Specific Topic /Titles:
– Linguistics / Syntax/ Minimalist theory
Specific Topic /Titles:
A) Agree-based Approach (Chomsky, 1999,2000, 2001) to EPP (Extended Projection Principle) in English expletive ‘there” Condtruction.
B) A minimalist approach to expletive ?there” construction in English.
C) EPP in the English Expletive “there” construction.
D) The roles of EPP features in English expletive ‘there’ construction.
E) EPP and Case in the English expletive “there” constructions based on the viewpoint of “Feature-checking theory of Chomsky(1999,2000).
e. Total sources requested
Chomsky(1995)- feature movement
Chomsky(2000, 2001. 2004) -operation “Agree”
Chomsky(2000, 2001, 2004) holds that expletive “there” has neither case nor complete set of ??-features.
The only feature “there” has is the uninterpretable feature [person].
Moro(2006), Groat(1999) – there has a Case, there is the placeholder of the small clause
Lasnik, H (2001). A Note on the EPP, Linguistic Inquiry 32, 356-362.
Rosengren, I (2002). EPP: A syntactic device in the service of semantics, Studia Linguistica 56.2, 145-190.
Groat, Erich M. (1995). English expletives: A minimalist approach, LI 26, 354-364.
f. Specifications of the order (all information we will need to complete your order)
The completed paper should have the following organizations:
A) Abstract
B) introduction – purpose of study
C) survey or review of previous research in this field : literature review
D) discuss the problems of prior study & propose your arguments
E) suggest alternative proposal for your arguments
F) summary and conclusion
A) Agree-based Approach (Chomsky, 1999,2000, 2001) to EPP (Extended Projection Principle) in English expletive ‘there” Condtruction.
B) A minimalist approach to expletive ?there” construction in English.
C) EPP in the English Expletive “there” construction.
D) The roles of EPP features in English expletive ‘there’ construction.
E) EPP and Case in the English expletive “there” constructions based on the viewpoint of “Feature-checking theory of Chomsky(1999,2000).
