Type 2 Rising A Contribution to a DG Account of Discontinuities

This contribution examines discontinuities in DG. Discontinuities are addressed in terms of catenae and rising. The catena is defined as A WORD OR A COMBINATION OF WORDS THAT IS CONTINUOUS WITH RESPECT TO DOMINANCE. The definition identifies any tree or subtree of a tree as a catena. Rising occurs when a governor fails to dominate one (or more) of its governees. Two sorts of rising are distinguished: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 rising obtains when the risen catena is a constituent, whereas type 2 rising obtains when the risen catena is a non-constituent. The Rising Principle expresses the main trait of instances of rising. Discontinuity sorts (e.g. wh-fronting, topicalization, scrambling, extraposition, NPinternal displacement) are classified in terms of type 1 and type 2 rising.