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Stabler - Lx 185/209 2003
dP3
maria
cP
c agrSP
vP5
v
have
t4
agrSP
agrS
-s
vtP2
vt
eat
t1
agrS’
enP4
en
-en
agrOP
en’
t3
dP1
tortillas
agrOP
agrO’
agrO t5
agrOP
agrO’
agrO t2
(11) The previous tree has the right word order, but notice: the subject is extracted from the embedded enP
after that phrase has moved. – Some linguists have proposed that this kind of movement should not
be allowed. Also, notice that with this simple approach, we also need to ensure, not only that be -en
gets spelled out as been, but also that will -s gets spelled out as will. 41 And notice that it will be
tricky to get the corresponding yes-no question from this structure, since the auxiliary will -s is not a
constituent. (We will have to do something like extracting the lower AgrOP and then moving the AgrSP
above it.)
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