– This means that even though either wh-phrase would in principle satisfy the [ wh ] feature on interrogative C, only the closest (i.e. highest) wh-expression may actually do so. Minimal …

Wh-movement is not entirely free though. For example, it cannot take place across sentential subjects and complex NPs. Contexts which do not allow wh-movement are called islands …

In this paper, I will attempt to provide a syntactic explanation of inner island phenomena along the lines of the current MP developed by Chomsky (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005). To be specific, I will …

A minimalist analysis of syntactic islands 275 to force the deletion of intermediate traces of arguments (cf. also Chomsky 1991). They argue that i) only uniform chains Œ and, as a …

inner island example (1), the manner wh-adverb how cannot be moved to [Spec, C]. By the definition of the PIC, no wh is allowed to move to [Spec, C] if it has not appeared at the edge …

(see Chomsky (1986), Chomsky & Lasnik (1993)); another is Rizzi's (1990) Relativized Minimality, which shows up in a slightly different form in the mini­ malist program as Minimize Chain Links; …

Chomsky (1986:32, 66), who notes it in passing and attributes the observation to Adriana Belletti, suggests an account of the contrast in (3a,b) in terms of the Barriers theory of adjunction (such …

A minimalist analysis of syntactic islands1 JOACHIM SABEL Abstract An account of island effects within the Minimalist Program presents a challenge, since assuming the Minimal Link …

Taking Chomsky's paper as a starting point, the contributors to this collection reconsider a number of the issues raised in "On Wh-Movement" from the perspective of contemporary …

Oct 30, 2024 · Minimalist Program, which predicts that no language permits both mechanisms simultaneously. Focusing on simple wh-questions, the study examines this optionality from a …