On the properties of phase heads in raising and passive clauses: DP movement and Transfer options

Gerardo Fernández-Salgueiro*

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Abstract

This short article proposes to eliminate asymmetries between the CP and vP phases by arguing for a more uniform clause structure in which both phase heads, C and v, are always present in a derivation but may be removed from the workspace by Transfer. I argue that C is present in the derivation of raising clauses but is removed from the workspace after DP movement yields intersecting sets, in the sense of Epstein et al. (2012, 2015).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)317-328
Number of pages12
JournalCanadian Journal of Linguistics
Volume68
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023 Jun 8

Keywords

  • A-movement
  • feature inheritance
  • phases
  • transfer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Language and Linguistics
  • Linguistics and Language

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