An underlying representation for passive sentences in Mojave and Uto-Aztecan is proposed, and the broader issues that arise in extending the analysis to other languages and incorporating it in linguistic theory as a substantive language universal are explored. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Deep Structure, Language Universals, Linguistic Theory