[Syntax] Islands

[@satyrican]

Thank you for the series of videos. They are really helpful. 🙂

[@leahtheperson]

Thank you so much for this! You explain things really clearly so I can finally understand islands :)

[@doggiesarus]

Actually, they cover things like this in Basic Syntax, though the book doesnt describe them well and the teacher has no idea how to teach this.

[@SkullFuxedd]

Interested in any thoughts on the counterexamples often given to the coordinate structure constraint in sentences like, "What did John go to the store and buy ____?" or "How much can you drink ___ and still stay sober?"

[@benjaminabel8596]

It's hard to find answers to questions from my syntax homework, but I found the answer here unexpectedly!

[@denizsarkaya5410]

Not that it is important here but at 8:06 [I eat popcorn] is shown as VP. Isn't it a TP? Shouldn't the VP be only [eat popcorn]?

[@肖十七郎]

helpful enumeration and good examples. Thx

[@bancywambui6381]

This is really helpful..the explanation on point Thanks

[@増井秀明-x1c]

I have a question about a sentence "what did i wonder who saw ___?" You said that the Spec-CP is already occupied when "what" in object. Do you think it is possible for "who" to move up to the Spec-CP? Like Who did i wonder __ saw what? I'm not a native English speaker, so I cannot tell whether it is grammatical or not, but I think it is not grammatical, but i do not explain.

[@James32529]

You stupid moron. Do you seriously believe that's a grammatical sentence? Good Lord

[@reemabdulrahman6592]

James Brown she is not a native speaker. Native speakers make mistakes. Don’t you expect nonnative speakers make mistakes too????

[@benjaminabel8596]

@@James32529Wow. I really really really hope this is sarcasm. If not, all those insults fall on you.

[@James32529]

@@benjaminabel8596 Mind your own damn business.

[@waildhafsi1583]

@@James32529 You really upset me with you arrogant comment. its easy to insult people behind the screen. You wouldn't do it in real life you cowered.

[@joohyunkim7762]

1:44 What do you mean by cyclic?

[@Isaacindelicato123]

Grr I wish I would have had this video last year during my morphosyntax exam which had a lot of questions about islands..

[@eireendonegal6915]

3:59 Does this have to do with pied-piping theory? It's part of my diploma thesis and I'm so confused

[@somayehghaderi8587]

Thank u sir! Its really useful

[@shakaancalagontheblackzulu8400]

thank you so much

[@reemabdulrahman6592]

Please I need to know the name of the book

[@MOPCLinguistica]

Whats more interesting is that WH words (like pronouns) actually, unlike what traditional grammar says, do not replace nouns alone, but whole noun phrases. Always. Thats why that pot would never become that what that big pot woul never be that big what.

[@dahoonkim1985]

Mary made the claim what she read ti Is this sentence possible? WH word does not escape complex DP

[@kabear]

in the adjunct island *who(m) Jane is mad because Jeff dated ___? I think the who can't move bc it already has accusative case from the V dated, right? so if it moves to specTP it would be double case licensed

[@sahilsanaye212]

how to move the whole dp? It is little confusing for me?

[@valenciabiascoechea469]

i truly hate x bar