{"product_id":"probes-and-their-horizons-stefan-keine-9780262538275","title":"Probes and Their Horizons","description":"\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive theory of selective opacity effects--configurations in which syntactic domains are opaque to some processes but transparent to others--within a Minimalist framework.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Stefan Keine investigates in detail \"selective opacity\"-- configurations in which syntactic domains are opaque to some processes but transparent to others--and develops a comprehensive theory of these syntactic configurations within a contemporary Minimalist framework. Although such configurations have traditionally been analyzed in terms of restrictions on possible sequences of movement steps, Keine finds that analogous restrictions govern long-distance dependencies that do not involve movement. He argues that the phenomenon is more widespread and abstract than previously assumed. He proposes a new approach to such effects, according to which probes that initiate the operation Agree are subject to \"horizons,\" which terminate their searches. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelective opacity effects raise important questions about the nature of locality in natural language, the representation of movement-type asymmetries, correlations between clause structure and locality, and possible interactions between syntactic dependencies. With a focus on in-depth case studies of Hindi-Urdu and German, Keine offers detailed investigations of movement dependencies, long-distance agreement, \u003ci\u003ewh\u003c\/i\u003e-dependencies, the A\/A' distinction, restructuring, freezing effects, successive cyclicity, and phase theory. Keine's account offers a thorough understanding of selective opacity and the systematic overarching generalizations to which it is subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stefan Keine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 026253827X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262538275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Stefan Keine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940914004223,"sku":"9780262538275","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_24f10a5e-373f-4be1-9e8e-15a4a5f16677.jpg?v=1681449880","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/probes-and-their-horizons-stefan-keine-9780262538275","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}