1 Acqusisition of Syntax continued. 2 Who do you think eats bananas? You think [John eats bananas]. You think who eats bananas. Who do you think __ eats.

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1 Acqusisition of Syntax continued

2 Who do you think eats bananas? You think [John eats bananas]. You think who eats bananas. Who do you think __ eats bananas? 2 clauses; the embedded clause is finite Long wh-movement (out of the lower embedded clause into the higher matrix clause) The wh-word is the subject of the embedded clause

3 What does William want to play? William wants to play the piano. William wants [ William/PRO to play the piano]. William wants to play what. What does William want to play __? 2 clauses; the embedded clause is infinitive Long wh-movement The wh-word is the object of the embedded clause

4 What do you think the witch drank ? What do you think the witch drank __? 2 clauses; the embedded clause is finite Long wh-movement The wh-word is the object of the embedded clause

5 He will buy cakes. CP Spec C’ TP=IP T’=I’ will VP he V’ buy cakes Subject moves from Spec-VP to Spec-IP (VP-internal hypothesis)

6 He will buy cakes. CP Spec C’ TP=IP T’=I’ will VP t C’ buy cakes Subject moves from Spec-VP to Spec-IP (VP-internal hypothesis) he

7 What will he buy ? CP Spec CP C’ TP=IP T’=I’ will VP t V’ buy what Object moves from Comp-VP to Spec-CP (VP-internal hypothesis) he I-to-C or T-to-C movement

8 What will he buy? Wh-movement I-to-C or I-to-T movement Subject moves from Spec-VP to Spec-IP (VP-internal hypothesis)

9 Truncation theory CP  TP  VP The child may omit higher projections, e.g. CP or CP&TP; however, if a higher projection is present, all projections below it must be present as well In wh-sentences (CP projected), TP should be present