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In syntax, an island is a domain which does not allow extraction. Most of the islands distinguished today were first described in Ross (1967).

Well-known examples are wh-islands, Complex NP's and coordinate structures. The restrictions on extractability (Island conditions) are often designated as the Wh-island Condition, the Complex NP Constraint (CNPC), and the Coordinate Structure Constraint (CSC), respectively. See Bounding theory.

The term was introduced by Ross (1967).

Ross, John R. 1967. Constraints on variables in syntax, doctoral dissertation, MIT (published as 'Infinite syntax!' Ablex, Norwood (1986)).

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-'''Island''' is a domain which does not allow extraction. Most of the islands distinguished today were first described in Ross (1967).
+In syntax, an '''island''' is a domain which does not allow [[extraction]]. Most of the islands distinguished today were first described in Ross (1967).
 === Example ===
 Well-known examples are ''wh''-islands, Complex NP's and coordinate structures. The restrictions on extractability (Island conditions) are often designated as the [[Wh-island]] Condition, the [[Complex NP Constraint]] (CNPC), and the [[Coordinate Structure Constraint]] (CSC), respectively. See [[Bounding theory]].
+===Origin===
+The term was introduced by Ross (1967).
 === Link ===
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 [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Island&lemmacode=696 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
-=== References ===
+=== Reference ===
-* Ross, J.R. 1967. ''Constraints on variables in syntax,'' doctoral dissertation, MIT (published as 'Infinite syntax!' Ablex, Norwood (1986)).
+* [[Ross, John R.]] 1967. ''Constraints on variables in syntax,'' doctoral dissertation, MIT (published as 'Infinite syntax!' Ablex, Norwood (1986)).
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