{"product_id":"probes-and-their-horizons-isbn-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\u003eStefan Keine is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Southern California and the author of \u003ci\u003eCase and Agreement from Fringe to Core: A Minimalist Approach\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303889457381,"sku":"NP9780262538275","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262538275.jpg?v=1767735144","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/probes-and-their-horizons-isbn-9780262538275","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}