Recoverability of deletion

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Definition

Recoverability of deletion is a condition saying that an element may be deleted only if it is fully determined by a structurally related phrase, or if it is a 'designated element'. Part of the recoverability condition is subsumed under the ECP. See deletion.

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References

  • Chomsky, N. 1981. Lectures on Government and Binding, Foris, Dordrecht.