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Syntactic Theory and Research

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STAR (star-linguistics.org) publishes a wide range of articles on the syntax of natural languages and closely related fields. A diamond-open-access journal. Publisher: ‪Open Library of Humanities.

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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Authors: Hanink, Emily A. Title: Local versus non-local dependencies in entity nominalizations Keywords: nominalization, internally headed relatives, subject nominalizations, dependencies, binding, Wá·šiw (Washo) doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Authors: Newman, Elise & Branan, Kenyon Title: Paths: the ghosts of features past Keywords: syntax, control, wh movement, islands, scrambling doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Authors: Gong, Zhiyu Mia Title: Two types of long-distance scrambling in Khalkha Mongolian Keywords: long-distance scrambling, wh islands, A′ movement doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Authors: Deal, Amy Rose Title: Clausal complementation as relativization, revisited Keywords: CP, complement clauses, relative clauses, Ā movement, nominalization, typology, Nez Perce doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Authors: Asami, Daiki & Tomioka, Satoshi Title: Psycholinguistic evidence for the optional movement of unaccusative subjects in Japanese doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Author: Martinović, Martina Title: Clitics in Wolof: syntax all the way up Keywords: clitics, clitic climbing, infinitives, Wolof, long head movement doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Author: Middleton, John Title: Diagnosing negation in Polynesian Keywords: negation, predicate negation, Polynesian, apparent raising, Tokelauan, Samoan doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Author: Hewett, Matthew Title: The precedence component in intervention effects: evidence from English passives Keywords: intervention, precedence, passive, search algorithm, constituency, verb phrase structure doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Author: Cinque, Guglielmo Title: The superiority of a movement approach to Greenberg’s Universal 20 (a reply to Dryer 2018) Keywords: Universal 20, word order, order of adjectives doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Would you like to know when new articles are published in STAR? Just sign up for an account (star-linguistics.org/register/ste...) and check the box labeled “Register for Article Notifications.”
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Authors: Werkmann Horvat, Ana & Birtić, Matea & Gračanin-Yuksek, Martina Title: How does ‘do so’ do? Testing the applicability of the ‘do so’ test in Croatian Keywords: arguments, adjuncts, ‘do so’ test, Croatian doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Author: Manzini, M. Rita Title: Left–right asymmetries in Italian adjectives: partial order and phases Keywords: adjectives, order, phases, degrees, plural doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Authors: Bruening, Benjamin & Tollan, Rebecca Title: Reconstruction in wh movement: the view from lexical reactivation Keywords: reconstruction, wh movement, lexical reactivation, interference doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Author: Keine, Stefan & Bhatt, Rajesh Title: Crossover asymmetries Keywords: scrambling, weak crossover, strong crossover, secondary crossover, Condition C, Hindi-Urdu, case, late merge, multidominance doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Authors: Kovač, Iva & Schoenmakers, Gert-Jan Title: An experimental-syntactic take on long passive in Dutch: unraveling the patterns underlying its (un)acceptability doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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An experimental-syntactic take on long passive in Dutch: unraveling the patterns underlying its (un)acceptability
This article provides experimental evidence for the existence of long passive in Dutch and proposes a syntactic analysis of the findings. Long passive, a control-like complementation configuration wit...
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Syntactic Theory and Research @starlinguistics.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
New #openaccess article on the #syntax of natural language Author: Stigliano, Laura Title: Mixed-identity requirements in ellipsis: the case of topic-remnant elided questions in Spanish Keywords: ellipsis, identity, licensing, movement, Spanish doi.org/10.16995/sta...
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Mixed-identity requirements in ellipsis: the case of topic-remnant elided questions in Spanish
Through a detailed examination of an understudied elliptical construction in Spanish that I dub topic-remnant elided wh-questions, I argue that certain types of ellipsis exhibit “mixed-identity” requi...
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Linguist List @linguistlist.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
FYI: Syntactic Theory and Research - "2025"
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FYI: Syntactic Theory and Research - "2025"
The editors Profs. Klaus Abels (UCL) and Suznne Flynn (MIT), the editorial board, and the publisher Open Library of Humanities (https://www.openlibhums.org) are exited to announce the publication of the first articles in the new, community owned, peer-reviewed, and fully open access journal Syntactic Theory and Research (STAR) (https://star-linguistics.org) and to issue an open call for papers. Syntactic Theory and Research will publish a wide range of articles on the syntax of natural langu
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Open Library of Humanities @openlibhums.org · 18/08/2025
Thrilled to announce the launch of six inaugural papers in the new, peer-reviewed, community-owned, and fully diamond open-access journal Syntactic Theory and Research (STAR), published by the Open Library of Humanities:
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Announcement for the Online Launching of Syntactic Theory and Research (STAR)
Dear Colleagues, We are very excited to announce the launching of six inaugural papers on the new, peer reviewed, community owned, and fully open access journal Syntactic Theory and Research …
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Open Access Linguistics @oaling.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
The first ever issue of Syntactic Theory and Research (STAR) is out! star-linguistics.org/articles/ STAR is the diamond #OpenAccess editorial successor to the journal Syntax. You can follow them here: @starlinguistics.bsky.social
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Professor Caroline Edwards @theblochian.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Congrats to @starlinguistics.bsky.social on their inaugural issue published by @openlibhums.org ! Read it here: star-linguistics.org #OpenAccess #AcaSky
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Ana Werkmann Horvat (University of Osijek), Matea Birtić (Institute for Croatian Language and Linguistics), Martina Gračanin-Yuksek (Middle East Technical University)
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