The derivation of highest subject questions and the nature of the EPP

This squib argues that matrix subject wh-phrases reside in SpecCP and moreover during the course of the derivation, never move to SpecTP. This observation raises an immediate problem for languages with a strong EPP requirement on T, such as English. I argue that Chomsky (2013)’s approach to EPP effe...

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Published inGlossa (London) Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
Main Author Messick, Troy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Open Library of Humanities 21.02.2020
Ubiquity Press
Subjects
A/A’ distinction
English language
EPP
Extended projection principle
Labeling
movement
Squibs
subjects
Wh phrases
A/A’ distinction
EPP
movement
labeling
subjects
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Summary:This squib argues that matrix subject wh-phrases reside in SpecCP and moreover during the course of the derivation, never move to SpecTP. This observation raises an immediate problem for languages with a strong EPP requirement on T, such as English. I argue that Chomsky (2013)’s approach to EPP effects (and other similar approaches) predict the observed pattern, while other prominent theories of the EPP fail to account for it.
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ISSN:2397-1835
2397-1835
DOI:10.5334/gjgl.1029