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Jones, Bob Morris, “Core and periphery rules: the syntax of Welsh piau clauses”, Journal of Celtic Linguistics 10 (2006): 17–84.

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“Core and periphery rules: the syntax of Welsh piau clauses”
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Journal of Celtic Linguistics 10 (2006)
Isaac, Graham R. (ed.), Journal of Celtic Linguistics 10 (2006), University of Wales Press.  
Includes reviews (pp. 121-144).
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10
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17–84
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The primary aim of this study is to explore the distinctive syntax of a clause in contemporary informal Welsh which contains the lexeme piau 'own, belong'. The study shows that piau clauses have idiosyncratic properties which are atypical of the core grammar of Welsh, and raises issues as to how syntactic models which are based on regular linguistic constructions can cope with irregular but commonly occurring constructions. Arising out of this, the study has a secondary aim, namely, to make these data available as a contribution to the debate, which is found in Culicover (1999) and Culicover and Jackendoff (1999), on the extent to which Chomsky's (1981) distinction between core and peripheral grammar can be applied.

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Dennis Groenewegen
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