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The Linguistic Review

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The Linguistic Review publishes high-quality papers in phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics, within a framework of Generative Grammar and related disciplines, as well as critical discussions of theoretical linguistics as a branch of cognitive psychology.

Striving to be a platform for discussion, The Linguistic Review does not accept brief book reviews but we welcome review articles of important new monographs that represent new trends in the field.

The Linguistic Review is a peer-reviewed journal of international scope.

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Pragmatics
Cognitive Science
Syntax
Semantics
Phonology
Morphology
Generative Grammar and related disciplines
Theoretical linguistics
Cognitive psychology

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Rev iews of important new monographs, dissertation abstracts, and letters to the editor

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Quotation as a challenge for feature-driven phases: An argument for Zwart’s merge

November 24, 2018

Jan Wiślicki

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The present paper discusses the problem of deriving quotational expressions (QEs)–a relatively unexplored field in the generative tradition–in the context of phase theory (PT). QEs are taken to be built within Narrow Syntax. While this fact is empirically well-motivated, it turns out to be conceptually problematic for cyclic derivations driven by feature makeup. Empirical data show that QEs represent a unique mixture of conflicting properties. On the one hand, they must be interpretable as both atomic and not. This extends to two readings of the embedding of enquotation, which are argued to follow from recursive and purely iterative, non-recursive interpretation. On the other hand, having no limits in length and scope, QEs are more challenging for PT than other non-compositional chunks. I argue that these effects unearth an important conceptual contrast. While they pose certain problems for the Minimalist approach, they naturally follow from the account of Narrow Syntax proposed by Jan-Wouter Zwart. In this regard the gap in applicability of each account to the discussed phenomenon sheds new light on the role of features in PT.
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Variation and stability of lexical items in international sign language

December 19, 2025

Ronice Müller de Quadros, Christian Rathmann

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This study presents an analysis of variation and stability in International Sign Language (IntSL). IntSL exhibits linguistic properties at all levels including the lexicon. The lexicon presents variation for several reasons, such as previous sign language knowledge (L1 effects on L2 sign language), cultural influences, and iconicity motivation. At the same time, it presents lexical stability. Phonetic-phonological realization of the signs in IntSL is susceptible to variation as has been found in other signed languages (see e.g. Xavier and P. Barbosa (2014. Diferentes pronúncias em uma língua não sonora? Um estudo da variação na produção de sinais da Libras. D.E.L.T.A 30(2). 371–413); Xavier and F. Barbosa (2017. Variabilidade e estabilidade na produção de sinais da Libras. Domínios de Linguagem Uberlândia 11(3). 903–1006); Lucas et al. (2001. Sociolinguistic variation. In C. Lucas (ed.), The sociolinguistic of sign languages , 61–111. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press); Johnston and Schembri (2010. Variation, lexicalization and grammaticalization in signed languages. Langage et Societe 131(1)); Battison (1974. Phonological deletion in American sign language. Sign Language Studies 5. 1–19); Jordan and Battison (1976. A referential communication experiment with foreign sign languages. Sign Language Studies 10(Spring). 69–80); Battison and Jordan (1976. Cross-cultural communication with foreign signers: Fact and fancy. Sign Language Studies 10(Spring). 53–68). This paper investigates lexical properties – with focus on variation – and lexical stability in IntSL. The data analysis follows the methodology of Xavier and F. Barbosa (2017. Variabilidade e estabilidade na produção de sinais da Libras. Domínios de Linguagem Uberlândia 11(3). 903–1006) in their work on lexical variation and stability in Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) as well as the work of Nieto-Castanon et al. (2005. A modeling investigation of articulatory variability and acoustic stability during American English/r/production. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 117(5)) on the functional relationship between articulatory variability and stability of acoustic cues during American English/r/production. The findings reveal that despite within-signer and across-signer lexical variation, phonetic-phonological parameters in lexical signs have been stabilized and preserved. As a result, these signs have been entered in the lexicon of IntSL.

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Editor-in-Chief
Harry van der Hulst; Department of Linguistics, University of Connecticut
Oak Hall (East SSHB)
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Storrs, CT 06269
USA
Email: the.linguistic.review@uconn.edu

Associate Editor
Aida Talic
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Urbana, IL 61801
USA
Email: tlr@degruyter.com

Board of Consulting Editors
Enoch Aboch, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Boban Arsenijevic, Graz, Austria
Lena Borise, CNRS, France
Jeroen van Craenenbroeck, KU Leuven, Belgium
Lauren Eby Clemens, SUNY, USA
Laura Kalin, Princeton, USA
Yuni Kim, Surrey, UK
Martin Kramer, Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Nancy Kula, University of Leiden, The Netherlands
Terje Lohndal, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, UK
Jonathan MacDonald, UIUC, USA
Alexandra Perovic, University College London, UK
Markus Pöchträger, University of Vienna, Austria
Hannah Sande, UC Berkeley, USA
Rade Simik, Institute of Czech Language and Theory of Communication, Prague, Czech Republic
Veno Volenec, Concordia, Canada
Martina Wiltschko, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Susi Wurmbrand, University of Vienna, Austria
Kristine Yu, UMass, USA

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1613-3676

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0167-6318

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English

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First published:

January 1, 1981

Publication Frequency:

4 issues per year

eISSN: 1613-3676

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