at, till, and finite CPs

From the author’s personal website:

Being on the edge: the Force of at and till

                                            Elly van Gelderen

                                        Arizona State University

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                                    DGfS, 2 March 2000, Marburg

In this paper, I have two goals, a descriptive and a theoretical one. First, I describe the extent to which at and till are used in northern texts and what their categorial status is. Second, I examine these changes from the point of view of a split CP, as in Rizzi (1997) and Cinque (1999). I argue that even though Modern English does not provide evidence for a split non-finite CP, there is some evidence in Middle English (perhaps related to the C-orientation). Finite CPs show a split in all stages. I also claim that there is a reorganization of e.g. finite that/for from Fin to Force. This is probably related to features such as future/purpose, but this remains for further research.

Posted by Nathan Bierma on 04/12 at 04:07 PM
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