What the EPP and comp-trace effects have in common: Constraining silent elements at the edge
We focus here on the “classic” EPP, the requirement that certain subject positions be filled, and argue that characterizing it in terms of a syntactic movement-triggering feature is misguided. Specifically, we argue that, contrary to standard assumptions but along the lines of some recent proposals,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2018-04-01
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Series: | Glossa |
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Online Access: | https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/419 |