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<p>utrecht</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Improper movement&#039;&#039;&#039; is a illicit [[movement]] from an [[A-bar-position]] to an [[A-position]], as in (i):<br /> <br /> (i) * [&lt;sub&gt;IP&lt;/sub&gt; John&lt;sub&gt;i&lt;/sub&gt; seems [&lt;sub&gt;CP&lt;/sub&gt; &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;sub&gt;i&lt;/sub&gt; [&lt;sub&gt;IP&lt;/sub&gt; &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&lt;sub&gt;i&lt;/sub&gt; knows it all]]]<br /> <br /> The intermediate [[trace]], &#039;&#039;t&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;sub&gt;i&lt;/sub&gt;, being a [[variable]] since it occupies an A-bar position, violates principle C of the [[Binding Theory]], because it is [[A-bound]] by &#039;&#039;John&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> === Link ===<br /> <br /> [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Improper+movement&amp;lemmacode=656 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]<br /> <br /> === References ===<br /> <br /> * Chomsky, N. 1986b. &#039;&#039;Barriers,&#039;&#039; MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.<br /> * Haegeman, L. 1991. &#039;&#039;Introduction to Government and Binding Theory,&#039;&#039; Oxford, Blackwell.<br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:Syntax]]</div>

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