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'''Verb movement''' is a [[movement]] of a [[verb]] to a [[c-command]]ing [[head]] position, e.g. I ( [[INFL]]) and C ( [[COMP]]). In many languages the verb moves to I to pick up morphological inflection ( [[tense]] and/or [[agreement]]). | '''Verb movement''' is a [[movement]] of a [[verb]] to a [[c-command]]ing [[head]] position, e.g. I ( [[INFL]]) and C ( [[COMP]]). In many languages the verb moves to I to pick up morphological inflection ( [[tense]] and/or [[agreement]]). | ||
| − | + | == Example == | |
| − | + | In [[Dutch]] (i) the uninflected verb ''kus'' is moved to I, and [[adjoin]]ed to it, to pick up the affix -''t'', and the resulting complex subsequently moves to COMP. | |
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(i) a [<sub>CP</sub> [<sub>C' </sub>e [<sub>IP</sub> Jan [<sub>I'</sub> [<sub>VP</sub> Margriet kus ] [<sub>I </sub>-t] ] ] ] ] | (i) a [<sub>CP</sub> [<sub>C' </sub>e [<sub>IP</sub> Jan [<sub>I'</sub> [<sub>VP</sub> Margriet kus ] [<sub>I </sub>-t] ] ] ] ] | ||
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An alternative to (i) is the movement of a fully inflected verb to (and possibly substituting for) an empty I position in order to 'check' the tense and/or agreement features. Verb movement is sometimes called 'verb raising' in distinction to the lowering of the I to the V-position (e.g. in English). Verb movement is an instance of [[head movement]]. A special case of verb movement is [[Verb raising]]. | An alternative to (i) is the movement of a fully inflected verb to (and possibly substituting for) an empty I position in order to 'check' the tense and/or agreement features. Verb movement is sometimes called 'verb raising' in distinction to the lowering of the I to the V-position (e.g. in English). Verb movement is an instance of [[head movement]]. A special case of verb movement is [[Verb raising]]. | ||
| − | + | == Links == | |
| − | + | *[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Verb+movement&lemmacode=113 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |
| − | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Verb+movement&lemmacode=113 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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* Belletti, A. 1991. ''Generalized Verb Movement,'' Rosenberg Torino | * Belletti, A. 1991. ''Generalized Verb Movement,'' Rosenberg Torino | ||
* Pollock, J.-Y. 1989. ''Verb movement, Universal Grammar, and the structure of IP,'' Linguistic Inquiry 20, pp.365-424 | * Pollock, J.-Y. 1989. ''Verb movement, Universal Grammar, and the structure of IP,'' Linguistic Inquiry 20, pp.365-424 | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:37, 31 August 2014
Definition
Verb movement is a movement of a verb to a c-commanding head position, e.g. I ( INFL) and C ( COMP). In many languages the verb moves to I to pick up morphological inflection ( tense and/or agreement).
Example
In Dutch (i) the uninflected verb kus is moved to I, and adjoined to it, to pick up the affix -t, and the resulting complex subsequently moves to COMP.
(i) a [CP [C' e [IP Jan [I' [VP Margriet kus ] [I -t] ] ] ] ]
b [CP [C' [I [V kus]k [I -t]]j [IP Jan
[I' [VP Margriet tk] tj ] ] ] ]
An alternative to (i) is the movement of a fully inflected verb to (and possibly substituting for) an empty I position in order to 'check' the tense and/or agreement features. Verb movement is sometimes called 'verb raising' in distinction to the lowering of the I to the V-position (e.g. in English). Verb movement is an instance of head movement. A special case of verb movement is Verb raising.
Links
References
- Belletti, A. 1991. Generalized Verb Movement, Rosenberg Torino
- Pollock, J.-Y. 1989. Verb movement, Universal Grammar, and the structure of IP, Linguistic Inquiry 20, pp.365-424
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