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==Definition==
 
'''Vacuous Movement Hypothesis''' is the hypothesis that [[movement]] is blocked unless it affects the (linear) order of the string it applies to.
 
'''Vacuous Movement Hypothesis''' is the hypothesis that [[movement]] is blocked unless it affects the (linear) order of the string it applies to.
  
=== Example ===
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== Example ==
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This hypothesis entails that the ''wh''-subject in ''who killed her''? is not moved to the specifier position of the CP (as is the standard assumption for [[wh-question]]s), but remains in situ.
  
this hypothesis entails that the ''wh''-subject in ''who killed her''? is not moved to the specifier position of the CP (as is the standard assumption for [[wh-question]]s), but remains in situ.
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== Links ==
 
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*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Vacuous+Movement+Hypothesis&lemmacode=101 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Vacuous+Movement+Hypothesis&lemmacode=101 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
 
 
=== References ===
 
  
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== References ==
 
* Chomsky, N. 1986b. ''Barriers,'' MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
 
* Chomsky, N. 1986b. ''Barriers,'' MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
 
* George, L. 1980. ''Analogical Generalization in Natural Language,'' diss. MIT (1981).
 
* George, L. 1980. ''Analogical Generalization in Natural Language,'' diss. MIT (1981).
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Latest revision as of 08:53, 30 August 2014

Definition

Vacuous Movement Hypothesis is the hypothesis that movement is blocked unless it affects the (linear) order of the string it applies to.

Example

This hypothesis entails that the wh-subject in who killed her? is not moved to the specifier position of the CP (as is the standard assumption for wh-questions), but remains in situ.

Links

References

  • Chomsky, N. 1986b. Barriers, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
  • George, L. 1980. Analogical Generalization in Natural Language, diss. MIT (1981).
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