Examples:
Example | Instruction stream (clickable) | Notes |
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(5a) What did Mary buy? (5b) *What Mary bought? |
[what:n, q, buy, 'v*', [mary, d], 'Tpast', c_Q] | (5a) T to matrix C => do-support. (5b) Mary to edge C blocked (FI: exclamatory). |
(5c) *Who did buy the book? (5d) Who bought the book? |
[book, the, buy, 'v*', [who, q], 'Tpast', c_Q] | No do-support triggered. (5c) ruled out by economy. |
(23) What will Mary buy? | [what:n, q, buy, 'v*', [mary, d], will, 'T', c_Q] | Auxilary will raises to edge of C. |
(24) What did John say that Mary will buy? | [what:n, q, buy, 'v*', [mary, d], will, 'T', c_eQ, say, v_unerg, [john, d], 'Tpast', c_Q] | Two derivations: (24) T to C realized as that. Or that can be omitted. c_eQ hosts wh-movement only. |
(28a) Who did John say will buy the book? (28b) *Who did John say that will buy the book? |
[book, the, buy, 'v*', [who, q], will, 'T', c_eQ, say, v_unerg, [john, d], 'Tpast', c_Q] | That-trace effect. (28b) ruled out by economy. |
(31) Mary thinks that Sue will buy the book
(33) Mary thinks Sue will buy the book |
[book, the, buy, 'v*', [sue, d], will, 'T', c_e, think, v_unerg, [mary, d], 'T', c] | Two derivations: (31) T to embedded C (c_e) realized as that. (33) c_e attracts subject Sue |
(43a) *What a silly book did Mary buy! (43b) What a silly book Mary bought! |
[book, silly, a, what:d, q, buy, 'v*', [mary, d], 'Tpast', c_Q] | (43a) T to C blocked by CI: exclamative. (43b) Mary in edge of C. |
(47a) Bill asked what Mary bought (47b) *Bill asked what did Mary buy (47c) *Bill asked what that Mary bought |
[what:n, q, buy, 'v*', [mary, d], 'Tpast', c_Qe, ask, v_unerg, [bill, d], 'Tpast', c] | Interrogative embedded C does not support T displacement. Note: same parse derived twice. |
Extra test cases | ||
Who was John meeting? | [who, q, meet, 'v*', [john, d], prog, 'v~', 'Tpast', c_Q] | Object wh-movement. Auxiliary be pied-piping. |
Who was meeting John? | [john, d, meet, 'v*', [who, q], prog, 'v~', 'Tpast', c_Q] | Subject wh-movement. Auxiliary be pied-piping. |
*Who do you think that saw John?
Who do you think saw John? |
[john, d, see, 'v*', [who, q], 'Tpast', c_eQ, think, 'v_unerg', [you, d], 'T', c_Q] | That-trace effect.
Economy: no T to C. |
Who do you think that John saw?
