Questions tagged [government-and-binding]
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What is the relationship between 'Government and Binding Theory', 'Principles and Parameters', and 'Minimalism?
As I understand it, P&P and Minimalism are "programs", which are like different ways of thinking about syntax. G&B is the generative grammar that is based on P&P. (I think that's all ...
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Problem with [NOMINATIVE] Case in GB & Phase Theory (MP)
Most of works on case theory in generative syntax GB (Vergnaud, 1985; Chomsky, 1981, 1986, among others) and in MP (Chomsky, 1995, et seq; Gallego, 2010; Hornstein, 2011, among others) assume the ...
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Which is the most accepted case theory from a generative syntax perspective?
I've read about different theories but now I'm kind of confused between the different theories and the differences between structural case, non-structural, lexical/morphological case, inherent case, ...
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Why is there no D-structure or S-structure within Minimalism
Government and Binding introduces D-structure and S-structure as two distinct levels of representation, however, this changed within the Minimalist Program. Could someone explain or point me in the ...
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Isn't postulating Spell-Out resurrecting the old notion of Surface Structure?
The key distinction, where Spell-Out is a point in the derivation rather than a true level of representation is still rather obscure to me.
Can you explain why Spell-Out is something different, ...
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Unaccusative verbs, EPP and Case Filter
I'm studying Government and Binding Theory and have a question about unaccusative verbs.
As I understood, Unaccusative verbs (1) cannot assign Accusative Case and (2) lack external argument, i.e. ...
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if vs. whether (complementizer)
I'm studying syntax with 'Introduction to government and binding theory' by Haegeman by myself and I encountered something I don't understand.
According to PRO theorem, PRO must be ungoverned. And ...
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