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Movement Chains at the Interfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

Anna Maria Di Sciullo  and
Daniela Isac
Anna Maria Di Sciullo
Affiliation:
Université du Québec à Montréal
Daniela Isac
Affiliation:
Concordia University
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Abstract

We argue that Agree is an asymmetric relation. According to Asymmetric Agree, if x Agrees with y, then the features of y must be properly included in the features of x. If the links of a chain created by movement are related by Agree, this correctly predicts the properties of syntactic movement chains. And if the links of a chain created by movement are subject to the Proper Inclusion Condition, that accounts for the (un)availability of extraction out of a moved XP. The following distinctions interact with Asymmetric Agree: whether movement is A or A-bar, whether or not the constituent extracted out of the moved phrase is selected by the head of that phrase, and whether movement is overt or covert. Syntactic movement is feature-structure preserving, in that the Proper Inclusion Condition applies to sets of features in a particular configuration.

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Nous proposons que l’Accord est une relation asymétrique. Selon l’Accord Asymétrique, si x s’accorde avec y, les traits de y doivent être proprement inclus dans les traits de x. Si les deux liens d’une chaîne créée pour le déplacement sont reliés par Accord, ceci prédit correctement les propriétés syntaxiques des chaînes de déplacement. Et si les deux liens d’une chaîne créée par le déplacement sont sujets à la condition sur l’inclusion propre, ceci rend compte de l’(in)disponibilité de l’extraction depuis un constituant déplacé. Les distinctions suivantes sont sensibles à l’Accord Asymétrique : si le déplacement est de nature A/A-barre, si le consituant qui est extrait depuis un syntagme déplacé est sélectionné par la tête de ce sytangme et si le déplacement est perceptible ou abstrait. Le déplacement syntaxique est préservatif de la structure des traits en ce que la condition sur l’inclusion propre s’applique aux ensembles de traits dans une configuration particulière.

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Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique , Volume 53 , Issue 2-3 , November 2008 , pp. 181 - 217
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Copyright © Canadian Linguistic Association/Association canadienne de linguistique 2008 

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