Who do you think John saw? |
[who, q, see, 'v*', [john, d], 'Tpast', c_eQ, think, 'v_unerg', [you, d], 'T', c_Q] | Two derivations. No that-trace effect with object. |
Stream: | [[what!D],[q!case!N!scope],[buy],[v*!phi],[[mary!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[cQe!wh!T],[ask],[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | |
SO: | [] |
Stream: | [[q!case!N!scope],[buy],[v*!phi],[[mary!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[cQe!wh!T],[ask],[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | |
SO: | [what!D] |
Stream: | [[buy],[v*!phi],[[mary!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[cQe!wh!T],[ask],[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | |
SO: | [q!case!scope[q!scope][what]] |
Stream: | [[v*!phi],[[mary!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[cQe!wh!T],[ask],[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [q!case!scope[q!scope][what]] |
SO: | [buy[buy][q!case!scope[q!scope][what]]] |
Stream: | [[[mary!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[cQe!wh!T],[ask],[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [q!scope[q!scope][what]] |
SO: | [v*[v*][buy[buy][q!scope[q!scope][what]]]] |
Stream: | [[mary!D],[d!case!N]] |
Stack (⥥): | |
SO: | [] |
Stream: | [[d!case!N]] |
Stack (⥥): | |
SO: | [mary!D] |
Stream: | [] |
Stack (⥥): | |
SO: | [d!case[d][mary]] |
Stream: | [[d!case[d][mary]],[Tpast!phi],[cQe!wh!T],[ask],[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [q!scope[q!scope][what]] |
SO: | [v*[v*][buy[buy][q!scope[q!scope][what]]]] |
Stream: | [[Tpast!phi],[cQe!wh!T],[ask],[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [d!case[d][mary]] [q!scope[q!scope][what]] |
SO: | [v*[d!case[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q!scope[q!scope][what]]]]] |
Stream: | [[cQe!wh!T],[ask],[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [d[d][mary]] [q!scope[q!scope][what]] |
SO: | [Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q!scope[q!scope][what]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[cQe!wh!T],[ask],[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [d[d][mary]] [q!scope[q!scope][what]] |
SO: | [Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q!scope[q!scope][what]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[ask],[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[ask],[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [vunerg[vunerg][ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[bill!D],[d!case!N]] |
Stack (⥥): | |
SO: | [] |
Stream: | [[d!case!N]] |
Stack (⥥): | |
SO: | [bill!D] |
Stream: | [] |
Stack (⥥): | |
SO: | [d!case[d][bill]] |
Stream: | [[d!case[d][bill]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [vunerg[vunerg][ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [d!case[d][bill]] b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [vunerg[d!case[d][bill]][vunerg[vunerg][ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [d[d][bill]] b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [Tpast[Tpast][vunerg[d[d][bill]][vunerg[vunerg][ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [d[d][bill]] b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [Tpast[d[d][bill]][Tpast[Tpast][vunerg[d[d][bill]][vunerg[vunerg][ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [] |
Stack (⥥): | [d[d][bill]] b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [c[c][Tpast[d[d][bill]][Tpast[Tpast][vunerg[d[d][bill]][vunerg[vunerg][ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [] |
Stack (⥥): | b [d[d][bill]] b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [c[c][Tpast[d[d][bill]][Tpast[Tpast][vunerg[d[d][bill]][vunerg[vunerg][ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[cQe!wh!T],[ask],[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [d[d][mary]] [q!scope[q!scope][what]] |
SO: | [Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q!scope[q!scope][what]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[ask],[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[ask],[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[vunerg],[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[[bill!D],[d!case!N]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [vunerg[vunerg][ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[bill!D],[d!case!N]] |
Stack (⥥): | |
SO: | [] |
Stream: | [[d!case!N]] |
Stack (⥥): | |
SO: | [bill!D] |
Stream: | [] |
Stack (⥥): | |
SO: | [d!case[d][bill]] |
Stream: | [[d!case[d][bill]],[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [vunerg[vunerg][ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[Tpast!phi],[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [d!case[d][bill]] b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [vunerg[d!case[d][bill]][vunerg[vunerg][ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [d[d][bill]] b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [Tpast[Tpast][vunerg[d[d][bill]][vunerg[vunerg][ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [[c]] |
Stack (⥥): | [d[d][bill]] b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [Tpast[d[d][bill]][Tpast[Tpast][vunerg[d[d][bill]][vunerg[vunerg][ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [] |
Stack (⥥): | [d[d][bill]] b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [c[c][Tpast[d[d][bill]][Tpast[Tpast][vunerg[d[d][bill]][vunerg[vunerg][ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] |
Stream: | [] |
Stack (⥥): | b [d[d][bill]] b [d[d][mary]] [q[q][what]] |
SO: | [c[c][Tpast[d[d][bill]][Tpast[Tpast][vunerg[d[d][bill]][vunerg[vunerg][ask[ask][cQe[q[q][what]][cQe[cQe][Tpast[d[d][mary]][Tpast[Tpast][v*[d[d][mary]][v*[v*][buy[buy][q[q][what]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] |
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Stack depth: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |