ENGLISH LINGUISTICS
Online ISSN : 1884-3107
Print ISSN : 0918-3701
ISSN-L : 0918-3701
ON THE PHASEHOOD AND NON-PHASEHOOD OF CP
SATORU KANNO
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2008 Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 21-55

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In this paper, we argue that the combination of an Agree feature and a Tense feature on CP determines the (non-) phasehood of CP. We propose that the presence of both features makes CP a phase while the absence of one or both of the two features makes it a non-phase. It follows from this proposal that finite complements are CP phases while control complements, raising complements, and Accusative with Infinitives are non-phase CPs. It is then predicted that operations can apply across the CP of the latter types. We will show that this prediction is borne out.
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