Joseph E. Emonds
List of John Benjamins publications for which Joseph E. Emonds plays a role.
Book series
ISSN 2215-0293
2012 Augmented structure preservation and the Tensed S Constraint Main Clause Phenomena: New Horizons, Aelbrecht, Lobke, Liliane Haegeman and Rachel Nye (eds.), pp. 21–46 | Article
Many grammatical phenomena occur only in “root clauses,” i.e., main clauses and a limited type of embedded clauses called indirect discourse. Among these are certain transformational movements. Earlier generative studies stipulate that root transformational movements are simply exempt from… read more
2012 Chapter 8. Blackjack!: 21 arguments that agreeing adjectives are derived nominals Of Grammar, Words, and Verses: In honor of Carlos Piera, Torrego, Esther (ed.), pp. 171–200 | Article
Adjectives in many Indo-European languages morphologically agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number and case (if the language’s nouns can differ in case). These agreeing items seem to undermine several otherwise broad generalizations about morphology, word order and phrasal stress.… read more
2010 Little words don’t lie: X' have initial X0 Structure Preserved: Studies in syntax for Jan Koster, Zwart, C. Jan-Wouter and Mark de Vries (eds.), pp. 109–124 | Article
1985 The necessity of three-cornered comparative syntax Selected papers from the XIIIth Linguistic Symposium on Romance: Languages, Chapel Hill, N.C., 24–26 March 1983, King, Larry D. and Catherine A. Maley (eds.), pp. 51–76 | Article