New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2013. This is a comprehensive investigation of a long-standing problem in linguistics: island effects, and will appeal to those interested in wh-constructions and island constraints. Island effects have long been a key focus of theoretical syntax, however for the first time, leading linguists and psycholinguists set the topic within an empirical context. This book is ideal for students and researchers interested in cutting-edge experimental techniques in linguistics, psycholinguistics and psychology.