On C-less Finite TP in the Embedded Contexts

• 발행기관: 현대문법학회
• 저자명: Kwang sup Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『현대문법연구』제92호, 19~31쪽, 전체 13쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
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• 발행일자: 2017.01.01

영문 초록

Chomsky (2007, 2008, 2013) proposes that T has no substantial features and it inherits all the relevant grammatical features from C. More specifically, in the C-to-T feature inheritance approach T does not have its own inherent Case feature and inherits the nominative Case feature from C. This claim can be supported if there is a C-less finite TP and the subject of the TP cannot be assigned Case by T in the construction. In this paper I propose that there is indeed a construction in which C-less TP occurs and the there-construction is a case in point. Furthermore, this paper shows that the subject of the C-less TP cannot be assigned Case within the TP projection, providing empirical evidence for the C-to-T feature inheritance approach.

목차

1. Puzzle 1: A Gap in the C-T Paradigm

2. Puzzle 2: There-Constructions and Embedded Clause Generalization

3. Proposal

4. Conclusion

References

키워드

C-less finite TP C-to-T inheritance there-sentences