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(i) [<sub>CP</sub> What [<sub>C</sub> will<sub>i</sub>] [<sub>IP</sub> John [<sub>I</sub> t<sub>i</sub>] buy]]? | (i) [<sub>CP</sub> What [<sub>C</sub> will<sub>i</sub>] [<sub>IP</sub> John [<sub>I</sub> t<sub>i</sub>] buy]]? | ||
| − | Head movement obeys the [[Head | + | Head movement obeys the [[Head movement constraint]]. |
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 15 February 2009
Head Movement is a movement of a head, an X0, out of its projection to another head-position.
Example
in questions a finite verb may move to C0. In (i) the auxiliary will (an I, see INFL) is moved to C0, leaving a trace in I.
(i) [CP What [C willi] [IP John [I ti] buy]]?
Head movement obeys the Head movement constraint.
Link
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
References
- Chomsky, N. 1986b. Barriers, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
- Rizzi, L. 1990. Relativized Minimality, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
