Since it has been pointed out that the EPP, originally defined to require that all clauses should have a subject, is stipulatory in nature, ceaseless attempts have been made to derive the EPP from some independent principles and even to remove the EPP altogether from the grammar This paper proposes an EPP-less analysis for successive cyclic movement by elaborating the an..
This paper aims at illuminating the nature of negation scope, focusing on the scope interaction between negation and other quantificational expressions It is first observed that the surface hierarchy plays an important role in neg-QP scope determination However, rather than taking the assumption that negation scope is determined in overt syntax, it is argued that the det..
This paper explores narratives in English electronic discourse This study first introduces narrative discourse with a focus on narrative organization and cultural schema Based on the interactive written discourse known as the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and Instant Message (IM) among native speakers of English, this study investigates narratives with reference to the n..