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The search for new axioms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Abstract The independence results in set theory invite the search for new and justified axioms. In Chapter 1 I set the stage by examining three approaches to justifying the axioms of standard set theory (stage theory, ...
The phonetics and phonology of tone mapping in a constraint-based approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
This dissertation concerns both phonetic and phonological aspects of tone mapping in various Chinese languages. The central issue addressed is the role of contrast and positional prominence and neutralization in the ...
Topics in the stress and syntax of words
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
This dissertation is a study of word structure showing that words exhibit the syntactic phenomenon of phase-by-phase Spell-Out, Chomsky (2001), Marantz (2001). The analysis of data from English and Slovenian indicates that ...
Datives at large
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
This dissertation is a study of the syntactic and semantic properties of dative arguments. The main source of data is Spanish, where dative arguments can appear with all types of verbs, and can have a wide range of meanings: ...