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  • ...rgument in a structure is licensed if its chain contains a visible [[theta-position]]. Similarly, a [[VP]] is licensed if it functions as a [[predicate]] (henc
    823 bytes (122 words) - 20:56, 16 February 2009
  • ...on]]) to assume that the subject ''John'' has been moved out of the object position e<sub>i </sub>of please:
    2 KB (278 words) - 19:17, 29 August 2014
  • ...ement]] from an embedded [[subject]] position to a [[c-command]]ing object position. This operation has been proposed in order to explain the fact that ''him'' ...Chomsky 1991) that Raising-to-object is in fact movement to the specifier position in a functional AGRP. See [[Exceptional Case Marking]]. Soames &amp; Perlmu
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  • ...ved in the course of a derivation, it has left a [[trace]] in its original position. ...''John'' is moved while leaving a trace t, indicating its [[d-structure]] position.
    1 KB (205 words) - 19:46, 29 August 2014
  • ''Argument structure'' is what makes a lexical [[head]] induce [[argument position]]s in syntactic structure is called its argument structure. ...''open'' has an argument structure which induces obligatorily one argument position (Theme), and optionally two more (Agent and Instrument). This argument stru
    3 KB (414 words) - 15:47, 11 February 2009
  • ...argument is in object position at D-structure, but has to move to subject position in order to receive (nominative) Case (from INFL). The syntactic behaviour
    3 KB (411 words) - 12:36, 10 June 2009
  • [[COMP-Position]],
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