Abstract
This paper explores extraposition from NP and claims that it provides evidence for the cyclic model of derivations proposed in the recent Minimalist Program. We propose that an extraposed phrase, which is base-adjoined, is interpretively associated with its host in the semantic component via cyclic Transfer. We show that the proposed analysis can give a natural account to attested properties of extraposition. Through our investigation, we demonstrate that our proposal not only endorses a Minimalist view of syntactic derivations but also has theoretical consequences for the way CHL constructs derivations, proposing a more derivationally oriented phase theory. We also argue that the proposed analysis straightforwardly explains well-formed sub-extraction from subjects.
