LINB06H3 Lecture 9: DP Movement (Ch. 11)
21 Nov 2016
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Dp movement moves a phrase (dp, cp or pp) to [spec,tp]: from [spec,vp] to [spec,tp, from [spec,tp] to a higher [spec,tp, from complement of v or p to [spec,tp]. Let"s look at each of them: [spec,vp] to [spec,tp]: the vp-internal subject hypothesis. One possible answer: in [spec,tp], and the verb has moved to c. If so, a prediction: no vso order when there is an overt c. The prediction is not borne out: we still get vso even when there is a c, as in (2). I said that mary kissed the leprechaun gur ph g that kissed (2) duirt m . In the same vein: an the lucharach n leprechaun: vso avails in yes/no question (3) where c is filled by the overt question complementizer an. an madra? the dog bhfaca see t . Conclusion from (2-3): vso in (1) must result from movement of the verb to some position lower than c.
