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'''Structure-preserving Constraint''' is a principle which states that a moved constituent may only be substituted for a category of the same type.
 
'''Structure-preserving Constraint''' is a principle which states that a moved constituent may only be substituted for a category of the same type.
  
=== Example ===
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== Example ==
 
This principle prevents an NP from being moved to a V-position.
 
This principle prevents an NP from being moved to a V-position.
  
=== Links ===
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== Links ==
 
*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Structure-preserving+Constraint&lemmacode=280 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Structure-preserving+Constraint&lemmacode=280 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
  
=== References ===
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== References ==
 
* Emonds, J. 1976. ''A Transformational Approach to English Syntax. Root, Structure-Preserving and Local Transformations,'' Academic Press, New York.
 
* Emonds, J. 1976. ''A Transformational Approach to English Syntax. Root, Structure-Preserving and Local Transformations,'' Academic Press, New York.
 
* Radford, A. 1981. ''Transformational Syntax. A Students Guide to Chomsky's Extended Standard Theory,'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK.
 
* Radford, A. 1981. ''Transformational Syntax. A Students Guide to Chomsky's Extended Standard Theory,'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK.

Revision as of 06:51, 16 August 2014

Structure-preserving Constraint is a principle which states that a moved constituent may only be substituted for a category of the same type.

Example

This principle prevents an NP from being moved to a V-position.

Links

References

  • Emonds, J. 1976. A Transformational Approach to English Syntax. Root, Structure-Preserving and Local Transformations, Academic Press, New York.
  • Radford, A. 1981. Transformational Syntax. A Students Guide to Chomsky's Extended Standard Theory, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK.
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