LIN102H5 Lecture 7: Parametric Variation NOTES #7
6 Mar 2018
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Capture the difference by positing that in french there is verb raising, a transformation which moves v to t. Always" is positioned as an adjunct there is t-c movement in french: as-tu essay , have you tried? if verbs are at the beginning then there must be v-t movement there is no v-t movement in english. When the t is still like in having should" then there is no v-raising. Do you see the book" auxiliaries (which go in v position) have/be has v-raising in english. Main verb (will it go into t?) Am i a student? (question has been phrase: yes, it does move to t, the main verb will have to be in t, it is a yes/no question. Question: do i have a cat (there is not v-t movement) I have a cat (have main verb: do insertion. Main verb do, there is no do insertion.
