Control is not movement

Authors
Culicover, PW Jackendoff, R
Citation
Pw. Culicover et R. Jackendoff, Control is not movement, LINGUIST IN, 32(3), 2001, pp. 493-512
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Language & Linguistics
Journal title
LINGUISTIC INQUIRY
ISSN journal
00243892 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
493 - 512
Database
ISI
SICI code
0024-3892(200122)32:3<493:CINM>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
We present arguments against Hornstein's recent movement theory of control. Such a theory can be sustained only if a restricted subset of the data is considered. We review additional data that show that the position of the co ntroller is determined at least in part by semantic constraints. A semantic account captures the generalizations in a manner impossible for a syntacti c account.