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what are minor differences
difference in distribution between syntactic categories and syntactic properties of particular words.
What are major differences
parameters
what are the two types of head complement condition
right branching and left branching
what is right branching
head precedes complement. english, modals precede verb(will stay). verb preced objects. prepositions. relative clauses follow referent= referent: woman, relative clause: describes woman
what is left branching
head follows complement. Japanese. Modals follow verbs. verbs follow objects. postpositions. relative clause precede referent
in english what is the wh movement parameter
wh-words move to specifier of CP
in japanese, what is the wh-movement
wh-words do not move
what happens when you have multiple complements
they are in equal proximity to the head. Ternary branching
Does verb raising always happen in french
Yes. il aime toujours.
What is verb raising parameter
raise V to T regardless if its a question or statement
is verb raising seperate from inversion
Yes! inversion is T to C
What happens to french yes-no questions
yes no questions exhibit inversion AND verb raising. V ends up in head of C
what are garden path sentences
sentences that are grammatical but difficult to interpret because the star implies wrong syntactic structure.
