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   @Misc{Graf14CUNYtalk,
     author    = {Graf, Thomas},
     title     = {Adjuncts, Islands, Algebra (With a Sprinkling of
             Semantics)},
     year      = {2014},
     note      = {Invited talk, November 4, CUNY Graduate Center, New York,
             NY}
   }
   

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   @Misc{Graf13NYUtalk,
     author    = {Graf, Thomas},
     title     = {Optionality Implies Islandhood},
     year      = {2013},
     note      = {Invited talk, November 1, Department of Linguistics, NYU,
             New York, NY}
   }
   

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   @Misc{Graf13Delawaretalk,
     author    = {Graf, Thomas},
     title     = {Islands Without Islands},
     year      = {2013},
     note      = {Invited talk, October 4, Department of Linguistics and
             Cognitive Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE}
   }
   

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4. Abstract This paper gives a theory-neutral account of the Adjunct Island Constraint. I show that the island status of adjuncts is a consequence of two properties that set them apart from arguments: optionality and independence. Adjuncts can be omitted without affecting grammaticality, and if an …

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5. Abstract I argue that the special behavior of adjuncts is a consequence of two properties that set them apart from arguments: optionality and independence.

   • Optionality Adjuncts can be omitted.
   • Independence Independently well-formed adjuncts can be combined.

   These properties yield several grammaticality inferences that mirror the …

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6. Abstract I propose that if one takes seriously the Minimalist idea that syntax is driven by Merge and the feature calculus, the status of adjuncts as strong islands follows immediately from the properties that set them apart from arguments: optionality and iterability. This claim rests …

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