The Syntax of Coordinate Structure Complexe

Multiple Coordinate Complexes, coordinate structures consisting of three conjuncts and one coordinator, are interpretively distinct from coordinate structures with three conjuncts and two coordinators. Despite semantic observations by Borsley (2005) and Winter (2006) to this effect, there exists no principled structural account distinguishing the two types of Coordinate Structure Complex. In this thesis, I give a syntactic account of the difference between the two, an account that does not rely on structure or processes exclusive to coordinate structures.