Video 18.5: Non-configurationality
Andrew Carnie presents Syntax: A Generative Introduction 4th Edition (2021). Wiley-Blackwell.
Video 18.5: Non-configurationality
The phenomenon of non-configurationality (which is both relatively free word order and a loose use of constituency) is proposed. Three hypotheses are presented. The Dual Structure approaches. The Pronominal Argument Hypothesis and Discourse driven Movement (Scrambling) hypothesis.
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