Icelandic Object Extraposition Is Still a Problem for the Movement Theory of Control

A Reply to Drummond and Hornstein

Dados Bibliográficos

ID14334834
AutoresJ Wood (0000-0003-0450-8373, Yale University, autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Volume48
Fascículo3
Páginas513-527
Data de publicação2017-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoLinguistic Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0024-3892 • E-ISSN: 1530-9150
EditoraMIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1162/ling_a_00252
OpenAlexW2738114026
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas25

In Wood 2012 , I argued that object extraposition of infinitive clauses in Icelandic reveals a problem for the movement theory of control (MTC). Object extraposition involves a pronoun that, when present, prevents any movement out of the extraposed clause, but allows the control dependency. Drummond and Hornstein (2014) claim that the facts discussed in Wood 2012 are compatible with the MTC. In this reply, I show that their response is based on a misunderstanding of how Icelandic object extraposition works and that the problem observed in Wood 2012 remains. I also present a novel argument against the MTC by showing that Drummond and Hornstein’s account of ‘promise’ - type verbs cannot be extended to Icelandic

Argument (complex analysis) · Control (management) · Icelandic · Infinitive · Linguistics · Movement (music) · Natural language processing · Object (grammar) · Verb · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation