Rightward DP-movement licenses parasitic gaps: a reply to postal 1994

• Autores: Jason Overfelt
• Localización: Linguistic inquiry, ISSN 0024-3892, Vol. 47, Nº 1, 2016, págs. 127-146
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article argues against the conclusion in Postal 1994 that there are no instances of parasitic gap licensing by the rightward displacement of a DP. The evidence presented in Postal 1994 allows us to conclude only that right node raising is able to target adjunction structures when a parasitic gap derivation is otherwise blocked. Three cases are then provided to support the argument that, in principle, both parasitic gap licensing and right node raising can target adjunction structures.