This paper argues that Greek topicalization is an A’-movement dependency which headed by a property-denoting phrase (i.e., of type <e,t>), dislocated to left peripheral topic position (spec,TopicP). Crucially, at the syntax-semantics interface, must undergo total reconstruction, means obligatorily mapped logical form only comprises copy in thematic position. Through study I examin...

In this paper, I revise generalized phrase structure grammar (GPSG) linguistic theory so that it is more tractable and linguistically constrained. Revised GPSG is also easier to understand, use, and implement. I provide an account of topicalization, ex-plicative pronouns, and parasitic gaps in the revised system and conclude with suggestions for efficient parser design.

This paper focuses on the Information Packaging notion of linkhood and provides a structural definition of this notion for Greek. We show that a combination of structural resources – syntactic (left dislocation), morphological (clitic duplication) and phonological (absence of nuclear accent) – are simultaneously exploited to realize linkhood in Greek, a generalization that can be captured in a ...