Optional Raising in ECM and Labeling of XP-YP

• 발행기관: 한국생성문법학회
• 저자명: Manabu Mizuguchi
• 간행물 정보: 『생성문법연구』제29권 제2호, 373~411쪽, 전체 39쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2019.04.30

영문 초록

This paper deals with a labeling problem posed by optional raising-to-object in ECM. I claim that XP-YP formed in the ECM complement is labeled by agreement: the composite head is created by external pair-merge of T to C and the ECM subject moves to the Spec of , which agrees with the ECM subject for under-inheritance of ϕ. It is shown that the proposed analysis can not only solve labeling of XP-YP in ECM; it can also bypass phase impenetrability, allowing the ECM subject to agree with the higher R and to raise out to Spec,RP. As implications of the proposed analysis, I discuss the A/Ā distinction and Case valuation. I also show that parametric variation with ECM and obligatory exit in raising-to-subject follow from Merge. Through the discussion in this paper, I demonstrate that Merge plays a key role in ECM, endorsing the minimalist hypothesis on language.

목차

1. Introduction

2. ECM and Raising-to-Object

3. Optional Raising and XP-YP in ECM

4. Obligatory Exit in Raising-to-Subject

키워드

raising-to-object agreement phase Merge parametric variation