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<p>from Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>In generative syntax, a '''CP-reduction''' is a process which deletes [[CP]] (also known as S-bar deletion). <br /> <br /> ===Examples===<br /> In (i) ''expect'' assigns structural accusative ''Case'' to the subject (''Greg'') of its [[complement clause]] (''Greg to win''). This should not be possible if this clause were a full [[CP]], because ''expect'' could not govern the subject in that case ([[CP]] would be a [[barrier]]). If expects deletes CP, [[government]] is possible, as the remaining IP is not a [[barrier]] to [[government]].<br /> <br /> (i) ''Everybody expected [&lt;sub&gt;IP&lt;/sub&gt; Greg to win ]''<br /> <br /> CP-reduction has also been assumed to obtain in [[Raising to Subject]] constructions such as (ii):<br /> <br /> (ii) ''John seems [&lt;sub&gt;IP&lt;/sub&gt; t to have won ]''<br /> <br /> In order for the trace of ''John'' to be [[properly governed]] by the matrix [[verb]], the embedded clause may not be a [[barrier]].<br /> <br /> ===Comment===<br /> CP-reduction has been proposed to explain [[Exceptional Case Marking]] (ECM).<br /> <br /> ===Link===<br /> [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=CP-reduction&amp;lemmacode=948 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] <br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> {{: Chomsky 1981}}<br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:Syntax]]</div>

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