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Composing questions Kotek, Hadas This dissertation motivates a new syntax and semantics for simplex and multiple wh-questions, concentrating on English and German data. The proposed theory combines...
View ArticleInterpreting questions under attitudes
Interpreting questions under attitudes Uegaki, Wataru, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Abstract This dissertation concerns three kinds of variability that pose challenges for the...
View ArticleAccess and anticipation
Access and anticipation Salow, Bernhard, 1988- Can we always tell, just through reflection, what we should believe? That is the question of access, the central disagreement between epistemic...
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Causation and evidence Schumacher, Melissa Renée This work addresses questions about causation and evidence: How can we learn what causes what? Can we get evidence for objects that don't cause...
View ArticleBeyond slurs : communicating evaluative perspectives
Beyond slurs : communicating evaluative perspectives Lenehan, Rose (Rose Elizabeth) Slurs have recently received a great deal of attention from philosophers of language. They are thought to be special...
View ArticleA uniform syntax for phrasal movement : a case study of Dinka Bor
A uniform syntax for phrasal movement : a case study of Dinka Bor Urk, Coppe van This dissertation argues that all instances of phrasal movement are the result of Agree and Merge (Chomsky 1995, 2001),...
View ArticleAgreement restrictions in Mandarin long-distance binding
Agreement restrictions in Mandarin long-distance binding Giblin, lain This thesis investigates the distribution of the Mandarin reflexive ziji. Ziji displays many interesting properties but its...
View ArticleDiscourse interpretation and the temporality of states and events
Discourse interpretation and the temporality of states and events Washington, Corey Glenn Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 1987.; MICROFICHE...
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