Linguistic Inquiry Monographs
These monographs present new and original research beyond the scope of the article. We hope they will benefit our field by bringing to it perspectives that will stimulate further research and insight. Originally published in limited edition, the Linguistic Inquiry Monographs are now more widely available. This change is due to the great interest engendered by the series and by the needs of a growing readership.
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On Linearization
Toward a Restrictive Theory
ISBN: 9780262544955
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 7, 2023
The first attempt at a restrictive theory of the linear order of sentences and phrases of the world's languages, by one of the founders of cartographic syntax.
Syntax in the Treetops
ISBN: 9780262543491
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 3, 2022
A proposal that syntax extends to the domain of discourse in making core syntax link to the conversational context.
A Selectional Theory of Adjunct Control
A Selectional Theory of Adjunct Control
ISBN: 9780262542852
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 19, 2021
A novel, systematic theory of adjunct control, explaining how and why adjuncts shift between obligatory and nonobligatory control.
A Theory of Indexical Shift
Meaning, Grammar, and Crosslinguistic Variation
ISBN: 9780262539210
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 13, 2020
A comprehensive overview of the semantics and syntax of indexical shift that develops a constrained typology of the phenomenon across languages.
Probes and Their Horizons
ISBN: 9780262538275
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 25, 2020
A comprehensive theory of selective opacity effects—configurations in which syntactic domains are opaque to some processes but transparent to others—within a Minimalist framework.
Composing Questions
ISBN: 9780262536547
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 19, 2019
An investigation of the syntax and semantics of wh-questions through the lens of intervention effects, offering a new proposal on overt and covert wh-movement.
Features of Person
From the Inventory of Persons to Their Morphological Realization
ISBN: 9780262535618
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 23, 2018
A proposal that person features do not have inherent content but are used to navigate a “person space” at the heart of every pronominal expression.
The Final-Over-Final Condition
The Final-Over-Final Condition
A Syntactic Universal
ISBN: 9780262534161
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 27, 2017
An examination of the evidence for and the theoretical implications of a universal word order constraint, with data from a wide range of languages.
On Linearization
Toward a Restrictive Theory
ISBN: 9780262544955
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 7, 2023
The first attempt at a restrictive theory of the linear order of sentences and phrases of the world's languages, by one of the founders of cartographic syntax.
Syntax in the Treetops
ISBN: 9780262543491
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: May 3, 2022
A proposal that syntax extends to the domain of discourse in making core syntax link to the conversational context.
A Selectional Theory of Adjunct Control
A Selectional Theory of Adjunct Control
ISBN: 9780262542852
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 19, 2021
A novel, systematic theory of adjunct control, explaining how and why adjuncts shift between obligatory and nonobligatory control.
A Theory of Indexical Shift
Meaning, Grammar, and Crosslinguistic Variation
ISBN: 9780262539210
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 13, 2020
A comprehensive overview of the semantics and syntax of indexical shift that develops a constrained typology of the phenomenon across languages.
Probes and Their Horizons
ISBN: 9780262538275
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 25, 2020
A comprehensive theory of selective opacity effects—configurations in which syntactic domains are opaque to some processes but transparent to others—within a Minimalist framework.
Composing Questions
ISBN: 9780262536547
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 19, 2019
An investigation of the syntax and semantics of wh-questions through the lens of intervention effects, offering a new proposal on overt and covert wh-movement.
Features of Person
From the Inventory of Persons to Their Morphological Realization
ISBN: 9780262535618
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 23, 2018
A proposal that person features do not have inherent content but are used to navigate a “person space” at the heart of every pronominal expression.
The Final-Over-Final Condition
The Final-Over-Final Condition
A Syntactic Universal
ISBN: 9780262534161
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 27, 2017
An examination of the evidence for and the theoretical implications of a universal word order constraint, with data from a wide range of languages.