| ROA: | 1111 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Last Resorts: A Typology of Do-Support |
| Authors: | Jane Grimshaw |
| Comment: | |
| Length: | 32 |
| Abstract: | This paper argues that the concept of a 'last resort' is coherent only when viewed from the perspective of constraint conflict as in OT. The case of 'do-support', often held to be a last resort, is analyzed in negated clauses, interrogatives and with VP displacement. The typology generated by the proposed constraint system is analyzed. It shows that do-support is no more a last resort than any of the other possible optima, involving verb raising or tense stranding. |
| Type: | Paper/tech report |
| Area/Keywords: | Syntax |
| Article: | Version 1 |