Kyle Johnson
List of John Benjamins publications for which Kyle Johnson plays a role.
Articles
2013 Pronouns vs. definite descriptions Generative Linguistics and Acquisition: Studies in honor of Nina M. Hyams, Becker, Misha, John Grinstead and Jason Rothman (eds.), pp. 157–184 | Article
This paper looks at an approach to Principle C in which the disjoint reference effect triggered by definite description arises because there is a preference for using bound pronouns in those cases. Philippe Schlenker has linked this approach to the idea that the NP part of a definite description… read more
2007 In search for Phases Phrasal and Clausal Architecture: Syntactic derivation and interpretation, Karimi, Simin, Vida Samiian and Wendy K. Wilkins (eds.), pp. 146–166 | Article
In this paper, I examine Chomsky’s proposal that the phonological and semantic components interpret syntactic derivations before they are complete. According to Chomsky, syntactic representations are built up from the bottom, and at particular stages, called “phases”, the result of the derivation… read more