Checking relation

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Within checking theory of the Minimalist Program, two features can enter into a checking relation if

(i) the features match, and

(ii) they are in a checking configuration.

Link

Checking relation in Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics

Reference

Chomsky, Noam A. 1995. The Minimalist program. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.