Clausal architecture and subject positions [Elektronische Ressource] : impersonal constructions in the Germanic languages / vorgelegt von Sabine Mohr

Clausal architecture and subject positions:impersonal constructions in the Germanic languagesVon der philosophisch-historischen Fakultät der Universität Stuttgart zurErlangung der Würde eines Doktors der Philosophie (Dr. phil.) genehmigteAbhandlungVorgelegt vonSabine Mohraus WaiblingenHauptberichter: Prof. Dr. Artemis AlexiadouMitberichter: Prof. Anders Holmberg PhDProf. Ian Roberts PhDTag der mündlichen Prüfung: 2. April 2004Institut für Linguistik/Anglistik der Universität Stuttgart20042Table of contentsAcknowledgements 5Abbreviations 7Deutsche Zusammenfassung 8I. Introduction 13II. Theoretical framework 191. Subject positions and the EPP – the evolution of the two concepts 191.1. From principle to feature – the history of the EPP in the worksof Chomsky 191.2. From deconstruction to cartography – subject positions andtheir features 281.3. Universality reconsidered – the EPP as a parameter 412. The EPP and the Extension Condition 502.1. The EPP-feature – the general idea 502.1.1. Some data 502.1.2. Different ways of realising head-positions 522.2. Head-movement – is it syntactic or a PF-phenomenon or evenan illusion? 532.2.1. The Extension Condition and Chomsky’s objections 532.2.2. Head-movement and the interfaces 552.2.3. Does head-movement exist after all? 572.3. Head-movement and the Extension Condition – how can thesetwo be reconciled? 593.