On the Subject Condition: A Minimalist Derivation from Copy Formation

• 발행기관: 현대문법학회
• 저자명: Kyoungmi Lee
• 간행물 정보: 『현대문법연구』제127호, 1~21쪽, 전체 21쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2025.09.30

국문 초록

This study investigates the Subject Condition, a core instance of island effects under Huang’s (1982) Condition on Extraction Domain (CED), which prohibits extraction from subjects but allows it from objects. Adhering to the Strongest Minimalist Thesis (SMT), we derive this asymmetry without stipulating special constraints, instead relying on properties of Merge and interface conditions. Building on Chomsky’s (2019, 2021, 2023) framework, we eliminate successive-cyclic movement and propose that the Subject Condition arises from copy formation during phase-internal Merge (IM) to SPEC-INFL. Specifically, copy pairs formed by IM render the internal structure of moved elements opaque via Copy-Pair Integrity, blocking sub-extraction from subjects. Objects, lacking obligatory IM, remain transparent. Empirical support is drawn from asymmetries in verb-particle constructions, ECM, topicali- zation, and presuppositional DPs. This account simplifies the grammar, aligns with SMT by reducing computational complexity.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Previous Accounts of Subject Condition

3. Deriving the Subject Condition from Copy Formation

4. Conclusion

References

키워드

Subject Condition Condition on Extraction Domain (CED) copy Internal Merge island effects