Packet 10: Tossup 16

Tanya Reinhart coined the name of a key concept in this sub-field in a 1976 thesis on anaphora. This linguistic sub-field is the subject of the “penthouse principle” and Richard Kayne’s theory of its “antisymmetry.” (15[1])In one framework, a “narrow” form of this sub-field’s namesake subject consists of interfaces of D-structure, S-structure, (15[1])and logical form, (15[1])and then proceeds via the operations “Merge,” “Move,” (15[2])and “Agree.” (15[3])The notion (15[1])of (*) “c-command” (10[1])is central to many theories (-5[1])in this sub-field, (10[1])in which languages can be classified as “left-branching” or “right branching.” (10[2])The “autonomy” of this sub-field is often demonstrated by the sentence “colorless (10[2])green (-5[1])ideas (10[3])sleep furiously.” (10[3]-5[2])For 10 points, name this sub-field which studies grammar (10[1])and the formation of grammatical sentences. ■END■ (10[6]0[2])

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