LIN102H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Subcategorization
6 Mar 2018
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Merge: combines words following the x" schema. This operation moves the auxiliary in t to a new position in front of the subject. This analysis has two advantages: 1. We can maintain the unique position for the modal: 2. We can capture the connection between the declarative and the yes-no question. In some language, the q feature is spelled out as a separate morpheme. In english, embedded clauses where something is already in c you do not get the inversion: c is filled with if/whether, t-to-c movement is impossible. *he asked [cp if can the cat climb the tree] Can is in t then moves to c. Shows the original position of things; the merge positions d(eep: all based off x". The problem is that there is nothing in t to move to c. english circumvents this problem by inserting do", known as do insertion. Eat needs an object is its subcategorization requirement: the movement of wh.
