From features to V movement: The contrast between English and Greek

Autor: Murakami, Madoka
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Selected papers on theoretical and applied linguistics; Τόμ. 14 (2002): Selected Papers on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics from the 14th International Symposium, Thessaloniki 20-22 April 2000; 257-272
ISSN: 2529-1114
DOI: 10.26262/istal.v14i0.6210
Popis: This paper discusses V features, nominative case checking, and V movement in the minimalist program, explaining the facts of the English subjunctive and im­perative, and contrasting them with those in Greek. The feature matrices [-Tense, +Agr] and [+Tense, -Agr] have been proposed for the subjunctive and imperative respectively; the auxiliary do can be inserted into [+Tense], while [+Agr] is a dependent case checker which must be activated by another head under adjacency. Furthermore, finite V carries [+Tense, +Agr] in English, but [+Tense, +Agr, +Mood] in old English and Greek. The claim is that Κ move­ment can be maintained, keeping the unitary Infl system, by counting the num­ber of positive features.
Selected papers on theoretical and applied linguistics, Vol 14 (2002): Selected Papers on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics from the 14th International Symposium, Thessaloniki 20-22 April 2000
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