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Barbara Citko
Wed 3:30-5:50 pm (MGH 284)
Padelford A-210D
Mon 1-2pm and Wed 10-11am bcitko@u.washington.edu
http://faculty.washington.edu/bcitko/index_files/Page311.html
This seminar explores the theoretical and empirical issues surrounding the syntax of relative clauses. We will survey different approaches to the syntax of relative clauses, focusing on less studied types of relatives (free relatives, correlatives, appositives etc). In the process, we will explore the following theoretical issues:
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movement and structure building operations within the minimalist program: copy theory of movement, projection of non-target, locality of merge, countercyclic adjunction, internal versus external merge
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antisymmetry in syntax
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syntax-morphology interface (matching effects, case syncretism, case attraction)
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syntax-semantics interface (reconstruction effects)
Requirements: weekly readings, class presentation of one paper from the syllabus, active participation in class discussions, and a final paper on a topic related to the course content.
Grading Policy: participation class presentation
10%
30% abstract of the paper final paper
10%
50%
Course Outline:
This is just a guideline. Let me know if you would like to explore other relevant topics and/or other relevant readings. I would be happy to adjust the syllabus to reflect our common interests.
The readings marked with an asterisk are optional.
I.
Introduction and Overview
Bianchi, V. Headed relative clauses in generative syntax: Part I and II. In Glot International
II.
Matching versus raising analyses of relative clauses
Citko, B. 2001. Deletion under Identity in Relative Clauses, In NELS 31.
Sauerland, U. 1998. The meaning of chains. Doctoral dissertation, MIT, Cambridge, MA. Pp. 60-
91.

*Sauerland, U. and Husley, S. Sorting out Relative Clauses. Ms. University of Connecticut and
MIT.
*Bhatt, R. 2002. The raising analysis of relative clauses: evidence from adjectival modification.
Ms.
III.
Antisymmetric Approaches to Relative Clauses
* Kayne, Richard S. 1994. The antisymmetry of syntax. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. Pp. 85-
115.
Borsley, Robert D. 1997. Relative clauses and the theory of phrase structure. Linguistic Inquiry
28:629–647.
Bianchi, V. 2000. The raising analysis of relative clauses: reply to Borsley. Linguistic Inquiry
31:123-140.
IV.
Free Relatives: two ‘classic’ approaches van Riemsdijk, H. 2000. Free Relatives. In Syncom: Case 44.
* Bresnan, Joan and Jane Grimshaw. 1978. 'The syntax of free relatives in English', Linguistic
Inquiry 9, 3, pp. 331-391.
* Groos, Anneke and Henk van Riemsdijk. 1981. 'Matching effects in free relatives: a parameter of core grammar', in A. Belletti et al. (eds.), Theory of Markedness in Generative Grammar,
Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, pp. 171-216.
V.
Free Relatives: newer approaches and arguments
Larson, R. 1998. ‘Free Relative Clauses and Missing Ps: Reply to Grosu’, unpublished manuscript, Stony Brook University.
Bury, D. 2002. Phrase Structure and derived heads. Doctoral dissertation, University College
London. Chapter 4.
VII.
Correlatives
Bhatt, R. 2003. Locality in Correlatives. NLLT.
Dwivedi, V. 1994. Syntactic Dependencies and Relative Phrases in Hindi. Doctoral dissertation,
UMass Amherst. Chapter 4.
* Izvorski, R. 1996. The syntax and semantics of correlative proforms. In NELS 28.
* DenDikken, M. (to appear). Comparative Correlatives Comparatively. Linguistic Inquiry.
VIII.
Transparent Free Relatives
Grosu, A. A unified theory of standard and transparent relatives. NLLT, pp. 277-320.
Wilder, Ch. 1999. Transparent Free Relatives. In WCCFL 17.
* Riemsdijk, Henk. C. van. 2000. 'Free Relatives Inside Out: Transparent Free Relatives as
Grafts'. In Proceedings of the 1999 PASE Conference, B. Rozwadowska (ed.) . University of
Wrocław.
IX. Existential Free Relatives (aka Modal, Indefinite, Irrealis)
Izvorski, R. Non-indicative Wh-complements of possessive and existential predicates. In NELS
28.
Grosu, A. The syntax and semantics of modal existential constructions. Ms.

Caponigro, Ivano. 2001. On the semantics of Indefinite Free Relatives. In ConSOLE X .
X. Appositives
Demirdache, H. 1991. Resumptive chains in restrictive relatives, appositives and dislocation structures. Doctoral dissertation, MIT, Cambridge, MA. Chapter 3. deVries, 2002. The syntax of relativization. Doctoral dissertation, Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics. Chapter 6.
* Gobo, F. 2003. Appositives at the Interface. Doctoral dissertation, USC Irvine, Chapters 3-4.