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Minimalist C/case

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Summary, in English

This article discusses A-licensing and case from a minimalist perspective, pursuing the idea that argument NPs cyclically enter a number of A-relations, rather than just a single one, resulting in event-licensing, case-licensing and phi-licensing. While argument case commonly reflects Voice/v-relations, canonical A-movement is driven by higher elements, either in the C-T system or in a superordinate v-system (in ECM constructions). In addition, there is a distinction to be drawn between the triggering of A-movement, by for example C, and the licensing of the landing site, by for instance T, C-probing leading to tucking-in into Spec-T. Much of the evidence presented comes from quirky case constructions in Icelandic and from ECM and raising constructions in Icelandic and English. It is argued that T in ECM constructions inherits phi-licensing from the matrix v, regardless of the case properties of v.

Department/s

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Pages

191-227

Publication/Series

Linguistic Inquiry

Volume

43

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

MIT Press

Topic

  • Languages and Literature

Status

Published

Research group

  • GRIMM

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1530-9150