movement 18

Question 1

what is a clause

Answer 1

constituent that contains subject and verb

Question 2

what is a matrix clause

Answer 2

entire sentence. it contains smaller clauses.

Question 3

What is a complementizer

Answer 3

word signals the type of clause that follows. [The fans hope [that the team won]].

Question 4

overt= apparent.

Question 5

True or false. all TPs are inside CPs

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What is inversion. When does it happen

Answer 6

movement of T to C. In yes-no questions

Question 7

what is movement

Answer 7

move T to C by doing an arrow.

Question 8

deep vs surface structure

Answer 8

deep: before movement
surface: after movement

Question 9

wh-movement

Answer 9

wh moves to specifier of CP.

Question 10

does wh-questions exhibit inversion

Answer 10

yes

Question 11

true or false. TP is always a complement to CP

Answer 11

true

Question 12

does movement alter syntactic propreties

Answer 12

no. it leaves a trace

Question 13

wh-words bears same syntactic propreties as information sought in answer

who…

Answer 13

who - N
what -N (det when it occurs with noun)
Which - N (det when it occurs with noun)
Where- adv
When - adv
why - adv
how - adv with verb or degree with adj

Question 14

in wh-movement what is the movement

Answer 14

Wh movement moves to CP