Medieval English root clauses
The movement operation Verb Second moves the finite verb from its base-generated position in VP to C via the I node within the Chomsky (1986) framework. As the finite verb and the complementiser are in complementary distribution, the above predicts that, contrary to fact, Verb Second is not possible...
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| Language: | Afrikaans |
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1993-05-01
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| Series: | Literator |
| Online Access: | https://literator.org.za/index.php/literator/article/view/705 |