Abstract
When grammatical constraints impose conflicting requirements on a linguistic expression, this conflict is often resolved by employing a repair operation. This repair can take various forms, for example insertion, deletion or modification of linguistic material. In this paper, I provide a number of case studies in morpho-syntax, showing how there are striking parallels between the repairs employed in phonology and morpho-syntax with regard to the context, type and shape of the repair. Ultimately, it is argued that, given clear similarities between these distinct domains of grammar, repairs should be governed by the same basic principles, namely a system of violable constraints. This view supports the hypothesis of Cross-modular Structural Parallelism (Nevins 2008; Arregi & Nevins 2012).
Highlights
The notion of “repair” is found across many domains of natural language, including syntax, morphology and phonology
This paper has shown that the way in which conflicts are resolved within a grammar, that is with various kinds of repairs, exhibits a striking convergence across domains
It was argued that the assumption of violable constraints allows us to account for cross-modular parallels in the context, type and shape of repair operations
Summary
The notion of “repair” is found across many domains of natural language, including syntax, morphology and phonology. It will be argued that adopting violable constraints in phonology, morphology and syntax allows for a unified theory of repairs across domains that is able capture these cross-modular similarities. This lends support to the hypothesis of Cross-modular Structural Parallelism in (5). The alternative option of inserting a preposition (15c) checks its instrumental case feature, and avoids a violation of FullInt, but it does so at the cost of an additional violation of Dep(P). This latter option is gratuitously unfaithful and ruled out.
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