2019
DOI: 10.1556/2062.2019.66.1.4
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The movement to SpecFinP in Finnish

Abstract: This paper investigates the hypothesis that movement to SpecFinP in Finnish is an instance of discourse neutral EPP movement that obeys a locality condition. It is proposed that the subject argument in the specifier of v P is the closest potential goal for the EPP and therefore the "default" element to move to SpecFinP. The other elements, such as the object argument, have to first reach the edge of v P in order to be available for EPP movement to higher positions. The movement of the object to the edge of v P… Show more

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“…Vainikka (1989Vainikka ( , 1993Vainikka ( , 2011 has argued, convincingly, that the genitive constitutes a general/default specifier case in Finnish. 4 Finnish exhibits a strict EPP condition on the preverbal subject: almost every clause must have one (Vainikka 1989, Vainikka & Levy 1999, Holmberg & Nikanne 2002, Huhmarniemi 2019. In my Finnish, this condition seems to be nullified in connection with T-to-C movement: Antanut 1 ei __ 1 Pekka Merjalle lääkkei-tä 'give not.3SG __ Pekka.NOM to.…”
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“…Vainikka (1989Vainikka ( , 1993Vainikka ( , 2011 has argued, convincingly, that the genitive constitutes a general/default specifier case in Finnish. 4 Finnish exhibits a strict EPP condition on the preverbal subject: almost every clause must have one (Vainikka 1989, Vainikka & Levy 1999, Holmberg & Nikanne 2002, Huhmarniemi 2019. In my Finnish, this condition seems to be nullified in connection with T-to-C movement: Antanut 1 ei __ 1 Pekka Merjalle lääkkei-tä 'give not.3SG __ Pekka.NOM to.…”
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“…The operator position is followed by a preverbal subject position that can be filled in by a phrase of almost any type, which tends to receive a topic reading (Vilkuna 1989, Holmberg & Nikanne 2002, Huhmarniemi 2019. The discourseconfigurationality of the Finnish preverbal subject position together with the observation that it can be filled in by almost any kind of phrase accounts for some of the Finnish noncanonical word orders.…”
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