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Against Feature Strength: The Case of Scandinavian Object Shift
Ist Teil von
Natural language and linguistic theory, 2000-11, Vol.18 (4), p.673-721
Ort / Verlag
Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Erscheinungsjahr
2000
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SpringerLink Journals
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In this article, it is argued that the distinction between strong and weak formal features can and must be eliminated. I adopt the derivation-and-evaluation model of grammar, according to which Chomsky's computational system (${\rm C}_{{\rm HL}}$) functions as a generator which produces candidates that are evaluated in an optimality theoretic manner, and it is shown that the strong/weak distinction can be captured by assuming an interaction between a constraint that disfavors movement (STAY) and a constraint (family) F that requires checking of the formal features. The discussion of Scandinavian Object Shift shows that this is not just a reformulation of the original distinction, but has various desirable empirical consequences. The article concludes with a discussion of Scrambling of the Dutch/German type.