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Chain, so there is no trace in the Spec of the infinitival AGR. Rizzi (1982-a) (cited in Burzio
(1986:206) adduces evidence in favor of the existence of such a trace. Since a trace has to be
(properly) governed, the infinitive cannot be moved, dislocated or, in general, appear outside the
governing domain of the 'seem' verb, for then the 'seem' verb would not govern the trace (I adapt
the Italian data to Catalan):
(61) *És [ t estar cansat], que en Joan sembla.
Cf. with:
Is to-be tired that the J. seems
'*It's to be tired, that Joan seems'
És [ PRO estar cansat], que en Joan tem
Is to-be tired that the J. fears
'It's being tired that Joan fears'
In our account, if there is no trace, what is the cause for the ungrammaticality of 0? If our
suggestion is correct that an extended Government-Chain is formed by the union of the V-
movement Chains of the main and infinitival clauses, then it is reasonable that the foot of one
(sub-)Chain has to govern the head of the other. We even suggested that, in Spanish or Catalan,
the lower verb incorporates into the main verb: that would be an even stronger reason for the ill-
formedness of this construction. And even we could suggest that an AGR-identifier has to
c-command its I-subject at all levels. Notice that in control structures the main clause AGR is not
the AGR-identifier of the embedded I-subject, the control relation being of another nature.
2.3. ECM and 'for' Infinitives
In these constructions, the infinitival Spec of AGR receives Case from the head
governing it, according to the standard analysis:
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